Inula tuzgoluensis (Asteraceae), a new species from Central Anatolia, Turkey

Abstract

The new species Inula tuzgoluensis M.Öztürk & O.Çetin (Asteraceae) is described from Central Turkey. The species grows on salty marshes, in the Cihanbeyli District of Konya Province. Inula tuzgoluensis, an endemic confined to Central Anatolia, is related to I. aucheriana DC. The new species is distinct from the closely allied I. aucheriana by habitus, indumentums, leaves, flowers, pollen grains, and achenes. Photos of the new species are provided. Special attention is also given to its ecology and conservation status. In addition, pollen characteristics and achene surface features are examined by scanning electron microscopy. Phylogenetic relationships between closely related Inula species and Phagnalon Cass. were examined with molecular methods performed in the regions of the intersimple sequence repeats. DNA was isolated from the collected samples using modified CTAB protocols. The data were analysed with the PAUP package. Standardised data were used to generate the dendrogram that revealed the phylogenetic relationships of the taxa. The chromosome number for Inula tuzgoluensis was n = x = 9, it and was counted for the first time here.

A taxonomic revision of the genus Cephalaria (Caprifoliaceae) in Turkey

“…Turkey is one of the richest countries in the world in terms of flora and new Turkish species were added in 2013 and 2014 (Öztürk and Çetin, 2013;Karaman Erkul and Aytaç, 2013a;Koç and Aksoy, 2013;Uzunhisarcıklı et al, 2013;Sağıroğlu and Akgül, 2014). In addition to this, there are revisions of some genera from Turkey (Yıldız and Çırpıcı, 2013;Karaman Erkul and Aytaç, 2013b;Akan and Aytaç, 2014).…”

Essential Oil Composition and Antimicrobial Activity of Achillea biebersteinii Afan. (Asteraceae) from Erzincan Region, Turkey

“…Autoecological studies on economically important plants in Anatolia, which has a rich vegetation cover thanks to its geographical location and climate, are of great significance in order to understand the growth conditions and effective use of these plants (Çelik et al, 2004;Paksoy et al, 2006). The Asteraceae family, which is known to have the greatest number of species in the world, consists of approximately 23000 species and 1535 genera (Öztürk and Çetin, 2013;Nylinder and Anderberg, 2015). It has been reported that a large number of species of the Asteraceae family, expanding widely over the world and in Anatolia, show pharmacological activities.…”

Three New Iridoid Glycosides from the Aerial Parts of Asperula involucrata

“…The genus Asperula L. belongs to Rubiaceae family and contains around 200 species distributed worldwide. It is represented by 41 species in the flora of Turkey with an endemism rate of 49% . Asperula involucrata Wahlenb .…”