TAILIEUCHUNG - A new taxon of Senecio (Asteraceae) from Turkey: Senecio inops Boiss. & Balansa subsp. karamanicus Hamzaoğlu & Budak

Senecio inops Boiss. & Balansa subsp. karamanicus Hamzaoğlu & Budak (Asteraceae, Senecioneae) is described as a new subspecies from Karaman Province (Inner/South Anatolia). A Latin diagnosis, a taxonomic description, an illustration of the new subspecies, geographical distribution, and some comments on its affinity with Senecio inops Boiss.& Balansa subsp. inops are given. | Research Article Turk J Bot 33 (2009) 285-289 © TÜBİTAK doi: A new taxon of Senecio (Asteraceae) from Turkey: Senecio inops Boiss. & Balansa subsp. karamanicus Hamzaoğlu & Budak Ergin HAMZAOĞLU1,*, Ümit BUDAK1, Ahmet AKSOY2 1Bozok University, Faculty of Science and Arts, Department of Biology, 66200 Yozgat - TURKEY 2Erciyes University, Faculty of Science and Arts, Department of Biology, 38039 Kayseri - TURKEY Received: Accepted: Abstract: Senecio inops Boiss. & Balansa subsp. karamanicus Hamzaoğlu & Budak (Asteraceae, Senecioneae) is described as a new subspecies from Karaman Province (Inner/South Anatolia). A Latin diagnosis, a taxonomic description, an illustration of the new subspecies, geographical distribution, and some comments on its affinity with Senecio inops Boiss. & Balansa subsp. inops are given. Key words: Asteraceae, Karaman, Senecio, taxonomy, Turkey Türkiye’den Senecio’nun (Asteraceae) yeni bir taksonu: Senecio inops Boiss. & Balansa subsp. karamanicus Hamzaoğlu & Budak Özet: Senecio inops Boiss. & Balansa subsp. karamanicus Hamzaoğlu & Budak (Asteraceae, Senecioneae) Karaman ilinden yeni bir alttür olarak tanımlandı (İç/Güney Anadolu). Yeni alttürün Latince kısa ayrımı, taksonomik betimlemesi, resmi, coğrafik yayılışı ve Senecio inops Boiss. & Balansa subsp. inops ile yakınlığı hakkında bazı yorumlar verildi. Anahtar sözcükler: Asteraceae, Karaman, Senecio, taksonomi, Türkiye Introduction Senecioneae is one of the largest tribes of Asteraceae, comprising about 150 genera and 3000 species. Senecio L. is one of about 50 plant genera that contain over 500 species. The extent of the genus (about 1500 species) has made attempts at infrageneric classification of Senecio difficult, and therefore, the evolutionary history of this genus is still poorly known (Jeffrey et al., 1977; Bremer, 1994; Vincent, 1996; Mabberley, 1997). The generic and infrageneric concepts of Senecio . have been changed several .

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• Senecio inops Boiss
• Balansa subsp
• karamanicus Hamzaoğlu
• Latin diagnosis
• Taxonomic description
• Geographical distribution
• Sparsely floccose