A new species of Scorzonera (Asteraceae) from South Anatolia, Turkey (original) (raw)

The genus Scorzonera L. encompasses about 160 species and being Ancient Mediterranean by origin, it is widely spread in arid regions of Eurasia and Africa. The first thorough arrangement of the genus Scorzonera was given by DE CANDOLLE (1805). According to his system Scorzonera unites perennial herbs and shrubs with simple, entire, rarely pinnatifid leaves, phyllaries always deprived of horns, seeds mainly without or with hollow pedicels. Considerable changes in the treatment of the genus Scorzonera were introduced by BOISSIER (1875) who included Podospermum DC. and Epilasia (BUNGE) BENTH. as sections within the genus Scorzonera. The most complete and much changed system was given by LIPSCHIZ in two parts of this classical “Fragmente monographiae Scorzonera” (1935, 1939). The concept of the genus introduced by Lipschiz was accepted by many regional “Floras” (CHAMBERLAIN, 1975; CHATER, 1976; RECHINGER, 1977). According to CHATER (1976) the genus Scorzonera is represented by 28 specie...