A New Species of Nigella (Ranunculaceae) from Northeastern Turkey

Ali A. Dönmez; Zübeyde Uğurlu; Serap Işık

doi:10.3417/2012040

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Ali A. Dönmez,¹ Zübeyde Uğurlu,¹ Serap Işık²

¹Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Hacettepe University, 06800 Beytepe, Ankara, Turkey. Author for correspondence: donmez@hacettepe.edu.tr
²Department of Secondary Science and Mathematics Education, Faculty of Education, Hacettepe University, 06800 Beytepe, Ankara, Turkey

Abstract

Nigella L. (Ranunculaceae) is distributed worldwide and is primarily centered in the Mediterranean region. Fourteen species are reported from Turkey, 10 of which are native. Specimens of the new species, N. koyuncui Dönmez & Uğurlu, were collected from Sinop, Turkey. It is distinguished from N. arvensis L. s.l. by several characters, including the dark red to purplish red central blotch of flowers, the whitish yellow sepals, yellow petals, large nectary pairs, and grouped stamens. Chromosomes of the new species have been studied for the first time, and the diploid number (2n) has been found to be 12.

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Ali A. Dönmez, Zübeyde Uğurlu, and Serap Işık "A New Species of Nigella (Ranunculaceae) from Northeastern Turkey," Novon: A Journal for Botanical Nomenclature 23(4), 411-415, (9 January 2015). https://doi.org/10.3417/2012040

Published: 9 January 2015

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