The aim of the present work is to provide an account on the morphological features of pollen of V... more The aim of the present work is to provide an account on the morphological features of pollen of Veronica species in Turkey, as a contribution to future research. Pollen morphology of 20 species of the Veronica were investigated using Light Microscope (LM) and Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM). Different palyno-morphological features including; pollen ornamentation, colpus ornamentation, size of polar and equatorial diameter, P/E ratio, exine thickness, and size of colpus were observed. The study revealed that the pollen grains of the studied Veronica species were in all cases tricolpate, radially symmetrical and isopolar, oblate-spheroidal or prolate spheroidal. The surface pattern of the exine varied from striato-reticulate and striato-microreticulate to microechinate-perforate, which allows recognition of three homonymous types of pollen grains.
Onceki bir calismada, Turkiye florasi icin yeni kayit olarak verilen Muscari kerkis Karlen’in kan... more Onceki bir calismada, Turkiye florasi icin yeni kayit olarak verilen Muscari kerkis Karlen’in kanit orneklerinin ilgili yayinda ISTE numarasi aldigi gorulmustur. Ancak buradaki calismada ilk yazarin ISTE herbaryumunda 2016 ve 2019 yillarinda inceledigi ornekler arasinda M. kerkis kaydinin kanit orneklerine ulasilamamistir. Bunun uzerine yeni kaydin verildigi orijinal yayinda gosterilen adreslerde yaptigimiz detayli saha calismalarinda, daha once toplanan orneklerin aslinda M. neglectum Guss. ex Ten. oldugu anlasilmistir. Aydin Daglari’ndan 2019 ve 2020 yillarinda topladigimiz orneklerin ise tip ornegiyle de karsilastirilmasiyla, ozgun M. kerkis’i temsil ettigi sonucu ortaya konulmustur. Dolayisiyla, bu calisma ile M. kerkis Aydin Daglari’ndan toplanan orneklere gore Turkiye’den ilk kez kaydedilmistir. Yeni kayit taksonun yakin akraba oldugu Botryanthus altcinsi icerisinde yer alan M. neglectum ve M. pulchellum Heldr. & Sart. ex Boiss. subsp. pulchellum ile olan taksonomik iliskileri karsilastirilmis ve yeni kaydin genisletilmis bir betimi ve habitat ozellikleri verilmistir.
Allium muratozelii is described here as a new species. Diagnostic morphological characters, a ful... more Allium muratozelii is described here as a new species. Diagnostic morphological characters, a full description, and detailed illustrations are given. Allium muratozelii is known from Tunceli province in eastern Anatolia, Turkey. According to its morphological features, the new species belongs to Allium subg. Melanocrommyum sect. Melanocrommyum. It is distinguished from the morphologically similar A. colchicifolium mainly by scape and leaf length, leaf shape, margins of tepal, and filament color. IUCN red list category, notes on biogeography and ecology of the new species are also given.
Gypsophila dumanii, a new species belonging to the section Capituliformes, is here described and ... more Gypsophila dumanii, a new species belonging to the section Capituliformes, is here described and compared with the most similar G. olympica. A detailed description, original photographs, the current distribution area, and the conservation status of G. dumanii are given.
As a result of the identification of 800 envelope bryophyte specimens, 175 taxa were recorded fro... more As a result of the identification of 800 envelope bryophyte specimens, 175 taxa were recorded from the research area. No hornwort taxa could be detected and only 7 taxa liverwort belong to 5 genera were collected from the area. Factors affecting the low number of liverworts can be listed as limited habitat diversity, poor water resources, high ultraviolet, rapid evaporation and poor vegetation. Mosses are represented by 168 taxa in 67 genera belonging to 17 families. Pottiaceae, Brachytheciaceae, Orthotrichaceae, Grimmiaceae, and Bryaceae which have more than ten taxa are the most species-rich families in the research area. These families, which mostly contain xerophilous taxa, are compatible with the climate of the region. Taxa, such as Asterella saccata and Orthotrichum cupulatum var. fuscum which were recently given as new records for Turkey from the research area, reveal the bryophyte diversity potential of the region. Studies to be carried out in areas that are relatively less ...
Nepeta L. is one of the important genus in the Lamiaceae family. It includes ca. 300 herbaceous s... more Nepeta L. is one of the important genus in the Lamiaceae family. It includes ca. 300 herbaceous species and mostly grows in Eurasia. Nepeta is represented in Turkey by 40 taxa and of these 16 are endemic. Nepeta species are commonly utilized in traditional medicine by the local people, primarily as spasmolytic, diuretic, and bronchodilator agents. As a consequence of studies on Nepeta taxa, terpenoids and flavonoids have been identified as the most common components. In this report, chemical contents of two endemic Nepeta taxa (N. viscida from Buharkent/Aydın and N. nuda L. subsp. lydiae from Altınyayla/Burdur) were presented. The main constituents were determined as α-terpineol (20.59%), trans-β-caryophyllene (9.90%) and spathulenol (9.37%) for N. viscida, and 1,8-cineole (31.31%), borneol (18.95%) and caryophyllene oxide (14.59%) for N. nuda subsp. lydiae.
Asterella saccata, which belongs to the Aytoniacaceae family, was added to the bryophyte flora of... more Asterella saccata, which belongs to the Aytoniacaceae family, was added to the bryophyte flora of Turkey for the first time. With this study, the number of genera represented in the family is increased to four with Mannia, Plagiochasma and Reboulia. In addition, this study highlights the importance of investigating poorly researched study areas such as Eastern Anatolia Region in terms of bryophytes so as to fully reveal the flora of Turkish bryophytes.
The aim of the present work is to provide an account on the morphological features of pollen of V... more The aim of the present work is to provide an account on the morphological features of pollen of Veronica species in Turkey, as a contribution to future research. Pollen morphology of 20 species of the Veronica were investigated using Light Microscope (LM) and Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM). Different palyno-morphological features including; pollen ornamentation, colpus ornamentation, size of polar and equatorial diameter, P/E ratio, exine thickness, and size of colpus were observed. The study revealed that the pollen grains of the studied Veronica species were in all cases tricolpate, radially symmetrical and isopolar, oblate-spheroidal or prolate spheroidal. The surface pattern of the exine varied from striato-reticulate and striato-microreticulate to microechinate-perforate, which allows recognition of three homonymous types of pollen grains.
Onceki bir calismada, Turkiye florasi icin yeni kayit olarak verilen Muscari kerkis Karlen’in kan... more Onceki bir calismada, Turkiye florasi icin yeni kayit olarak verilen Muscari kerkis Karlen’in kanit orneklerinin ilgili yayinda ISTE numarasi aldigi gorulmustur. Ancak buradaki calismada ilk yazarin ISTE herbaryumunda 2016 ve 2019 yillarinda inceledigi ornekler arasinda M. kerkis kaydinin kanit orneklerine ulasilamamistir. Bunun uzerine yeni kaydin verildigi orijinal yayinda gosterilen adreslerde yaptigimiz detayli saha calismalarinda, daha once toplanan orneklerin aslinda M. neglectum Guss. ex Ten. oldugu anlasilmistir. Aydin Daglari’ndan 2019 ve 2020 yillarinda topladigimiz orneklerin ise tip ornegiyle de karsilastirilmasiyla, ozgun M. kerkis’i temsil ettigi sonucu ortaya konulmustur. Dolayisiyla, bu calisma ile M. kerkis Aydin Daglari’ndan toplanan orneklere gore Turkiye’den ilk kez kaydedilmistir. Yeni kayit taksonun yakin akraba oldugu Botryanthus altcinsi icerisinde yer alan M. neglectum ve M. pulchellum Heldr. & Sart. ex Boiss. subsp. pulchellum ile olan taksonomik iliskileri karsilastirilmis ve yeni kaydin genisletilmis bir betimi ve habitat ozellikleri verilmistir.
Allium muratozelii is described here as a new species. Diagnostic morphological characters, a ful... more Allium muratozelii is described here as a new species. Diagnostic morphological characters, a full description, and detailed illustrations are given. Allium muratozelii is known from Tunceli province in eastern Anatolia, Turkey. According to its morphological features, the new species belongs to Allium subg. Melanocrommyum sect. Melanocrommyum. It is distinguished from the morphologically similar A. colchicifolium mainly by scape and leaf length, leaf shape, margins of tepal, and filament color. IUCN red list category, notes on biogeography and ecology of the new species are also given.
Gypsophila dumanii, a new species belonging to the section Capituliformes, is here described and ... more Gypsophila dumanii, a new species belonging to the section Capituliformes, is here described and compared with the most similar G. olympica. A detailed description, original photographs, the current distribution area, and the conservation status of G. dumanii are given.
As a result of the identification of 800 envelope bryophyte specimens, 175 taxa were recorded fro... more As a result of the identification of 800 envelope bryophyte specimens, 175 taxa were recorded from the research area. No hornwort taxa could be detected and only 7 taxa liverwort belong to 5 genera were collected from the area. Factors affecting the low number of liverworts can be listed as limited habitat diversity, poor water resources, high ultraviolet, rapid evaporation and poor vegetation. Mosses are represented by 168 taxa in 67 genera belonging to 17 families. Pottiaceae, Brachytheciaceae, Orthotrichaceae, Grimmiaceae, and Bryaceae which have more than ten taxa are the most species-rich families in the research area. These families, which mostly contain xerophilous taxa, are compatible with the climate of the region. Taxa, such as Asterella saccata and Orthotrichum cupulatum var. fuscum which were recently given as new records for Turkey from the research area, reveal the bryophyte diversity potential of the region. Studies to be carried out in areas that are relatively less ...
Nepeta L. is one of the important genus in the Lamiaceae family. It includes ca. 300 herbaceous s... more Nepeta L. is one of the important genus in the Lamiaceae family. It includes ca. 300 herbaceous species and mostly grows in Eurasia. Nepeta is represented in Turkey by 40 taxa and of these 16 are endemic. Nepeta species are commonly utilized in traditional medicine by the local people, primarily as spasmolytic, diuretic, and bronchodilator agents. As a consequence of studies on Nepeta taxa, terpenoids and flavonoids have been identified as the most common components. In this report, chemical contents of two endemic Nepeta taxa (N. viscida from Buharkent/Aydın and N. nuda L. subsp. lydiae from Altınyayla/Burdur) were presented. The main constituents were determined as α-terpineol (20.59%), trans-β-caryophyllene (9.90%) and spathulenol (9.37%) for N. viscida, and 1,8-cineole (31.31%), borneol (18.95%) and caryophyllene oxide (14.59%) for N. nuda subsp. lydiae.
Asterella saccata, which belongs to the Aytoniacaceae family, was added to the bryophyte flora of... more Asterella saccata, which belongs to the Aytoniacaceae family, was added to the bryophyte flora of Turkey for the first time. With this study, the number of genera represented in the family is increased to four with Mannia, Plagiochasma and Reboulia. In addition, this study highlights the importance of investigating poorly researched study areas such as Eastern Anatolia Region in terms of bryophytes so as to fully reveal the flora of Turkish bryophytes.
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