Pimpinella downiei (Apiaceae), a new species from eastern Anatolia (Türkiye)
Phytotaxa, cilt.778, sa.1, ss.52-60, 2026 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 778 Sayı: 1
- Basım Tarihi: 2026
- Doi Numarası: 10.11646/phytotaxa.778.1.4
- Dergi Adı: Phytotaxa
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, BIOSIS, Zoological Record
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.52-60
- Anahtar Kelimeler: endemic species, fruit anatomy, its, morphology, sect. Reutera
- Sivas Cumhuriyet Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
Pimpinella downiei (Apiaceae) is described as a new species from kozluk valley, Malatya province, eastern Anatolia, türkiye. the species most closely resembles P. paucidentata and other yellow-flowered members of Pimpinella sect. Reutera subsect. Flabellifoliae, but differs in its decumbent, densely pubescent stems; densely pubescent leaves, umbel rays, and abaxial petal surfaces; yellowish-green petals with a distinct purplish median region; and basal leaves bearing 5–10 triangular teeth. Morphological, fruit anatomical, and nrDnA its sequence data support its recognition as a distinct species. Pimpinella downiei is currently known only from calcareous slopes in kozluk valley and is assessed as critically endangered under iucn criterion B2ab(ii, iii), pending further field surveys.