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Type: Article
Published: 2012-03-30
Page range: 55–60
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Sarcocornia obclavata (Amaranthaceae) a new species from Turkey

Ankara University, Faculty of Science, Department of Biology, 06100 Ankara, Turkey
Eudicots Mediterranean Chenopodiaceae Turkey

Abstract

Sarcocornia obclavata is described as a new species from Mediterranean Turkey. The main morphological characters that separate S. obclavata from other Sarcocornia species are the obclavate shape of its fertile segments, which is more obvious at lower fertile segments. Sarcocornia obclavata differs from S. perennis in having cymes on fertile segments that clearly do not reach the upper edge. It differs from S. fruticosa in having curved hairs on the seed testa.