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Issue: Vol. 696 No. 2: 1 Apr. 2025
Type: Article
Published: 2025-04-01
DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.696.2.8
Page range: 192-200
Abstract views: 124
PDF downloaded: 11

Polygonum anatolicum (Polygonaceae): a new unique species from Türkiye

Biology Department, Faculty of Science and Literature, Bolu Abant İzzet Baysal University, 14030 Gölköy, Bolu, Türkiye.
Biology Program, Institute of Pure and Applied Sciences, Marmara University, İstanbul, Türkiye.
Amanos Mountains Annual species Hatay Kızıldağ morphology new key new taxon Eudicots

Abstract

Polygonum is a taxonomically complex genus comprising more than 173 species. The flora of Türkiye includes 34 species of Polygonum, 13 of which are endemics (two are annuals, eleven are perennials). Based on field surveys in southern Türkiye, as well as examination of specimens deposited in various herbaria, we here propose to described a new species for science, Polygonum anatolicum. This species is an annual with extremely slender stems, and can be easily distinguished from other annuals knotweeds by its zig-zag twisting, especially at the end of the branches, tiny flowers, and quickly shed basal and tiny leaves. With the new species in this article, the number of Polygonum species in Türkiye has increased to 35 and the number of endemic taxa to 14.

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How to Cite

Eker, I. & Keski̇n M. (2025) Polygonum anatolicum (Polygonaceae): a new unique species from Türkiye. Phytotaxa 696 (2): 192–200. https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.696.2.8