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Issue: Vol. 705 No. 3: 17 Jun. 2025
Type: Article
Published: 2025-06-17
DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.705.3.7
Page range: 295-299
Abstract views: 206
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Taxonomic reevaluation of Pimpinella adiyamanensis and Pimpinella tunceliana (Apiaceae)

Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Sivas Cumhuriyet University, 58140 Sivas, Türkiye
Pimpinella synonymy taxonomy Apiaceae. Eudicots

Abstract

Pimpinella adiyamanensis was recently described from Adıyaman, Turkey, and P. tunceliana from Tunceli, Turkey. A detailed morphological assessment, including comparisons with type specimens and herbarium materials, indicates that P. adiyamanensis is conspecific with Tordylium hasselquistiae, while P. tunceliana is conspecific with P. kotschyana. Furthermore, field investigations confirmed that the type specimens of these taxa were collected from overlapping localities. Based on these findings, P. adiyamanensis is synonymized under T. hasselquistiae, and P. tunceliana under P. kotschyana.

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How to Cite

Akpulat, H.A. (2025) Taxonomic reevaluation of Pimpinella adiyamanensis and Pimpinella tunceliana (Apiaceae). Phytotaxa 705 (3): 295–299. https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.705.3.7