Polygonum melihae sp nov (Polygonaceae) from inner west Anatolia, Turkey

WOS: 000344353800003Polygonum melihae Gemici & Kit Tan sp. nov. (Polygonaceae), a local endemic of inner west Anatolia is described as a species new to science and illustrated by photographs. The closest affinities are with P. afyonicum and P. setosum. Morphological characteristics and information about ecology and distribution are provided and the three taxa are compared. Dissimilarities with two Greek endemics, P. papillosum and P. idaeum, are also mentioned.Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TUBITAK)Turkiye Bilimsel ve Teknolojik Arastirma Kurumu (TUBITAK) [TBAG-573]We thank Hasan Yildirim (Ege Univ.) for re-collecting material from the type locality twenty-four years after it was first discovered. Our research (project no. TBAG-573) was supported by the Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TUBITAK)