A new Onosma (Boraginaceae) species from southern Anatolia, Turkey

WOS: 000290978000003Onosma aksoyii Aytac & Turkmen sp. nova (Sect. Haplotricha H.Riedl, Boraginaceae) is described and illustrated as a new species. It grows in a Pin us nigra forest on serpentine rocks in Southern Anatolia (Konya province). Diagnostic characters of related species are compared and discussed. The characteristic features of pollen, stomata structure, and hairs were studied using a scanning electron microscope. The distribution map of this new species is presented.Edinburgh Botanic Garden (Sinbald) Trust; Erciyes UniversityErciyes UniversityThe authors are indebted to Dr Hayri Duman for the Latin diagnosis. The first author also wishes to thanks to the Edinburgh Botanic Garden (Sinbald) Trust for financial support during his visit in 1999; for giving permission to investigate specimens E and ANK; Dr. Zekiye Suludere for the SEM photographs; and Dr. Munevver Pinar for her comments on pollen structure. This new species was collected during the Flora of Kizildag Project, which is funded by the Erciyes University Scientific Research Project