Two new species of Cephalaria (Caprifoliaceae) from Turkey

WOS: 000307485900002Two new Cephalaria Schrad. ex Roem. et Schutt. species (Caprifoliaceae) from Turkey, Cephalaria davisiana Gokturk & Sumbul and Cephalaria sumbuliana Gokturk, are described and illustrated. A map showing their distribution and other related taxa is given. The morphological differences of the 2 new species are discussed and comparisons are made with the similar Cephalaria speciosa Boiss. & Kotschy and Cephalaria elmaliensis Hub.-Mor. & V.A.Matthews. In addition to morphological observations, C. davisiana, C. sumbuliana, C. elmaliensis, and C. speciosa were analysed by applying RAPD-PCR techniques. RAPD methods clearly distinguished between the new species and the 2 species that they resemble.TUBITAKTurkiye Bilimsel ve Teknolojik Arastirma Kurumu (TUBITAK) [TBAG-2074]; Scientific Research Projects Unit of Akdeniz UniversityAkdeniz University [21.01.0121.24]; State Planning OrganisationTurkiye Cumhuriyeti Kalkinma Bakanligi [1998K121480]We wish to thank TUBITAK (Project Number TBAG-2074) for financial support, Dr. O. Unal (Akdeniz University) and Dr. D. Sirin (Namik Kemal University) for preparing the illustrations, Dr. R. Tekoglu (Akdeniz University) for help with the Latin diagnosis, and the Curators of the Herbaria Ankara University (ANK), Gazi University (GAZI), and Hacettepe University (HUB), who allowed us to study their Cephalaria specimens. This paper was produced from a project (number: 21.01.0121.24) supported by the Scientific Research Projects Unit of Akdeniz University. The authors gratefully thank Dr. Brian Mathew for checking the English and helpful comments on the manuscript. We are also grateful for financial support to The State Planning Organisation (Grant 1998K121480)