The Nonea pulla group (Boraginaceae) in Turkey

• Published in: Plant systematics and evolution 2001-05, Vol.227 (1/2), p.1-26
• Main Authors: Selvi, F., Bigazzi, M.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Anthers; Bracts; Calyx; Chorology; Corolla; Flowering; Habitats; Inflorescences; Karyology; Nonea; Plants; Polyploidy; Species; Taxa; Turkeys
• ISSN: 0378-2697; 1615-6110; 2199-6881
• DOI: 10.1007/s006060170053

A field-based revision of the polymorphic Nonea pulla complex in Turkey was carried out in view of the poor systematic knowledge of Nonea in the Middle-East. The taxonomic treatment relies on a wide comparative basis including macro- and micromorphology, karyology, chorology and ecology. Nomenclatural types, synonyms, original distribution maps, descriptions and iconographies are provided for each entity, along with an analytical key allowing identification of the treated taxa. Five species are recognized, N. persica, N. atra, N. macrantha, N. monticola stat. nov., and the newly described N. polychroma. N. persica, described from Iran and never reported for Turkey, is a strongly polymorphic, polyploid species in whose range of variation are to be included other taxa subsequently described. N. polychroma is related to N. caspica rather than to N. pulla, while N. macrantha and N. monticola are mesophytic species showing relationships with other taxa of alpine habitats, such as N. intermedia and N. anchusoides. Systematic relationships between these and other congeneric taxa are discussed in the light of morphological, ecological, karyological and chorological aspects.