Centaurea nerimaniae sp. nov. (Asteraceae) from south Anatolia, Turkey

Abstract

Centaurea nerimaniae S. Kultur sp. nov. (Asteraceae) is described and illustrated from south Anatolia, Turkey. It is morphologically similar to C. antiochia Boiss. var. praealta (Boiss. & Bal.) Wagenitz. The geographical distribution of the new species and related species is mapped. The chromosome number of C. nerimaniae (counted in root tips) is 2n = 20.