Ranunculus anatolicus sp nov (Ranunculaceae) from northeast Turkey

Abstract

Ranunculus anatolicus U. Akkemik, E. Akalin & N. Ozhatay sp. nov. from northeast Turkey is described and illustrated. The new species is related to R. fenzlii Boiss., R. caucasicus Bieb. subsp. subleiocarpus (Som. & Lev.) P. H. Davis, and R. dissectus Bieb. subsp. huetii (Boiss.) Davis, from which it mainly differs by its broadly cuneate leaflobes and multiplex petals (8-12).