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Centaurea aytugiana (Asteraceae), a New Species from North Anatolia, Turkey
A new species in Centaurea L. (Asteraceae) from Turkey is described and
illustrated. Centaurea aytugiana Bancheva, Kaya \& Binzet grows in
Karabiik Province, North Anatolia, Turkey, and its morphologically
allied species are C. stenolepis A. Kern. and C. salicifolia M. Bieb. ex
Wild. The chromosome number of C. aytugiana, 2n = 30 + 1B, counted in
root tips, is reported and illustrated. Pollen is described, using both
light and scanning electron microscopy, and the pollen grains correspond
to Wagenitz's Jacea-type. The new species is currently known from a
single locality in Karabiik Province and is assessed as Critically
Endangered (CR), according to IUCN criteria