New chromosomal data of the genus Dianthus section Dentati (Caryophyllaceae, Sileneae)

Dianthus aticii, a new species from Turkey (Caryophyllaceae)

During the taxonomic revision of the Turkish Dianthus species, specimens collected from Bilecik, Seben (Bolu), and Nallıhan (Ankara) were discovered that represent a new species. Its description, images, chorology, ecology, and threat category are provided. It was compared with a closely related species, Dianthuszonatus, and differences are based on its general morphology and seed micromorphology.

Phylogenetic Support and Chloroplast Genome Evolution in Sileneae (Caryophyllaceae)

Systematics in Sileneae (Caryophyllaceae) – Taxonomy and Phylogenetic patterns

A new species of Dianthus (Caryophyllaceae) from Antalya, South Anatolia, Turkey

Dianthus multiflorus from Gazipaşa (Antalya), south Anatolia (Turkey), is described as a new annual species with verrucose calyx. The morphological differences from the species within the same group with Dianthus multiflorus, which are Dianthus aydogdui, Dianthus cyri and Dianthus tripunctatus, are discussed. The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) threat category and observat...

A taxonomic study on the genus Silene (Caryophyllaceae) in Iran

The genus Silene includes 98 species in Iran, with 35 endemic to the Iranian plateau (26 species for Iran). The Iranian species are placed in 21 sections. In this article, the most important characteristics for the separation of the sections, relationships between the sections, and an identification key for the sections in Iran are presented. For each section a distribution map is provided. The...