Hypericum sechmenii Ocak & Koyuncu sp. nova (Hypericaceae) is described and illustrated from the peak of Arayit Mountain in central Anatolia, Turkey. The species grows on limestone rocks in B3 Eskişehir province. It is closely related to H. minutum and H. huber-morathii, the latter an endemic confined to central Anatolia. Diagnostic morphological characters are discussed. The pollen characteristics of three species were examined by SEM.
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Annales Botanici Fennici
Vol. 46 • No. 6
December 2009
Vol. 46 • No. 6
December 2009
Hypericaceae
Hypericum
new species
taxonomy