Astragalus topalanense (Fabaceae), a new species from Turkey

Abstract

Astragalus topalanense Behcet \& Ilcim sp. nov. (section Malacothrix Bunge) is described as a new species from Bingol Province, East Anatolia in Turkey. The new species is similar to Astragalus macrouroides Hub.-Mor., a species endemic to Turkey, and A. macrourus Fisch. \& C.A. Mey. The diagnostic characters and taxonomic comments on the species are presented. Seed and pollen characteristics are investigated using light and scanning electron microscopy. Notes are also presented on its ecology. A distribution map of the new and related species is also provided.