Dianthus yilmazii is a new species of Dianthus (Caryophyllaceae) found during a botanical trip to Kayseri, Turkey, in July 2017. Its description, images, distribution, ecology and threat category are provided.… Click to show full abstract
Dianthus yilmazii is a new species of Dianthus (Caryophyllaceae) found during a botanical trip to Kayseri, Turkey, in July 2017. Its description, images, distribution, ecology and threat category are provided. It is compared with the closely related species, Dianthus crinitus and D. erythrocoleus based on its general morphology. The relationships between the new species and its close relatives were determined based on ITS sequences.
               
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