CONTRIBUTION TO THE GENUS ASTRAGALUS (FABACEAE) IN TURKEY : ASTRAGALUS WAGNERI, ASTRAGALUS LYCAONICUS AND THEIR RELATIONS

摘要

A new record of the genus Astragalus L (A. wagneri Bunge) is given from East Anatolia -; it is compared with the related species A, dictyophysus Reuter ex Bunge On the other hand, a taxon previously considered in Turkish Flora as a synonym, A, lycaonicus Hub-Mor & Reese is reevaluated as a distinct species; a discussion of the taxonomy of this species and the related A. mesogitanus Boiss. is provided, A full description and an illustration of A, wagneri and a description of A. lycaonicus are given. Adistribution map of the four species in Turkey is produced.