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CHAMAESPARTIUM ADANS. (LEGUMINOSAE)
A NEW GENUS RECORD FOR THE FLORA
OF TURKEY
Asuman EFE 1 , Engin ÖZHATAY 2 , Necmi AKSOY 3 , Dilek ORAL 1
1 �stanbul University, Faculty of Forestry, Department of Forest Botany, Istanbul;
aefe@istanbul.edu.tr;dilek@istanbul.edu.tr
2 Marmara University, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Department of Biology, �stanbu- Turkey
engin.ozhatay@marmara.edu.tr
3 Düzce University, Faculty of Forestry, Department of Forest Botany, Düzce- Turkey ;
necmiaksoy@duzce.edu.tr
Chamaespartium sagittale (L.) P.E. Gibbs (Leguminosae) is a new genus record for the flora
of Turkey with specimens collected from Yuvac�k Dam in Kocaeli province of north west of
Turkey. All of the authors collected some interesting plants during floristic studies in the
Yuvac�k Dam area (Kocaeli), during the spring and summer of 2005. Chamaespartium
sagittale was identified by the authors, during a working at ISTO and DUOF herbaria in
between 2005 and 2009. These specimens were compared with material in the herbaria of
ULM (Herbarium Universitaet Ulm, Germany) and BRNU (Herbarium Universitasis
Masarykiana Brno, Czech Republic). Chamaespartium sagittale usually grows in maquis
habitats in the Mediterranean floral region. It is a Mediterranean species with a wide
distribution ranging from southern Europe throughout south west Asia. It is recorded that the
species is distributed at 1050-1600 (2360) m in shrubby and oak woodlands in south and
central Europe. In Turkey, it grows at c. 850 m and in maquis and stony habitats and is
distributed in Kocaeli province of Western Black Sea Region. It is clearly understand to
floristic links in between north west Turkey and southern Europe with distribution of
Chamaespartium sagittale. The number of genera of Leguminosae in the Flora of Turkey is
increased to 70 with the addition of Chamaespartium. Its IUCN red list category is EN
(Endangered) because of its natural habitat has under threatened of animal grazing and road
construction.
Keywords: Flora of Turkey, Leguminosae, new genus, Chamaespartium sagittale
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