A new variety of Bromus (Poaceae) from Turkey: Bromus psammophilus var. robustus var. nova

Authors: HALİL ÇAKAN, HILDEMAR SCHOLZ

Abstract: Bromus psammophilus P.M.Sm., a rare endemic species, was known only from the type collection on the coastal dunes of Çukurova Delta (Adana, Turkey). Specimens belonging to the new and typical varieties of this taxon were collected from sand dunes and dune slacks where the type specimen was collected the first time. Bromus psammophilus var. robustus Çakan & H.Scholz was described as a new variety; in examination of the newly collected specimens, it differs from the typical variety by its longer spikelets, higher flower numbers in spikelets, and glabrous glumes.

Keywords: Bromus psammophilus, Gramineae, Çukurova, Adana, new variety

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