A NEW SPECIES OF CYANUS (ASTERACEAE) FROM TURKEY AND ITS GROWING ENVIRONMENT CONDITIONS

Abstract

A new species of Cyanus Mill. (Centaurea L. p.p.) (Asteraceae), Cyanus banchevae Kaya, is described and illustrated from Bolu province, Turkey. It belongs to section Napuliferae (Stet & Georgiev) Bancheva & Raimondo and taxonomically its closest relative is C. thirkei Scultz Bip. The habitat and conservation status of the species are presented, and the geographical distribution of the new species and its closest relatives is discussed.