TY - JOUR AU - Hamzaoğlu, Ergin AU - Kanoğlu, Salih Sercan AU - Aksoy, Necmi PY - 2022/09/30 Y2 - 2024/03/29 TI - Dianthus nezahatiae (Caryophyllaceae), a new species from Northwest Turkey JF - Acta Botanica Croatica JA - Acta Bot. Croat. VL - 81 IS - 2 SE - Articles DO - 10.37427/botcro-2022-018 UR - https://www.abc.botanic.hr/index.php/abc/article/view/3563 SP - 206-212 AB - <p>Some <em>Dianthus</em> specimens collected from Sakarya and Bolu Provinces (Turkey) are proposed as a new species. <em>Dianthus nezahatiae</em> Hamzaoğlu (Caryophyllaceae) is naturally distributed in subalpine meadow habitats in the altitude range of 1450 and 1620 m a.s.l. <em>Dianthus nezahatiae</em> differs from<em> D. akdaghensis</em> Gemici et Leblebici because its inner bracts are 1.7−2.1 mm wide, the apex of the epicalyx scales is attenuate–rounded, the petal collar is almost half of the claw width, and the capsule is longer than calyx. This paper gives a description of the species, a comparison with a close taxon, photographs, the distribution map, and its habitat preference.</p> ER -