Taxonomy and threatened categories of three Achillea L. (Asteraceae anthemideae) species previously cited in the data deficient (DD) category

This study presents the taxonomy and threatened categories of 3 Achillea L. (Asteraceae-Anthemideae) species: A. membranacea (Labill.) DC., A. brachyphylla Boiss. & Hausskn., and A. boissieri Hausskn. ex Boiss. These species belong to sect. Babounya (DC.) . and were previously placed in the data deficient (DD) category in the Red Data Book of Turkish Plants. | Turk J Bot 32 (2008) 311-317 © TÜBİTAK Research Note Taxonomy and Threatened Categories of Three Achillea L. (Asteraceae-Anthemideae) Species Previously Cited in the Data Deficient (DD) Category Turan ARABACI1,*, Bayram YILDIZ2 1 2 İnönü University, Faculty of Science and Arts, Department of Biology, Malatya - TURKEY Balıkesir University, Faculty of Science and Arts, Department of Biology, Balıkesir - TURKEY Received: Accepted: Abstract: This study presents the taxonomy and threatened categories of 3 Achillea L. (Asteraceae-Anthemideae) species: A. membranacea (Labill.) DC., A. brachyphylla Boiss. & Hausskn., and A. boissieri Hausskn. ex Boiss. These species belong to sect. Babounya (DC.) . and were previously placed in the data deficient (DD) category in the Red Data Book of Turkish Plants. Descriptions, localities, distribution map, and images of the species are given. Threatened categories of the species were determined as A. membranacea in VU, and A. brachyphylla and A. boissieri in EN. Key Words: Achillea, Compositae, IUCN, taxonomy Daha Önce Yetersiz Veri (DD) Kategorisinde Bulunan Üç Achillea L. (Asteraceae-Anthemideae) Türünün Tehlike Kategorileri ve Taksonomisi Özet: Bu çalışma üç Achillea L. (Asteraceae-Anthemideae) türünün; A. membranacea (Labill.) DC., A. brachyphylla Boiss. & Hausskn. ve A. boissieri Hausskn. ex Boiss. taksonomisini ve tehlike kategorilerini içermektedir. Bu türler Babounya (DC.) . seksiyonuna aittir ve daha önce Türkiye Bitkileri Kırmızı Kitabı’nda Yetersiz Veri (DD) kategorisinde yer almıştır. Türlerin betimleri, lokaliteleri, yayılış haritası ve resimleri verilmiştir. Türlerin tehlike kategorileri; A. membranacea için VU, A. brachyphylla ve A. boissieri için ise EN olarak belirlenmiştir. Anahtar Sözcükler: Achillea, Compositae, IUCN, taksonomi Introduction Achillea L., an unarmed, perennial, and allogamous genus of Asteraceae, includes about 110-140 species, which are centred in SE .