Its affi nities with this and other related species are discussed. The characteristic features of pollen, seed, stomata structure, and hairs are studied using a scanning electron microscope and the distribution of the new species in Turkey is given. | Research Article Turk J Bot 36 (2012) 322-327 © TÜBİTAK doi: Verbascum hasbenlii (Scrophulariaceae), a new species from Turkey Zeki AYTAÇ*, Hayri DUMAN Department of Biology, Science Faculty, Gazi University, 06500 Teknikokullar, Ankara- TURKEY Received: Accepted: Abstract: Verbascum hasbenlii Aytaç & sp. nov. (sect. Bothrosperma Murb.) is described and illustrated from Turkey. This new species was collected in B1 Çan (Çanakkale Province) area. V. hasbenlii appears to be closely allied to V. luciliae (Boiss.) and V. haraldi-adnani Parolly & Eren. Its affinities with this and other related species are discussed. The characteristic features of pollen, seed, stomata structure, and hairs are studied using a scanning electron microscope and the distribution of the new species in Turkey is given. Key words: Verbascum, new species, Turkey, taxonomy, pollen, seed Türkiye’den yeni bir tür, Verbascum hasbenlii (Scrophulariaceae) Özet: (B1) Çan (Çanakkale) civarından toplanan Verbascum hasbenlii Aytaç & (sect. Bothrosperma Murb.) yeni bir tür olarak tanıtıldı. Yeni türün akraba türler V. luciliae (Boiss.) ve V. haraldi-adnani Parolly & Eren ile olan taksonomik durumu tartışıldı. Ayrıca elektron mikroskobuna (SEM) dayalı polen, tohum, stoma yapıları ve yaprak tüylenmesi ile Türkiye’deki dağılışı hakkında bilgi verildi. Anahtar sözcükler: Verbascum, yeni tür, Türkiye, taksonomi, polen, tohum Introduction The genus Verbascum L. (Scrophulariaceae) in Turkey includes about 244 species, 129 hybrids, and 6 imperfectly known or doubtful records, which are divided into 13 partly artificial groups (HuberMorath, 1978; Davis, 1988; Ekim, 2000; Özhatay, 2006, 2009, 2011; Parolly, 2008; Karavelioğulları, 2009a; Parolly & Tan, 2007; Bani et al., 2010). Moreover, it includes about 360 species worldwide (Heywood, 1993). It is the second largest genus * E-mail: zaytac@ 322 after Astragalus L. in .
