In this study, Pulsatilla Mill., which was considered a subgenus of the genus Anemone L. in Flora of Turkey, is accepted as a separate genus. Pulsatilla albana (Steven) Bercht. & subsp. albana and P. violacea Rupr. subsp. violacea are declared as new records for the flora of Turkey. | A. E. YAPRAK, S. T. KÖRÜKLÜ, A. O. KETENOĞLU Research Article Turk J Bot 35 (2011) 351-355 © TÜBİTAK doi: A synopsis of the genus Pulsatilla (Ranunculaceae) in Turkey Ahmet Emre YAPRAK*, Selçuk Tuğrul KÖRÜKLÜ, A. Osman KETENOĞLU Ankara University, Science Faculty, Department of Biology, 06100 Tandoğan, Ankara - TURKEY Received: Accepted: Abstract: In this study, Pulsatilla Mill., which was considered a subgenus of the genus Anemone L. in Flora of Turkey, is accepted as a separate genus. Pulsatilla albana (Steven) Bercht. & subsp. albana and P. violacea Rupr. subsp. violacea are declared as new records for the flora of Turkey. Anemone albana Steven subsp. armena (Boiss.) , which was already known from Turkey, is accepted as a synonym of Pulsatilla violacea subsp. armena (Boiss.) Luferov. Descriptions, distribution maps, and identification keys are provided for these taxa in order to aid in the distinguishing of the genera Anemone and Pulsatilla as well as for species and subspecies of Pulsatilla in Turkey. Key words: Pulsatilla, Ranunculaceae, Turkey, taxonomy Türkiye’de Pulsatilla (Ranunculaceae) cinsinin sinopsisi Özet: Türkiye Florasında Anemone L. cinsinin bir alt cinsi olarak değerlendirilen Pulsatilla Mill. cinsi ayrı bir cins olarak değerlendirilmektedir. Pulsatilla albana (Steven) Bercht. & subsp. albana ve P. violacea Rupr. subsp. violacea taksonları Türkiye Florası için yeni kayıt olarak verilmiştir. Türkiye Florasında bulunan Anemone albana Steven subsp. armena (Boiss.) , P. violacea Rupr. subsp. armena (Boiss.) Luferov taksonunun sinonimi olarak kabul edilmiştir. Bu taksonların tanımlamaları ve dağılım haritaları, Anemone ve Pulsatilla cinslerini ayırt eden anahtar ve Pulsatilla cinsinin tür ve alttür anahtarı verilmiştir. Anahtar sözcükler: Pulsatilla, Ranunculaceae, Türkiye, taksonomi Introduction The circumscriptions of the genera Anemone L. and Pulsatilla Mill. have been .
