Bromus psammophilus ., a rare endemic species, was known only from the type collection on the coastal dunes of Çukurova Delta (Adana, Turkey). Specimens belonging to the new and typical varieties of this taxon were collected from sand dunes and dune slacks where the type specimen was collected the first time. | H. ÇAKAN, H. SCHOLZ Research Article Turk J Bot 35 (2011) 713-716 © TÜBİTAK doi: A new variety of Bromus (Poaceae) from Turkey: Bromus psammophilus var. robustus var. nova Halil ÇAKAN1,*, Hildemar SCHOLZ2 1 University of Çukurova, Faculty of Science and Letters, Department of Biology, 01330, Adana - TURKEY 2 Freie Universität Berlin, Botanischer Garten und Botanisches Museum Berlin-Dahlem, Königin-Luise-Str. 6-8, D-14195 Berlin - GERMANY Received: Accepted: Abstract: Bromus psammophilus ., a rare endemic species, was known only from the type collection on the coastal dunes of Çukurova Delta (Adana, Turkey). Specimens belonging to the new and typical varieties of this taxon were collected from sand dunes and dune slacks where the type specimen was collected the first time. Bromus psammophilus var. robustus Çakan & was described as a new variety; in examination of the newly collected specimens, it differs from the typical variety by its longer spikelets, higher flower numbers in spikelets, and glabrous glumes. Key words: Bromus psammophilus, Gramineae, Çukurova, Adana, new variety Bromus (Poaceae) cinsine ait Türkiye’den yeni bir varyete: Bromus psammophilus var. robustus var. nova Özet: Bromus psammophilus ., endemik ve nadir olup, sadece Çukurova Deltası (Adana-Türkiye) kumulları üzerinde yaşar ve tip örneğinden bilinir. Bu taksona ait örnekler, tip örneğinin toplanmış olduğu kumullar ve kum ambarlarından, ikinci kez toplanmıştır. Bu türe ait toplanmış olan yeni örneklerin kontrol edilmesiyle, başakçık boyutları, her bir başaktaki çiçek sayısı ve glumalarının tüylülük durumlarına göre Bromus psammophilus var. robustus Çakan & yeni bir varyete olarak tanımlanmıştır. Anahtar sözcükler: Bromus psammophilus, Gramineae, Çukurova, Adana, yeni varyete Introduction Bromus psammophilus . in Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 42: 492 (1985). Type: S. Turkey, Icel: Taurus, dunes, , .
