Scorzonera amasiana Hausskn. & Bornm. is a stenoendemic species known from a few localities in Amasya Province. After the rediscovery of S. amasiana, it has been recorded from a new locality in Amasya. Using chorological and ecological data, morphological study of the collected specimens suggest that the recently described Scorzonera ekimii A. | Research Note Turk J Bot 33 (2009) 127-130 © TÜBİTAK doi: Taxonomical and Chorological Notes on the Turkish Endemic Scorzonera amasiana Hausskn. & Bornm. (Asteraceae) Muhittin DİNÇ1,*, Yavuz BAĞCI2 1 Department of Biology, Faculty of Education, Selçuk University, 42090 Meram, Konya - TURKEY 2 Department of Biology, Faculty of Science and Arts, Selçuk Univ., Kampüs, 42031, Konya - TURKEY Received: Accepted: Abstract: Scorzonera amasiana Hausskn. & Bornm. is a stenoendemic species known from a few localities in Amasya Province. After the rediscovery of S. amasiana, it has been recorded from a new locality in Amasya. Using chorological and ecological data, morphological study of the collected specimens suggest that the recently described Scorzonera ekimii is synonymous with S. amasiana. The conservation status of S. amasiana is also reviewed, based on the present distribution data. Key Words: Scorzonera amasiana, taxonomy, chorology, Turkey Türkiye Endemiği Scorzonera amasiana Hausskn. & Bornm. (Asteraceae) Üzerine Taksonomik ve Korolojik Notlar Özet: Scorzonera amasiana Hausskn. & Bornm. Amasya ili civarında birkaç lokaliteden bilinen dar yayılışlı endemik bir türdür. Bu tür, yeniden keşfinden sonra, Amasya ilindeki başka bir lokaliteden daha kaydedilmiştir. Korolojik ve ekolojik verilerle beraber, toplanan örnekler üzerinde yapılan morfolojik çalışmalar, son zamanlarda tanımlanan Scorzonera ekimii ’ın S. amasiana’nın sinonimi olduğunu göstermiştir. Ayrıca, S. amasiana’nın tehdit kategorisi mevcut yayılış verilerine dayanarak gözden geçirilmiştir. Anahtar Sözcükler: Scorzonera amasiana, taksonomi, koroloji, Türkiye Introduction The Flora of Turkey and the East Aegean Islands (Chamberlain, 1975; Davis et al., 1988; Güner, 2000) lists 42 species of the genus Scorzonera L. Subsequently, Scorzonera ekimii , S. adilii , S. ulrichii Parolly & , S. karabelensis Parolly & , S. .
