A new variety from Turkey is described and illustrated: Juniperus oxycedrus L. subsp. oxycedrus var. spilinanus Yalt., Eliçin & Terzioglu. This variety grows in forest clearings of Pinus brutia Ten. and P. nigra subsp. nigra var. caramanica (Loudon) Rehder, and on stony slopes (800-1400 m) in Spildagi National Park, Manisa (B1) in West Anatolia. Its diagnostic morphological characters are discussed. | Turk J Bot 31 (2007) 37-40 © TÜB‹TAK Research Article Juniperus oxycedrus L. subsp. oxycedrus var. spilinanus Yalt., Eliçin & Terzio¤lu: A New Variety from Turkey 1 1 2, Faik YALTIRIK , Gökhan EL‹Ç‹N , Salih TERZ‹O⁄LU * 1 ‹stanbul University, Faculty of Forestry, Department of Forest Botany, 80895 ‹stanbul - TURKEY 2 Karadeniz Technical University, Faculty of Forestry, Department of Forest Botany, 61080 Trabzon - TURKEY Received: Accepted: Abstract: A new variety from Turkey is described and illustrated: Juniperus oxycedrus L. subsp. oxycedrus var. spilinanus Yalt., Eliçin & Terzio¤lu. This variety grows in forest clearings of Pinus brutia Ten. and P. nigra subsp. nigra var. caramanica (Loudon) Rehder, and on stony slopes (800-1400 m) in Spilda¤› National Park, Manisa (B1) in West Anatolia. Its diagnostic morphological characters are discussed. Key Words: Cupressaceae, Juniperus, new variety, taxonomy, Turkey Juniperus oxycedrus L. subsp. oxycedrus var. spilinanus Yalt., Eliçin & Terzio¤lu: Türkiye’den Yeni Bir Varyete Özet: Juniperus oxycedrus L. subsp. oxycedrus var. spilinanus Yalt., Eliçin & Terzio¤lu Türkiye’den yeni bir varyete olarak tan›mlanm›fl ve flekli verilmifltir. Bu takson, B1 Manisa, Spilda¤›’nda Pinus brutia Ten. ve P. nigra subsp. nigra var. caramanica (Loudon) Rehder orman içi aç›kl›klar›nda, tafll› yamaçlarda ve 800-1400 m yükseltiler aras›nda yay›lmaktad›r. Bu çal›flmada, taksonun ay›rt edici morfolojik karakterleri tart›fl›lm›flt›r. Anahtar Sözcükler: Cupressaceae, Juniperus, yeni varyete, taksonomi, Türkiye Introduction Juniperus L. (Cupressaceae) contains c. 60 species and hundreds of cultivars (Galderen & Smith, 1989). Junipers are widely distributed throughout the northern hemisphere, from the Arctic zone to the mountains of the tropics (Rehder, 1974; Farjon, 2005). The genus has been subdivided into 2 sections based on flower and leaf characteristics (Coode & Cullen, 1965); sects .
