A new record for Turkey: Malcolmia exacoides (DC.) Spreng. (Brassicaceae)

Malcolmia exacoides (DC.) Spreng. (Brassicaceae) is recorded for the first time (C9 Siirt) for the flora of Turkey. The diagnostic characters of M. exacoides are given and its ecology and conservation status are discussed. | Turk J Bot 31 (2007) 345-347 © TÜB‹TAK Research Note A New Record for Turkey: Malcolmia exacoides (DC.) Spreng. (Brassicaceae) Fevzi ÖZGÖKÇE*, Murat ÜNAL Yüzüncü Y›l University, Faculty of Arts and Science, Department of Biology, 65080 Van - TURKEY Received: Accepted: Abstract: Malcolmia exacoides (DC.) Spreng. (Brassicaceae) is recorded for the first time (C9 Siirt) for the flora of Turkey. The diagnostic characters of M. exacoides are given and its ecology and conservation status are discussed. Key Words: Brassicaceae, Malcolmia, new record, Turkey Türkiye ‹çin Yeni Bir Kay›t: Malcolmia exacoides (DC.) Spreng. (Brassicaceae) Özet: Malcolmia exacoides (DC.) Spreng. (Brassicaceae) türü Türkiye’den (C9 Siirt) ilk defa kaydedilmifltir. M. exacoides’ in tan›t›c› özellikleri, yetiflme ortam› ve koruma durumu belirtilmektedir. Anahtar Sözcükler: Brassicaceae, Malcolmia, yeni kay›t, Türkiye Introduction During floristic investigations, the authors collected some interesting Brassicaceae specimens from around the River Dicle (Siirt). Among them was a specimen that could not be identified using the account in the Flora of Turkey (Cullen, 1965; Davis et al., 1988; Güner et al., 2000). Eventually, using the generic account in the Flora of Iraq (Townsend, 1980), Flora of Palaestina (Zohary, 1966) and Nouvelle Flore du Liban et de la Surie (Mouterde, 1970), the specimens were identified as Malcolmia exacoides (DC.) Spreng. It was a new record for the flora of Turkey. The record is not surprising since the species also grows in near by Syria and Iraq. Malcolmia exacoides (DC.) Spreng., Syst. Veg. Ed. 16:2:899 (1825); Fl. Pal. ed. 2, 1: 75 (1932); Blakelock in Kew Bull. 3: 389 (1948); Fl. Lowland Iraq: 317 (1964); Rawi in Dep. Agr. Iraq Tech. Bull. 14: 34 (1964); Fl. Palaest. 1:266 (1966); Nouv. Fl. Syr. 2:168 (1970); Hadac & Chrtek in Act. Univ. Carol. Biol. 4, 1971: 257 (1973). (Figure 1). Syn.: Sisymbrium exacoides DC., System. Veg. 2: .