Dr. F. Karaer carried out extensive field studies in the central part of North Anatolia and collected some Solanum L. specimens from Samsun and Amasya provinces. Solanum sisymbriifolium Lam. (Solanacaeae) is reported as a new record for Turkish flora and an illustration of it is given. | Turk J Bot 31 (2007) 481-483 © TÜB‹TAK Research Note Solanum sisymbriifolium Lam. (Solanaceae): A New Record for Turkey Fergan KARAER1, H. Güray KUTBAY2 1 Amasya University, Amasya Education Faculty, 05100-Amasya - TURKEY 2 Ondokuz May›s University, Faculty of Science and Art; Department of Biology, 55139-Kurupelit, Samsun - TURKEY Received: Accepted: Abstract: Solanum sisymbriifolium Lam. (Solanacaeae) is reported as a new record for Turkish flora and an illustration of it is given. Key Words: New record, Solanacaeae, Solanum, Turkey Solanum Sisymbriifolium Lam. (Solanaceae): Türkiye için Yeni Bir Kay›t Özet: Solanum sisymbriifolium Lam. Türkiye’den ilk kez rapor edilmektedir. Ayr›ca türün flekli de çizilmifltir. Anahtar Sözcükler: Solanum, Solanacaeae, Türkiye, Yeni Kay›t Introduction Dr. F. Karaer carried out extensive field studies in the central part of North Anatolia and collected some Solanum L. specimens from Samsun and Amasya provinces. At first glance in the field, one of them looked like Solanum cornutum Lam. (Baytop, 1992; Erik & Akaydın, 1995) because of the habit, stem, and leaf spines. After closer examination and consultation with the Flora of Turkey and the East Aegean Islands and supplements (Baytop, 1978; Davis et al., 1988; Güner et al, 2000) it was apparent that the specimens were quite different from S. cornutum and other Solanum. During 1996-2003, large numbers of samples were collected again from the same localities and the population sizes and phenological properties were observed. The specimens were crosschecked with various Solanum accounts given in the relevant literature (., Boissier, 1879; Hawkes & Edmonson, 1964; Hawkes, 1966; Schönbeck-Temasy, 1972; Morton, 1976; D’Arcy, 1979; Pignatti, 1982; Cabrera, 1983; Pojarkova, 1997). As a result of further comparative studies and discussions (Pers. com. with Dr. Luis Ariza-Espinar from Argentina), we determined that this specimen was similar to .
