In the present paper, diagnostic morphological characters are discussed. In addition, its ecology, conservation status, SEM photographs of the surface of mericarps, and chromosome numbers are presented. | Turk J Bot 30 (2006) 399-404 © TÜB‹TAK Research Note Ferula parva Freyn & Bornm. (Apiaceae): A Contribution to an Enigmatic Species from Turkey Mehmet SA⁄IRO⁄LU*, Hayri DUMAN Gazi University, Faculty of Science and Literature, Department of Biology, 06500 Teknikokullar, Ankara - TURKEY Received: Accepted: Abstract: Ferula parva Freyn & Bornm. was first collected from Central Anatolia (Turkey B5 Kayseri-Yozgat in declivibus apricis inter Kayseri et Yozgat, 1890) by Bornmüller. No specimens belonging to this species have been collected since the type and Andrasovszky specimens. When the Flora of Turkey was being prepared, Dr. H. Peflmen considered this species imperfectly known; therefore, it was not included in the keys. In the present paper, diagnostic morphological characters are discussed. In addition, its ecology, conservation status, SEM photographs of the surface of mericarps, and chromosome numbers are presented. Key Words: Taxonomy, Umbelliferae, Anatolia, Chromosome number Türkiye’den bilmece gibi bir tür olan Ferula parva’ya katk›lar Özet: Ferula parva Freyn & Bornm. ilk olarak Kayseri ve Yozgat çevresinden Bornmüller taraf›ndan 1890 y›l›nda topland›. Tip ve Andrasovszky örne¤inden sonra bu türe ait günümüze kadar hiç örnek toplanamad›. Türkiye ve Do¤u Ege Adalar› Floras› haz›rlan›rken, Dr. Hasan Peflmen taraf›ndan bu tür iyi bilinmeyen türler aras›na kondu ve tür ay›r›m anahtar›nda yer almad›. Bu makalede F. parva’n›n morfolojik karakterleri tart›fl›ld›. ‹lave olarak ekolojisi, tehlike kategorisi, kromozom say›s› ve meyve yüzeyi SEM foto¤raflar› da verildi. Anahtar Sözcükler: Taksonomi, Umbelliferae, Anadolu, Kromozom say›s› Introduction Samples belonging to Ferula parva Freyn & Bornm. were collected in June 1890 by Bornmüller for the first time during one of his botanical trips in Anatolia (Peflmen, 1972). It was published by Freyn & Bornm. in Öst. Bot. Zeitschr in 1892. After that, some specimens of the same species were .
