Centaurea zlatiborensis (Asteraceae, Cardueae−Centaureinae), a new endemic species from Zlatibor mountain range, Serbia

A new species of Centaurea sect. Acrocentron (Cass.) DC. (Asteraceae) found growing in dry, steppe‐like habitats on the Zlatibor mountain in western Serbia is described as Centaurea zlatiborensis. This novelity is compared with all other species of C. sect. Acrocentron known from Serbia and a diagni...

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Published inNordic journal of botany Vol. 36; no. 6
Main Authors Novaković, Jelica, Zlatković, Bojan, Lazarević, Maja, Garcia‐Jacas, Núria, Susanna, Alfonso, Marin, Petar D., Lakušić, Dmitar, Janaćković, Pedja
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Oxford, UK Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.06.2018
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Subjects
Appendages
Asteraceae
Centaurea
Endemic species
Morphology
New species
Physical characteristics
Pili
Serbia
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Summary:A new species of Centaurea sect. Acrocentron (Cass.) DC. (Asteraceae) found growing in dry, steppe‐like habitats on the Zlatibor mountain in western Serbia is described as Centaurea zlatiborensis. This novelity is compared with all other species of C. sect. Acrocentron known from Serbia and a diagnistic key to these is provided. Centaurea zlatiborensis is morphologically close to C. calocephala Willd. but the stems are simple or sparsely branched with monocephalous branches and itis generally smaller in all plant parts. The most important difference is the appendage morphology where C. zlatiborenis has triangular, dark brown appendages with short fimbriae and appendages not completely covering the bracts.
ISSN:0107-055X
1756-1051
DOI:10.1111/njb.01893