Saponaria emineana (Caryophyllaceae), a new species from inner Anatolia, Turkey Author Gemici, Yusuf Ege University, Faculty of Science, Department of Biology, 35100, Bornova-Izmir, Turkey. Institute of Biology, University of Copenhagen, Øster Farimagsgade 2 D, DK- 1353 Copenhagen K, Denmark. E-mail: kitt @ bio. ku. dk Author Tan, Kit Author Yildirim, Hasan Ege University, Faculty of Science, Department of Biology, 35100, Bornova-Izmir, Turkey. Institute of Biology, University of Copenhagen, Øster Farimagsgade 2 D, DK- 1353 Copenhagen K, Denmark. E-mail: kitt @ bio. ku. dk Author Pirhan, Ademi Fahri Ege University, Faculty of Science, Department of Biology, 35100, Bornova-Izmir, Turkey. Institute of Biology, University of Copenhagen, Øster Farimagsgade 2 D, DK- 1353 Copenhagen K, Denmark. E-mail: kitt @ bio. ku. dk text Phytotaxa 2011 2011-10-14 30 45 52 http://biotaxa.org/Phytotaxa/article/view/phytotaxa.30.1.3 journal article 6175 10.11646/phytotaxa.30.1.3 7c457252-c0e4-4b22-8ba6-2895c3462701 1179-3163 4894457 Saponaria emineana Y.Gemici & Kit Tan , sp. nov. ― Figs. 1–4 Saponaria eminea ab S. pamphylica differt habitu densius caespitoso, basi compacta lignosa et fortiter ramosa, foliis basalibus subsucculentis anguste oblanceolatis-spathulatis, petali limbus usque ad ¼– ⅓ bifidus (nec ad ½), antherae purpureae (nec albidae), capsula seminibus pluribus, i. e. 25–30 (nec 20). Type :― TURKEY . Province B3 Afyon : Sandıklı , Sorkun , Kestel River valley , dry stream bed and embankments, on sandy, gravelly and stony ground, 38 ° 23 ’ N , 30 ° 04 ’ E , ca. 1055 m , 23 July 1983 , Y . Gemici 2524 ( holotype EGE !, isotypes C !, EGE !) . Densely tufted, compact, mat-forming perennial , much-branched and woody at base. Flowering stems procumbent to ascending, up to 35 cm long, glandular-hairy on pedicels, bracteoles and calyx. Basal leaves subfleshy, 1-veined, narrowly oblanceolate-spathulate, 11–71 × 1.8–6.7 mm , glaucous, glabrous, scabridulous at margin; young leaves sometimes ovate or slightly falcate, often involute. Cauline leaves 11–43 × 1.5–6.0 mm, glaucous; lower oblanceolate, upper ones lanceolate to linear-lanceolate. Inflorescence corymbosepaniculate, 3–16-flowered. Pedicels 1–9 mm , erect, densely glandular-hairy. Bracteoles lanceolate to linear, up to 7 mm long, resembling cauline leaves but densely glandular-hairy. Calyx cylindrical, up to 26 mm , densely glandular-hairy; teeth acuminate, 2.7–3.5 mm long. Corolla up to 32 mm , longer than calyx, glabrous, pale to deep pink; limb obovate, 8.1–9.7 mm , bifid to 1/4–1/3 with lobes 2.1–3.1 mm long, inrolled at apex; scales at base of limb 2, linear-lanceolate, 1.9–3.1 mm long. Stamens exserted; filaments magenta-purple; anthers pink. Style shortly exserted. Carpophore 2.2–5 × 1.6–3 mm . Capsule oblong-cylindrical, shorter than calyx, 14.1–17.5 × 3.1–4.9 mm ; teeth acute, 3.1–3.5 mm long. Seeds 25–30 per capsule, 1.7–2.1 × 1.7–1.9 mm , black, colliculate. Flowering and fruiting July to September. Eponymy: ―Named for Emine Gemici (1927–2009), beloved mother of Prof. Dr. Yusuf Gemici, who encouraged him in the study of botany.