title: A new species of Dianthus (Caryophyllaceae) from Antalya, South Anatolia, Turkey.
abstract: Dianthus multiflorus from Gazipaşa (Antalya), south Anatolia (Turkey), is described as a new annual species with verrucose calyx. The morphological differences from the species within the same group with Dianthus multiflorus, which are Dianthus aydogdui, Dianthus cyri and Dianthus tripunctatus, are discussed. The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) threat category and observations on the ecology of the populations are noted. The karyology and seed micromorphology of Dianthus multiflorus and Dianthus tripunctatus were examined by light microscopy and scanning electron microscopy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biology Education, Faculty of Education, Akdeniz University, Antalya, Turkey.
authors.forename: İsmail Gökhan
authors.initials: İG
authors.lastname: Deniz
authors.affiliation: Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Akdeniz University, Antalya, Turkey.
authors.forename: Candan
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Aykurt
authors.affiliation: Istanbul University, Faculty of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmaceutical Botany, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: İlker
authors.initials: İ
authors.lastname: Genç
authors.affiliation: Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Akdeniz University, Antalya, Turkey.
authors.forename: Ahmet
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Aksoy
keywords: Dianthus; Turkey; new species; taxonomy