Ferula ermenekense (Apiaceae), an interesting new species from Southern Anatolia in the eastern Mediterraenean Basin Author Sağiroğlu, Mehmet 0000-0001-8654-3361 Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Sakarya University, Sakarya, Turkey & msagiroglu @ sakarya. edu. tr; https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0001 - 8654 - 3361 msagiroglu@sakarya.edu.tr Author Duman, Hayri 0000-0001-6387-8652 Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Gazi University, Ankara, Turkey & hayriduman 1960 @ gmail. com; https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0001 - 6387 - 8652 hayriduman1960@gmail.com text Phytotaxa 2023 2023-05-10 597 1 51 62 http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.597.1.6 journal article 55191 10.11646/phytotaxa.597.1.6 0c4897b2-f6f2-48ea-a69c-0f30df1f5b63 1179-3163 7918796

TABLE 1. A comparison of selected characters differing among F. ermenekense, F. lycia, F. duranii and F. pisidica.

Characters	Ferula ermenekense	F. lycia	F. duranii	F. pisidica
Basal leaves	4–5(–6) pinnate	6 pinnate	6–7 pinnate	6–7 pinnate
Basal leaves	sparsely scabrid	glabrous	glabrous	setulose
Ultimate segments	linear, 4–10 (–12) × 1–3 mm	oblong-linear, 1–2 × 0.5–1 mm	linear, 3–8 × 0.4–0.8 mm	linear, 1–4 × 0.5–1.5 mm
Ultimate segments apex	acuminate	acute	acuminate	obtuse
Inflorescence	dense	lax	lax	lax
Sheaths	lanceolate	ovate	lanceolate	ovate
Upper sheaths lamina	very reduced	very reduced	distinctly leafy	very reduced
Central umbels rays	14–26	6–16	14–22	8–22
Central umbels pedicel	7–10 mm	6–14	5–10 mm	2–8 mm
Umbellules flowers	(10–)15–23	10–15	20–40	9–15
Petals	glabrous	glabrous	glabrous	setulose
Mericarps	obovate-elliptic, 9–15 × 5–7.5 mm	orbicular-oblong, 7–10 × 4–7 mm	narrowly elliptic-blong, 6–10 × 3–5 mm	oblong, 8–14 × 4–9 mm
Dorsal vittae per vallecula	1–2	1	2–3	1–3
Commussural vittae	6–8	2–4	4–6	(2–)4–6
Lateral wings wide	0.5–0.7 mm	1–1.5 mm	0.3–0.5 mm	0.5–1 mm