THE GENUS PEDICULARIS (OROBANCHACEAE) IN TÜRKİYE

Çetin G., Yılmaz Ö.

20th INTERNATIONAL İSTANBUL SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH CONGRESS ON LIFE, ENGINEERING, ARCHITECTURE, AND MATHEMATICAL SCIENCES, İstanbul, Türkiye, 21 - 23 Şubat 2025, cilt.1, ss.466, (Özet Bildiri)

  • Yayın Türü: Bildiri / Özet Bildiri
  • Cilt numarası: 1
  • Basıldığı Şehir: İstanbul
  • Basıldığı Ülke: Türkiye
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.466
  • Bursa Uludağ Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

The genus Pedicularis L. consists of about 600 species distributed in the cold arctic-alpine high-

altitude mountainous regions of the Northern Hemisphere. The Himalaya-Hengduan region is one

of the centers of diversity of Pedicularis, hosting more than 2/3 of the total species. The Alps and

Central Asian mountains are also centres of diversity and endemism for Pedicularis. As a result of the

rearrangement of the genera in the family Scrophulariaceae, the genus Pedicularis was included in the

family Orobanchaceae. Also, Pedicularis is the largest genus of Oronbacheaceae. It is represented by

11 species in Türkiye, two of which are endemic. This genus includes a small number of annual and

usually perennial semi-parasitic species. Annual or biennial species are rare but present. Pedicularis is

characterised by a basal tube and corollas with two lips. Anthers and style are located on the upper lip

(galea). The lower lip is three-lobed. Stem can reach up to 50-70 cm in height. Morphologically, these

species are characterised by large and fleshy roots, usually taproots containing special organs (haustoria)

for feeding on the lymph of nearby plants. Our study aims to present information on the distribution,

systematics and morphological characteristics of the genus Pedicularis in Türkiye.