Poa attalica (H. Scholz) Soreng, Cabi & L.J. Gillespie, 2018

Gillespie, Lynn J., Soreng, Robert John, Cabi, Evren & Amiri, Neda, 2018, Phylogeny and taxonomic synopsis of Poa subgenus Pseudopoa (including Eremopoa and Lindbergella) (Poaceae, Poeae, Poinae), PhytoKeys 111, pp. 69-102 : 80-81

Poa attalica (H. Scholz) Soreng, Cabi & L.J. Gillespie comb. nov.

Eremopoa attalica H. Scholz, Willdenowia 10(1): 33, f. 1. 1980.

Type.

Turkey. Antalya, "nordwestl. Antalya bei Termessos, ausgetrockneter Gebirgsbach", 300 m, 23 Jul 1979, Kehl s.n. (holotype: B! [B-100272775])

Distribution.

Turkey (western Taurus Mts.).

Notes.

We provisionally retain this species in sect. Pseudopoa , despite its divergent phylogenetic placement. The species is morphologically similar to other members of the section. As noted by Mill (1985), it is most like Poa nephelochloides Roshev., but the anthers are smaller. Some populations of P. millii approach P. attalica and are problematical to separate (see under P. millii ). Further molecular study is needed to determine if the three species are closely related and if a new section is warranted.