Clematis austroanatolica Ziel. & Kit Tan, 2011

Zieliński, Jerzy & Tan, Kit, 2011, Clematis austroanatolica (Ranunculaceae), an unusual new species from southern Anatolia, Turkey, Phytotaxa 24, pp. 28-32 : 28

Clematis austroanatolica Ziel. & Kit Tan , sp. nov. ― Figs. 1 –3

Planta perennis. Caules lignosi, ascendentes vel procumbentes, sulcati, pubescenti. Folia usque 13 cm longa, imparipinnata; pinnae supremae et mediae unifoliolatae, pinnae infimae saltem at foliis nonnulis ternatae. Foliola usque 3.5 cm longa, 1.5(–2) cm lata, anguste ovata vel lanceolato-ovata, apice acuta usque breve acuminata , basi integra , rotundata, aliquantum obliqua, utrinque laxe pilosa , ad marginem grosse crenato-serrata, interdum incisa. Inflorescentia axillaris , paniculata , pauciflora . Flores parvi, 14–16 mm diametro. Tepala 7–8 mm longa, 2–2.5 mm lata, oblongo-elliptica, obtusa, utrinque tomentosa, subrosea. Stamina glabra, externa stylos distincte superantia; filamenta staminorum aurantiaco-brunnea. Ovaria et styli dense sericei. Fructus maturus ignotus.

Type:― TURKEY. Province Antalya: Dim valley, NE of Alanya , road margin, ca. 100 m, 2 October 1998, flowers pinkish, K . Browicz & J . Zieli ṅ ski 63/98 (holotype KOR 40206) .

Stems slender, climbing or procumbent, sulcate, remaining pubescent. Leaves opposite, imparipinnate, with (3–) 5 pinnae, up to 13 cm long on flowering stems. Uppermost and middle pinnae unifoliolate, the lowermost at least in some leaves ternate. Rachises densely pubescent. Leaflets up to 3.5 × 1.5(–2.0) cm, narrowly ovate to ovate-lanceolate, acute or shortly acuminate at apex, rounded-entire and usually somewhat oblique at base, coarsely crenate-serrate with apiculate teeth, sometimes incised-dentate, laxly pilose on both surfaces. Leaflets with petiolules 5–20 mm long. Inflorescence an axillary, pubescent, few-flowered panicle. Pedicels 1–2 cm long, pubescent. Bracteoles 2, opposite, 1.0– 1.2 mm long, oblong-ovate, hairy. Flowers 14–15 mm in diameter. Outer perianth segments (tepals) 4(–5), petaloid, 7–8 × 2.0– 2.5 mm, oblong-elliptic, obtuse, whitetomentose on both surfaces, pale pink. Inner perianth segments (staminodes) absent. Stamens numerous, glabrous, the outer ones distinctly longer than styles, almost equalling tepals; filaments orange-brown; anthers ca. 1.5 mm long, distinctly narrower and much shorter than filaments. Carpels 4–4.5 mm long; stigmas ca. 1.2 mm long. Ovaries and persistent styles densely sericeous. Achenes immature. Flowering early October.

Figures

FIGURE 1. Clematis austroanatolica: holotype.