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The maximum likelihood tree showing the genetic relationships between 11 Bolanthus species and outgroup Dianthus sylvestris, based on the trnL-trnF region of the chloroplast. Bootstrap values from 1000 bootstrap replicates are above the branches.
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In Turkey, the genus Bolanthus is represented by 10 endemic taxa. Some interesting Bolanthus specimens were collected from Afyonkarahisar province. After examining the literature and herbarium specimens, it was found that these specimens resemble Bolanthus thymoides but differ from this species by several characters. The newly collected specimens a...
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... minuartioides cluster. In two other studies, where all currently recognized Turkish Bolanthus species have been molecularly assessed (Hamzaoğlu & al., 2017;Koç & al., 2019), B. minuartioides was grouped with B. stenopetalus, B. thymoides and B. mevlanaea, whereas the rest of the species formed a second cluster. A solution to the taxonomic problem of the Turkish taxa might be to extend Phrynella as to include all Turkish Bolanthus species. ...
... A solution to the taxonomic problem of the Turkish taxa might be to extend Phrynella as to include all Turkish Bolanthus species. Alternatively, Phrynella might be extended as to include the B. minuartioides cluster found by Hamzaoğlu & al. (2017) and Koç & al. (2019), in which case a second generic name should be introduced to accommodate the rest of the Turkish species. Last, the annual Gypsophila confertifolia, a rare serpentine endemic occurring on the island of Rodhos and in adjacent parts of southwest Anatolia, appears also to be closely genetically related with the Anatolian Bolanthi and should be taken into consideration. ...
Graecobolanthus was proposed in 2018 as a new generic name for the Greek species of the genus Bolanthus, the latter genus comprising the remaining species from Anatolia and the Levant according to the revising authors. However, the type of the two generic names, i.e., Graecobolanthus graecus from Greece and Bolanthus hirsutus from the Levant, undoubtedly belong to the same genus based on morphological and genetic similarity. Importantly, B. hirsutus was not included in the molecular analysis by the revising authors. In summary, we note that (i) Graecobolanthus is taxonomically superfluous and Bolanthus is the correct generic name of the Greek‐endemic species; (ii) an extended Phrynella and/or a new generic name might accommodate the Turkish taxa currently under Bolanthus, which were located on a distinct phylogenetic branch in the study by the revising authors.
During a field study, performed within the scope of an ongoing revision study on Bolanthus (Ser.) Rchb. genus, aiming to contribute to the ‘Illustrated Flora of Türkiye’, some specimens resembling B. cherlerioides (Bornm.) Barkoudah were collected from Sertavul Pass (Mut-Mersin). Detailed investigations on the specimen revealed that some distinct differences exist between B. cherlerioides and newly collected specimens. As a result of a carefull comparison with the closest taxon, it was decided that it is new for science, and named as Bolanthus sertavulus. It grows at altitudes between 1100-1500 meters, on steppe and rocks. It is flowering in May to June. Cushions 5-10 cm diameter, stems erect, 1-2 cm long, densely upright, and with long glandular hairs; shorter and thicker from B. cherlerioides, internodes invisible. Leaves shorter and harder. Calyx surrounded by leaves, rarely visible. Petals protruding from the calyx, pink, with 3 prominent veins. It is known only from type collection, a Mediterranean element, and endemic to Türkiye. A description of the new species, comparison with the closest taxon, photographs and drawings related to its morphology are presented.
Bolanthus aziz-sancarii identified in 2019 for the first time is an endemic species of Bolanthus genus belonging to Caryophyllaceae family. Ten compounds were isolated from aerial parts of the plant. The potential antioxidant and anti-inflammatory effects of all four phases (hexane, chloroform, ethyl acetate, and water) from the methanol extract of the plant were investigated. After considering the findings regarding both antioxidant and anti-inflammatory capacities, it was decided to investigate the phytochemical profile of the EtOAc layer of B. aziz-sancarii. An abscisic acid-type sesquiterpene glucoside and nine flavonoid derivatives were isolated from the ethyl acetate fraction of the B. aziz-sancarii methanol extract through the use of column chromatography with silica gel.
