A Re-examination of the morphology of two endemic species of Centaurea L.(Asteraceae) from Turkey, with implications for taxonomy of the genus

In this study, two cornfl owers endemic to Turkey, Centaurea sericea Wagenitz and Centaurea cankiriensis A.Duran & H.Duman were studied from both a morphological and a palinological view. The results suggest that a close systematic relationship exists between the two local endemic and, more importantly, imply a need to alter subgeneric divisions within the genus and sink one of these species into the other.

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