A new species of Onosma (Boraginaceae) from eastern Turkey

Onosma beyazoglui Kandemir & Z. Türkmen sp. nov. (Boraginaceae) is described as a new species from the province of Erzincan in Turkey. Diagnostic morphological characters of this new species from the related species are discussed.

A new species of Onosma (Boraginaceae) from eastern Turkey

Onosma beyazoglui Kandemir & Z. Türkmen sp. nov. (Boraginaceae) is described as a new species from the province of Erzincan in Turkey. Diagnostic morphological characters of this new species from the related species are discussed.

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