Studies on Prangos s.l. in Turkey

Introduction
The genus Prangos  is centred in Turkey and recent collections of mature fruited specimens have resolved the taxonomic placement of P. bornmuelleri Hub.-Mor. & Reese. Furthermore, two new taxa have been collected and described.

Authors
Hayri Duman, Ankara, Turkey
Mark Watson, Edinburgh, U.K. 

Scheduling
The first paper reporting these findings is in press.

Publications arising from this work
Duman, H. & Watson, M.F. (1999). Ekimia, a new genus of Umbelliferae, and two new taxa of Prangos Lindl. (Umbelliferae) from southern Turkey. Edinburgh Journal of Botany 56(2): 199-209.

Studies on recent collections of mature fruiting material of Prangos bornmeulleri Hub.-Mor. & Reese have resolved the taxonomic placement of this enigmatic species. The new monotypic genus Ekimia H.Duman and M.F.Watson is proposed to include this taxon: E. bornmuelleri (Hub.-Mor. & Reese) H.Duman and M.F.Watson comb. nov. Two new Prangos taxa, P. platychloenae Boiss. ex Tchih. subsp. engizekensis H.Duman and M.F.Watson subsp. nov., and P. heyniae H.Duman and M.F.Watson sp. nov. are also described.