TABLE 5.
Comparison of C. turcicum for diagnostic characteristics with C. pinnatifidum, C. judaicum C. echinospermum, and C. reticulatum.
| Characteristics | C. judaicum* | C. pinnatifidum* | C. turcicum | C. echinospermum* | C. reticulatum*** |
| Leaves (no) | (7–9) 11–13 | 4–9 (11) | 13–14 | 7–11 | 8–15 |
| Leaflets (mm) | 4–7 (9) × 2–5 (8) | 4–11 (12) × 2–5 (7) | 5–6 (7) × 2–4 | 4–9 (11) × 2–5 | 5–11 (15) × 2–4 |
| Stipules (no of teeth) | 3 | 6–7 | 4 | 3–5 | 4–5 |
| Seeds (mm) | 3–4 × 3–4 | 4–6 × 3–5 | 5–6 × 4–5 | 7 × 5 | 5–9 × 4–6 |
| Pods (mm) | 10–13 × 5–6 | 10–15 × 6–8 | 15–18 × 6–9 | 15–20 × 10–12 | 12–16 × 8–12 |
| Leaflet position | Opposite or not | Opposite or not | Opposite or not but a single leaflet at base | Opposite or not | Opposite or not |
| Distribution** | Levant (Isr, Pal, Leb, Syr) | Levant, S & SE Anatolia | E Anatolia (1 location) | SE Anatolia | SE Anatolia |
*, **, and *** Data were obtained by van der Maesen (1972); Berger et al. (2003), and Ladizinsky (1975), respectively.