PlantaeRosalesRosaceaeDönmezAli A.ÖzderinSevginAdditional contributions to taxonomy, nomenclature and biogeography of the Turkish Crataegus (Rosaceae) taxaPhytoKeys165201912211310.3897/phytokeys.122.33002 Crataegus yaltirikii Dönmez Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 155(2): 239. 2007.Lectotype.

[Turkey] Şırnak: Beytüşşebap, above Günyüzü village, opening of deciduous forest, 37°27'N, 043°09'E, 1495 m elev., 28.ix.2002; A.A.Dönmez 11143-B.Mutlu (designated by Dönmez 2007).

Distribution.

(Figure 3). Crataegusyaltirikii is a species native to Turkey where it is known from two locations namely Şırnak and Mersin which are far from each other, nearly 400 km distant.

Ecology and habitat.

Crataegusyaltirikii grows in Quercusbrantii Lindley forest openings at the type locality and amongst the maquis vegetation in Mersin, a recently discovered location.

Conservation status.

“LC” threat category was assessed for Crataegusyaltirikii in the description of the species (2005). Based on the new distribution pattern of the species, the threat category of the species was re-evaluated and “LC” is still the appropriate category for the species.

Distribution of the taxa. (square)Crataegusazarolusvar.senobaaensis; (star) Crataegusmonogynavar.odemisii var. nov. (circle) Crataegusyaltirikii (Near East topographic map-blank.svg).

DönmezAA (2007) Taxonomic notes on the genus Crataegus (Rosaceae) in Turkey, The Linnean Society of London.Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society155: 231–240. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1095-8339.2007.00682.x