SS | TOQUMHUK CO@OVMUMCKUA YHUBEPCUTET »CB. KIIMMEHT OXPUHCKM“ BUOJIOPMYECKU MAKYJITET KHMIA 4 - VI HAYGHA CECA, COOMA'96 Tom 88 ANNUAIRE DE LUNIVERSITE DE SOFIA »ST. KLIMENT OHRIDSKI‘ FACULTE DE BIOLOGIE LIVRE 4 - 6®€ SESSION SCIENTIFIQUE, SOFIA‘96 Tome 88 re! | COMMA + 1998 COMME + 1998 [|Annuaire de VUniversité de Sofia ,St. Kliment Ohridski“ 1997, volume 88, livre 4, pp 76-84 6°™* session scientifique, Sofia '96 NEW TAXON PLANTS ON BESSAPARA HILLS DIMITAR GEORGIEFF Department of Botany, Faculty of Biology, University of Sofia 8 Dragan: Tsankov Blud, 1421 Sofia Key words: taxonomy of plants, diagnosis, chorology, ecology, endemic. Abstract: This article concerns floristic and taxonomical investigation of certain plants at the boarder region between the Rhodopes and the Thracian plain. In its first part new taxons are depicted and characterized with short diagnoses and descriptions, together with their exact locations are indicated in the present study The second part inclndes floristic,ecological and chorological observations and investigations of Praethodopes flora in the area of Bessapara hills and the riversides of Vacha. In the last part taxonomical regulations arguing for new status of certain plants in Eurasian flora are considered. The floristic work is significant for specification of the whole spectrum of endemics and neoendemics of Bulgarian and European flora. ‘The study presents a taxonomical analyses of the results from the botanical investigation of Bessapara hills and the riversides of Vacha. The general results of, the investigation can be related to the following aspects: a) Taxonomical analyses of new and classical variations in the plants; b) Ecological observations and chrological data for some rare and endemic plants. ‘The different features are taxonomically isolated The different features are taxonomically isolated in new taxons for science. MATERIALS AND METHODS The plants were determined and described by diagnoses and typus. The new taxons were presented by types of samples which were deposited in Herbarium — so. 76RESULTS AND DISCUSSION New fields for 20 taxons were found in the country. 26 taxons were considered in taxonomical aspect. One species and one subspecies were new for Bulgarian flora — Cerastium tenoreanum $ er. and Brophila verna (L.) Ch. ssp. macrocarpa (Boiss) Walt. I am not a follower either of the narrow or broad botanical approach. In order to determine exactly the range of variation of the feature and hence, the ecological plasticity of species it is necessary to evaluate taxonomically all stable and intransient distinctions, which helps further taxonomical and classificatory analysis, NEW TAXONS FOR THE SCIENCE 1. Minuartia verna(L.) Hiern. subsp. bessyea D.V.G. subsp. n. (Minuartia bessyea D. V. G. sp. n.) Diagnosis: Perennial or annual. Stem singular (var. bessyca), glandular in the upper part, the plant forming no tussocks,very rarely laxly caespitose with numerous stems (var. Sbalsurdii). Petals 2-3 mim wide, obtuse (var. Sbalsurdii). Petals 2-3 mm wide, obtuse, wide oviform with short and clear pedicels. Inflorescense many-flowered with 10-30(40) flowers. Stamens 10. Anthers in young condition are red, in the development of the pollen are black-violet coloured. Seeds 0,5 mm, acutelly tuberculate. ‘Typus: In Tupestribus calcareus Bessapara distr. pag. Curtovo Conare — Regio thracica. Planta florenda 20.1V.1995. Det./Leg. D. V. Georgieff. Key features of ssp. bessyca from the index of the species M. verna in Flora Europaea, vollum I: Petals obtuse, widest below the middle, 3 mm wide. Stems not woody below the middle. Auxillary vegetative fascicles of leaves present on flowering stems; cymes many-flowered; anthers black-violet. Petals usually exceeding sepals. The taxon have very difficult status and because of this can be even clearly isolated species, which can be determined from singular stems characteristic for it, unlike from caespitose habit at the species Minuartia verna. Revision in sect. Triphane (Fenzl) Hayek, group Minuartia verna — Flora Europaea, vollum I: 1, Cymes 7 — to many-flowered — M.valentina (Pau) D.V.G., M. bessyca ssp. collina (Ne ilt.) D. V. G. Anthers yellow; ssp. bessyca — anthers black-violet [7]. 2. Genista depressa M.B. subsp. rhodopea (Vel) D.V.G. st. n. The taxon rhodopea described by Velenovsky (Genista rhodopea Ve l. — 1893, Genista tetragona var. rhodopea (Vel.) Vel.) creates a lot of difficulties at as attempt to establish it in a exact and correct taxonomical rank. The consideration of the taxon as a variety in “Flora of the PR Bulgaria”-vollum VI is not correct, in view of the differences of the complex of morphological features when comparing the description of Genista depressa M. B. and types of samples of variety rhodopaea. At the same time the taxon reveals an affinity towards a group of Genista januensis and more precise and proper is the status of the taxon in the species G. depressa 778 Species G. depressa M. B. In connection with its situation in the last species enumeration of certain morphological differences is necessary. These morpho- logical differences together with the limited and narrow localisation of the plant show clearly the endemic nature of the taxon. These are the character- istic properties of the indumentum mainly at the stems and leaves, the width of the leaf which is usually 1-2 mm and rarely reaches 3 mm, the long linear leaves of the sterile ramifications, the number of flowers in the inflorescential sprigs varying from 2 to 7, the inflorescences being from 1 to 5 cm long, the pedicels up to 1 mm long, the bracts are 1-2 mm long, the flowers are 9-11 mm long, usually patent. The features of the beans are irregular, as the seed is cleatly protruding , the top of the beans is elongatedg acuminate, with a long rostellum; the number of seeds varying from 1 to 4. The most important fes- ture which comparatively well specifies the differences of the taxon rhodopea with G. depressa and proves its endemic character is the width of the flag which is 5-6 mm unlike 9-10 mm of Genista depressa. Irrespectable of the obvious differences the taxon rhodopea is characterized well and to an utmost degree with the species features of the Genista depressa and in this way the opinion that it is a subsp. of Genista depressa is proved. The populations of the subsp. rhodopea occupy the limestone terains of the most elevations of the Bessapara hills. The populations are spread from Pazardjik to Stamboliisky and are ecologically well isolated from the populations of the other subspecies This ecological race is characteristic for the lowland and as a more termophile ecotype is widely spread in the premountain belt. The isolation of 4 subspecies in G. depressa shows that the species unites a polymorphical complex. Neoty- pus: In rupestribus calcareus supra pagum Curtovo-Regio thracica. Det./Leg. D. V. Georgieff [1] Cerastium ezimium D.V.G. sp. n. Diagnosis:Plant annual up to 70(80) cm high. All plants with eglandular hairs only.Stem with patent eglandular hairs, always up to 1,5 mm long. Leaves 10-30(35) x 2-8(13) mm, eglandular hairy, spathulate, elliptical to ovate, obtuse to acute. Medial internodes up to 12 cm long. Inflorescences elongated. Bracts scarious up to the base, always scarious at the top, rarely lower bracts only herbaceous. Flowers numerous. Pedicels 5-17 mm, equalling, rarely shorter or frequently slightly and up to 2-3 times longer than sepals, with densely, patent or deflexed eglandular hairs. Sepals 5-8 mm, lanceolate, acute, margin wide scarious, with eglandular hairs up to 1 mm long, but not exceeding the apex, without the glands. Petals glabrous, equalling or slightly longer than sepals, bifid for up to 1/4 of their length. Stamens glabrous, 8-10 in number, anthers c. 0.3 mm. Styles 5, ¢. 1.5 mm. Capsule (7)10-15 mm, cylindrical, straight or slightly curved; capsule-teeth patent, rarely erect, with revolute margins. Seeds 0.5-0.9 mm, conical, bluntly tuberculate, with the spiral filament in the base. The last feature is character- istic for the annual and the perennial representatives of genus Cerastium. The function of the filament of the seeds is unknown. Ecology: Cerastium ezimium is spread around riversides — a representative of riparian flora. Spreading: Western Stara planina — village of Locorsko, region of Sofia; Thracian plain-valley of Vacha river, town of Stamboliisky. Ad riparium fluvius Vacha — Regio thracica, urb. Stamboliiski. Planta florenda et fructifera 23.V.1995. Det./Leg. D. V. Georgieff; SO No 20964 — Leg. N. Vichodcevsky. Species C. cvimium is habitually similar to O. nemorale L. and C. rectum Friv. [7]. Erophila singulatissima D. V.G. sp. n. Diagnosis: Annual plant up to 3,5 cm high. Stem singular, in the base with unbranched and branched-bifurcated hairs, above glabrous. Leaves in a basal rosette, 1.5-4x0.4-1 mm, clothed with branched and unbranched hairs, oblanceolate to spathulate. Inflorescens with 1-3 flowers, at friut with 1-3 siliculs. Petals usually not bifid. Sepals 1 mm, with unbranched hairs. Silicula 2-5 x 2-3 mum, elliptical. Style 0.3-0.4 mm. Seeds c. 20 in number, 0. 5-0.75(1) mm. Typus:In rupestribus calcareus Bess- apara district p. Curtovo. Species £. singullatissima is similar to E. minima C.A. Meyer [7]. - Cerastium holopetalum D. V. G. sp. n. Diagnosis: Annual plant up to 30 cm high. Stems with glandular and eglandular hairs. Cauline leaves 4— 15 x 2-6 mm, ovate, elliptical or spathulate, obtuse. Inflorescences lax, with open dichasia, certain flowers with basiscopical and deflexed pedicels. Flowers in ramifications of dichasia with pedicels 2-3 times longer than sepals, the others flowers with pedicels 1-1.5(2) times longer than sepals; pedicels with glandular and eglandular hairs. Bracts 2-3.5 mm long, with scarious margins up to the base. long, with searious margins up to the base. Sepals 3-4 mm, with more glandular and less eglandular hairs, but not exceeding the apex, scarious,lanceolate, acute. Petals entire, but have 0-3 microscopical teeth at the apex, glabrous, lanceolate, 2-2.5 x 0.5 mm. Stamens at base with singular glands or glabrous, anthers 0.3mm long. Styles 5, (0.5-0.75 mm long). Capsule 7 mm long, cylindrical; capsule-teeth erect, with revolute margins, Seeds 0.4— 0.5 mm in diameter, tuberculate, conical, with spiral filament in the base ‘Typus: District urbem Stamboliiski, locus Koilo— Regio thracica, 25.V1.1995. Det./Leg. D. V. Georgieff. Cardamine graeca L. var. apolonica D. V.G. var. n. Description: Silicula from two parts densely eglandular hair hairs are unicellular. Sepals yellow. ‘Typus: Ad riparium fluvius Vacha district p. Curtovo, 17.111.1995. Det./Leg. D. V. Georgieff (1, 7). + Trigonella gladiata St ev. var. semivillosa D. V.G. var. n. Description: Leaves above glabrous, bellow densely or sparsely hairy, obovate with cuneate base, in the apex emarginate, dentate from 1/3 to 1/2. Flowers in fresh con dition white. Typus: In rupestribus calcareus, distr. p. Curtovo Det./Leg. D. V. Georgieff [1]. Cerastium tenoreanum Ser. Species is new for the flora of. Bulgaria because it has not been described in the botanical literature of Bulgaria. It is to be found along the river of Vacha around the village of Curtovo Conare in community of Crepis sancta (L.) B. Cerastium tenorianum Ser. var. balcanicum D. V.G. var. n. Description: Stamens ciliate; capsule-teeth patent. Typus: Ad riparium fluvius Vacha. Det./Leg. D. V. Georgieff [5]. 799. Ranunculus psilostachyo Gtsb. var. svetlensis D. V.G. var. n, Description: saapace short hairy. Flowers 2-2.5 em in diameter. Petals wide obovate, sePals ‘ifferently deflexed. Middle part of the leaf in the base straightened or wide ‘Typus: Ad riparium fluvius Vacha — Regio thraciea, p. Curtovo. D Leg. D. V. Georgieff. TORR moniirea] Vajuibs et Sip ooh t longereticilleta) DOV Gat 2 Description: Pedicels 5-15 mm long.(This form makes an exception for this region because it is typical for the region of Strandja.) Typus: District urb. Muleo Tarnovo et p. Gramaticovo. $O No 92477, No 44434. F. montbretii has 3-4 mm long pedicels [1]. LL. Chamaccytisus frivaldsckyanus (Deg.) Kusm. var. antieractorum D.V G. var, n. Description: Young ramifications with appressed and erect hairs. ‘Aits of leaves 4-8(10) mm long, with appressed hairs, leaves 10-15 x 2-9 mm. Flag 6-9 mm large. Flowers 15-22 mm long. ‘Typus: Ad ripariuh fluvius Vacha, district p. Curtovo, long. Typus: Ad riparium fluvius Vacha, distr. p. Curtovo. Var frivaldszkyanus has young ramifications with patent hairs [1] 12, Potentilla pindicola (Ny m.) Hausskn. var. gracilea D. V.G. var. n Description: All plants with rare or dense glands and short and long eglandular hairs, Leaves 6-25 x 3-8 mm with 2-8 lanceolate teeth from the two parts wl NEW CHOROLOGICAL DATA AND ECOLOGY OF SOME RARE AND ENDEMIC PLANTS (1,2,3:5) 6790.27711. Ranunculus stojanovii_ De lip. Bulgarian endemic Town of Stamboliisky (Vacha river) is the second and new field in the spreading of this Bulgarian and local endemic. Up to this moment the species is known only fav the region of Western Rhodopes (c. 1150 m. a.). It is found on ruderal er amunities, in association with Crepis dobrogica Bab ck. The population is very dense, but the specimens are spread on a very tiny arca ‘The pasture and the trampling exert a negative influence. 679027920. Ranunculus psilostackys Grsb. Balean endemic. KG-96.The species enknown until now for the Thracian plain and is new for the flora of this region. It is met along the river of Vacha around the village of Curtovo and the town of Stamboliisky, 200 m. altitude. 4960,18330. Iris reichenbachii He uff. Balean endemic. KG-06.1 is occurs on “he south-west of the village of Curtovo Conare on Bessapara hills and there is no report about it or about the flora of the Thracian plain. (The flowers are blue.) 0870.03950. Asterolinon linum-stellatum (L.) Duby. KG-76, 77, 96; The species ooeey for the flora of the Thracian plain. The information in the Red Book venue this rare species indicates a low number of the populations known in the country, but in comparison with them the population to the south of the ston pit near the village of Curtovo Conare is distinguished by @ markedly high 80spreading factor. The plant is indicated for the Western Rhodopes — town of Crichim, the village of Kosarsko and Biala, too. 0810.03610.0650. Asperula aristata L. subsp. scabra (J. et C. Presl) Nym. KG-77. The subspecies and the species are new for the flora of the Thracian plain-Bessapara hills, village of Glavinitza. 3520.14520. Galium glaucum L. KG-77, 96. The species is new for the two floristic regions of the country — The Thracian plain and the Rhodopes. It is met at the limestone terrains of the Bessapara hills — the village of Curtovo, at 200-250 m altitude and near the town of Perushtitza, at 400-500 m altitude. 5720.23210. Onobrychis degenii Dor £1. Balean endemic. KG-77. The species is spread at the Glavinischki hill in association of Anthyllis vulneraria L. and Teucrium polium L. The populations are sparse. 1660.07460. Verbascum roripifolium (H al.) Fer &- Balcan endemic. KG- 96. New species for the floristic regions of the Thracian plain, Western and Middle Rhodopes. It is met in calciphilical communities or in the proximity to agrocenoses. 1730.08400.2160.Cerastium pumilum Curt. subsp. pumilum. KG-96. The species is new for the flora of the Thracian plain-Bessapara hills, the village of Curtovo. 0230.00670. Agropyron brandzae Pan. et Solac. var. durum (Stef) Kit KG-96. It is met very soon in Tekirsky bair. The species is new for Thracian flora. Var. durum is met rarely in the country — this is a new field for the variety. 5770.23470.5270. Ophrys sphegodes Mill. ssp. mammosa Soo. KG-96. New species for the Thracian flora-village of Curtovo, Bessapara hills, 300 m altitude 6130.24770.5580. Petasites hybridus (L.) Gaertn. ssp. ochroleucus (Bois. et Heldr.) Sourek. New species for the flora of the Thracian plain and the Rhodopes.It is met along the valley of Vacha river, on some areas of Stamboli- isky city, the village of Curtovo Conare and the town of Critchim. 3040.12300. Epilobium dodonaei Vill. KG-77. It is met rarely on the Glavinis- chky hills — a new species for the Thracian plain. 7190.30380.6460. Sazifraga rotundifolia L. ssp. chrysosplenifolia (Boi ss.) Webb. var. rhodopaea (Vel.) Webb. KG-76. The subspecies is new for the flora of the Thracian plain and up to now it was not mentioned for these places. Variety rhodopea is met in the locus Alecov bair. Sarifraga gracca Boiss. is not typical for the Bessapara hills and is pointed wrongly instead of the present subspecies. 1730.08301. Cerastium luridum Gus s. KG-76, 77, 86, 96. The species is new for the flora of the Rhodopes and Thracian plain. Up to now the species has been related to C. brachypetalum Pers. ssp. tauricum. 810910.04280. Asyneuma anthericoides (Janka) Bornm. KG-76, 77, 86, 96. The species is new for the flora of the Thracian plain — SO No 73102, Bessapara hills and SO No 73098, village of Patalenitza. 3400.13980. Frangula rupestris Schur. KG-96. The species is new for the flora of the Thracian plain. The population of the species has autochthon origin on the Bessapara elevations — Novoselsky bair. 0640.03040. Arabis recta Vill. KG-76, 77, 86, 96. New species for the Tracian plain. It is widespread in all parts of the hills. 3170.12770.3190. Erophila verna (L.) Ch. ssp. praccoz (Stev.) Walt. KG-77, 86. The species is met on a Elensky vrah and is new for the Tracian plain. 3170.12770. Erophila verna(L.) Ch. ssp. macrocarpa (Boiss. et Held.) Walters. The subspecies is new for the flora of the country. The fields are localized on the siliceous habitat in Rila mountain. "TAXONOMY CHANGES IN SOME CLASSICAL AND UNIVERSALLY ACCEPTED SPECIES 1. Glaucium lejocarpum Boiss. subsp. flavum (Crantz) D.V.G. st. n. An actualized diagnosis for ssp. lejocarpum: The ovary — smooth or only vaguely warty rugged to the apex. The capsule — more or less narrowed between the seeds, 8-15 mm long. The other features are absolutely identical with Glaucium flavum Cran tz. The taxon lejocarpum is the parental subspecies, which occupies the area of the Baleans and South-Western Asia in proximity to the general and central formation of the species in family Papaveraceae — Central Asia. The geographic area of ssp. lejocarpum includes South-Eastern part of the Baleans (Bu, Gr, Rm) and South-Western Asia. Ssp. flavum is distinguisched by warty ovary, not straightened between the seeds, capsule 10-30 cm long. Spreading — Kavkaz, Southern and Western Europe. Both species have the same spreading in height and equal stage of flowering and fruit-bearing. Probably ssp. flavum is tetraploid, which can be determined by the metricity of the capsule (1, 7]. 2. Moehringia grisebachii Janka subsp. jankae (Grsb.) D.V.G. st. m ‘The subspecies grisebachii and jankae are an exellent example of geographic formation of species on the level-subspecies. The ssp. jankac is found only in the extreme areas from the wider area of subsp. grisebachii and besides, areas of the both subspecies are always in neighbourhood with Bulgarian, as well ‘as with Romanian flora, which shows the common origin of both subspecies. In reality the variation of this species is with rank of variety its inerease in subspecies is determined from the geographic localization. As we eliminate the little difference in the metricity of the petals and other features(leaves), there is no reproductive variation for both taxons but only indumental differences which gives an account of habitual resemblance [1,2]. 823. Galium glaucum L. subsp. volhynicum (P obed.) D.V.G. st. n. The ssp. volhinicum is isolated on the basis of good differentiated geographic area of the specifical subspecies variation, which has indumental character (the difference in diameter of the corolla is insignificant) and it is met as exception even at ssp. glaucum [4, 5]. 4, Silene supina Bie b. subsp. thymifolia (S.S.) D. V.G. st. n. The tetraploid subspecies Thymifolia takes clearly differentiated geographical area on the Black Sea coast and it is narrow recovered part from the area of parantal subspecies supina. Both subspecies are to some extent ecologically differen- tiated although they have recovered areas, the same stage of flowering and fruit-bearing, the same habit. Subsp. supina — The leaves are linear to narrow lanceolate, 2n = 24, Subsp. thymifolia — The leaves are elliptical, ovate or obovate, 2: 48 (1,5, 5. Veronica serpyllifolia L. subsp. alpesiris (Baumberger) D.V.G. st. n. Diagnosis: Corolla is twice longer from the calyx, lilac or pink. Stems inclined, 5-15 em long, with suckers. Ecological subspecies — are found at 1000-3000 m altitude in mountainous and alpine pastures. The data from the cariotypical analysis (Dimitar Peev, 1978) shows clear similarities and differences between V. serpyllifolia and var. alpestris, which also has two additionally satelite chromosomes (4, 6]. 6. Viola grisebachii Vis. subsp. perinensis (Becker) D.V.G. st. n. The two subspecies are very well geographically differentiated. They have the same altitude of spreading, the same habitat and the same stage of flowering and fruit-bearing. The clear localization of the subspecies perinensis is deter- minated by the specific conditions in the universal region of Pirin mountain, Slavjanca mountain and Bozdag mountain, different from the conditions in the area of the parantal species V. grisebachii Vis s. ‘The new status of the plant is a good example for geographic formation of species on the level subspecies 0, 7]. 7. Viola dacica Borb. subsp. balcanica (Delip.) D.V.G. st. n. [I] 8. Silene cserii Bornm. subsp. caliacrae (D. J. et P. Pan.) D.V.G st. n. [1]. 9. Acer tataricum L. subsp. ginnala (Maxim.) D. V.G. st. n. Diagnosis for subsp. ginnala: A tree up to 8 m high. Leaves 4-8 x 3-6 cm, trilobate, above dark green, below light green. Flowers bisexual (synoecious). Calyx and corolla 5-lobated, white or pale yellow. Stamens 8. Fruit parts glabrous; winglets parallel, 2.5 cm long. Sreading: Japanese-Chinese area; Diagnosis for subsp. tataricum: A tree up to 8 m high. Leaves 3.5-10 x 2-6 cm, entire or unclear trilobated,above dark green, below pale green, Flowers synoecious. Calyx and corolla 4-5-lobated, white. Stamens 8. Fruit parts glabrous, winglets parallel, patent or little coinciding, 2-3 cm long. Spreading: S. E. Europe, S. W. Asia, Kavkaz [1].10. lL. 12. 13. 14. 84 Lamium amplezicaule L. subsp. paczoskianum (Vorosch.) D.V.G. st: a. [7]. Parentucelia latifolia (L.) 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