taxonID	type	description	language	source
04289970FFC3FFDEFC7DB771FB1811BF.taxon	description	Olcay, Doğru-Koca & Kültür, subsp. nov. (Figs 2; 3)	en	Olcay, Bülent, Kültür, ükran, Dogru-Koca, Aslı (2025): A new subspecies of Corydalis wendelboi Lidén (Papaveraceae) from NW Türkiye, evidence from morphological and molecular analysis. Adansonia (3) 47 (21): 341-351, DOI: 10.5252/adansonia2025v47a21, URL: https://sciencepress.mnhn.fr/sites/default/files/articles/pdf/adansonia2025v47a21.pdf
04289970FFC3FFDEFC7DB771FB1811BF.taxon	materials_examined	TYPE MATERIAL. — Turkey • A 3 Ankara, Kızılcahamam, Şahinler Nature Park, woodlands; 40 ° 38 ’ 10.2 ” N, 32 ° 26 ’ 10.3 ” E; 1480 m a. s. l.; 7. V. 2021; B. Olcay s. n.; holotype: ISTE [ISTE 118601]!; isotype: HUB! • A 3 Bolu, Near Aladağ Lake; 1391 m a. s. l.; 7. V. 2021; B. Olcay s. n.; paratype: ISTE [ISTE 118598]!).	en	Olcay, Bülent, Kültür, ükran, Dogru-Koca, Aslı (2025): A new subspecies of Corydalis wendelboi Lidén (Papaveraceae) from NW Türkiye, evidence from morphological and molecular analysis. Adansonia (3) 47 (21): 341-351, DOI: 10.5252/adansonia2025v47a21, URL: https://sciencepress.mnhn.fr/sites/default/files/articles/pdf/adansonia2025v47a21.pdf
04289970FFC3FFDEFC7DB771FB1811BF.taxon	diagnosis	DIAGNOSIS. — Corydalis wendelboi subsp. fragilis subsp. nov. is closely related to C. wendelboi subsp. wendelboi, C. wendelboi subsp. congesta and C. tauricola, because of its divided bracts; a ratio of pedicel to bract length and obtuse lower petals. However, it differs from C. tauricola by its short pedicels, 1 - 2 mm (not 7 - 15 mm) and its slightly incised ± equal lobes of bracts (not central lobe of bract largest). It differs from C. wendelboi taxa by its narrowly lobed leaves, 2 - 3 mm broad (not 3.5 - 5 mm); by its smaller bracts, 5 - 6 mm long (not 9 - 10 mm), which are divided into very thin lobes (not divided into thick lobes as in subsp. wendelboi or into moderately thin lobes as in subsp. congesta) and by its lax racemes (not dense). C. wendelboi subsp. fragilis subsp. nov. also differs from subsp. wendelboi because of its smaller seeds, 1 - 1.2 mm in diameter (c. 1.5 mm in diameter in subsp. wendelboi) (Table 2; Figs 3; 4).	en	Olcay, Bülent, Kültür, ükran, Dogru-Koca, Aslı (2025): A new subspecies of Corydalis wendelboi Lidén (Papaveraceae) from NW Türkiye, evidence from morphological and molecular analysis. Adansonia (3) 47 (21): 341-351, DOI: 10.5252/adansonia2025v47a21, URL: https://sciencepress.mnhn.fr/sites/default/files/articles/pdf/adansonia2025v47a21.pdf
04289970FFC3FFDEFC7DB771FB1811BF.taxon	etymology	ETYMOLOGY. — The epithet ‘ fragilis’ alludes to the delicate and fragile nature of the plant.	en	Olcay, Bülent, Kültür, ükran, Dogru-Koca, Aslı (2025): A new subspecies of Corydalis wendelboi Lidén (Papaveraceae) from NW Türkiye, evidence from morphological and molecular analysis. Adansonia (3) 47 (21): 341-351, DOI: 10.5252/adansonia2025v47a21, URL: https://sciencepress.mnhn.fr/sites/default/files/articles/pdf/adansonia2025v47a21.pdf
04289970FFC3FFDEFC7DB771FB1811BF.taxon	biology_ecology	PHENOLOGY. — Flowering commences at the beginning of April and continues until the end of May. Mature fruits have been collected in May. DISTRIBUTION AND ECOLOGY. — C. wendelboi subsp. fragilis subsp. nov. is endemic to Türkiye and is known from only two localities near the border between the provinces of Bolu and Ankara (Figs 5; 6). It occurs in the subalpine zone, at altitudes of 1400 - 1600 m a. s. l, in rocky habitats in sparse Pinus nigra forests and areas sheltered by Juniperus communis subsp. nana.	en	Olcay, Bülent, Kültür, ükran, Dogru-Koca, Aslı (2025): A new subspecies of Corydalis wendelboi Lidén (Papaveraceae) from NW Türkiye, evidence from morphological and molecular analysis. Adansonia (3) 47 (21): 341-351, DOI: 10.5252/adansonia2025v47a21, URL: https://sciencepress.mnhn.fr/sites/default/files/articles/pdf/adansonia2025v47a21.pdf
04289970FFC3FFDEFC7DB771FB1811BF.taxon	conservation	IUCN STATUS. — C. wendelboi subsp. fragilis subsp. nov. is known from only two locations in Bolu and Ankara provinces (Criterion B 2 a), with an estimated area of occupancy that is less than 10 km 2 (Criterion B 2 b). A small population of between 30 and 40 individuals has been observed at both locations. Furthermore, no subpopulation was found to contain more than 50 mature individuals, with the expected continuing decline observed in all cases (Criterion C 2). The number of mature individuals is less than 50 (Criterion D). Furthermore, the species’ habitat has been affected by factors such as road construction, overgrazing and human pressure. Therefore, it should be classified as “ Critically Endangered (CR) ” according to the IUCN Red List criteria (IUCN 2022). Category: CR. B 2 ab (ii, iv, v); C 2 a (i); D.	en	Olcay, Bülent, Kültür, ükran, Dogru-Koca, Aslı (2025): A new subspecies of Corydalis wendelboi Lidén (Papaveraceae) from NW Türkiye, evidence from morphological and molecular analysis. Adansonia (3) 47 (21): 341-351, DOI: 10.5252/adansonia2025v47a21, URL: https://sciencepress.mnhn.fr/sites/default/files/articles/pdf/adansonia2025v47a21.pdf
04289970FFC3FFDEFC7DB771FB1811BF.taxon	vernacular_names	LOCAL NAME. — The Turkish name “ Narin tarlakuşu ” is proposed for this subspecies, according to the guidelines of Menemen et al. (2016).	en	Olcay, Bülent, Kültür, ükran, Dogru-Koca, Aslı (2025): A new subspecies of Corydalis wendelboi Lidén (Papaveraceae) from NW Türkiye, evidence from morphological and molecular analysis. Adansonia (3) 47 (21): 341-351, DOI: 10.5252/adansonia2025v47a21, URL: https://sciencepress.mnhn.fr/sites/default/files/articles/pdf/adansonia2025v47a21.pdf
04289970FFC3FFDEFC7DB771FB1811BF.taxon	materials_examined	ADDITIONAL SPECIMENS EXAMINED. — C. wendelboi subsp. fragilis subsp. nov.: Turkey • A 3 Ankara, Kızılcahamam, Şahinler Nature Park, woodlands; 40 ° 38 ’ 10.2 ” N, 32 ° 26 ’ 10.3 ” E; 1450 m a. s. l.; 22. IV. 2024; B. Olcay & F. Nur Olcay s. n.; ISTE [ISTE 118781]!). C. wendelboi subsp. wendelboi: Turkey • C 2 Denizli, Mount Honaz, Tuzluca Plateau; 1320 m a. s. l.; 8. IV. 1973; E. TuzlacI s. n.; ISTE [ISTE 24024]! • C 2 Muğla, Muğla-Göktepe TV transmitting station; 1450 m a. s. l.; 20. IV. 1981; M. A. Önür 483; ISTE [ISTE 47753]! • C 4 Konya, Ermenek; 1. IV. 1993; A. Byfield 151; ISTE [ISTE 65756]! • C 3 Antalya, Elmalı, Çam Kuyusu district; 1580 m a. s. l.; 16. IV. 1993; N. Özhatay & A. Byfield s. n.; ISTE [ISTE 65037] • B 3 Afyon, Sultandağları, above Dereçine; 1450 m a. s. l.; 19 IV. 1976; A. Baytop s. n.; ISTE [ISTE 34558]! • B 1 İzmir, Mount Nif; 990 m a. s. l.; 26. III. 1981; A. & T. Baytop s. n.; ISTE [ISTE 46151]! • C 4 Konya, Ermenek, Mount Yeşilgöl; 1500 m a. s. l.; Remark & Wendelbo s. n.; ISTE [ISTE 101596]! • C 3 Konya, Beyşehir, Kurucova, Suludere district; 1500 m a. s. l.; 8. VI. 1975; H. Peşmen & A. Güner 2183; HUB [HUB 01517]! • C 4 Konya, Seydişehir, Şahinkayası district; 1500 m a. s. l.; 14. IV. 1982; H. Ocakverdi s. n.; ANK [ANK 1358]! • C 2 Muğla, Köyceğiz, Sultaniye district; 17. IV. 1992; A. Güner H. Duman & A. Dönmez 10450; GAZI [GAZI 210919]! • A 3 Ankara, Ayaşbeli Çal Hill; 1380 m a. s. l.; 13. IV. 1986; M. Vural s. n.; GAZI [GAZI 4030]! • C 3 Konya, Beyşehir-Akseki Plateau, Baharan district; 1400 m a. s. l.; 21. IV. 1983, M. Koyuncu 5934; AEF [AEF 13415]! • A 3 Bolu, Göynük, Sünnetgölü district; 965 m a. s. l.; 7. IV. 2009; A. Güner, M. Johnson & N. İkinci 15387; NGBB [NGBB 001980]! • B 4 Ankara, Beypazarı, Sığıryatağı Hill; 1400 m a. s. l.; 24. IV. 2013; A. Ö. Çimen s. n.; NGBB [NGBB 009180]! • B 2 İzmir, Ödemiş, above Bozdağ village; 1300 m a. s. l.; 3. IV. 1972; E. Leblebici s. n.; EGE [EGE 15109]!. Corydalis wendelboi subsp. congesta: Turkey • A 3 Bolu, around Lake Abant; 1350 m a. s. l.; 28. IV. 2019; M. Koçyiğit s. n.; ISTE [ISTE 116560]! • A 2 (A) Bursa, Uludağ, Kirazlıyayla district; 24. IV. 1964; A & T. Baytop s. n.; ISTE [ISTE 7587]! • B 3 Eskişehir, between the junction of Kütahya and Eskişehir roads and Bozüyük; 17. IV. 1965; A & T. Baytop s. n.; ISTE [ISTE 7878]! • A 5 Amasya, Doğantepe Kayacık village; 950 m a. s. l.; 11. IV. 1982; A & T. Baytop s. n.; ISTE [ISTE 48459]! • A 2 Kocaeli, Maşukiye- Kartepe (Keltepe); 30. V. 1987; N. Özhatay, E. Özhatay & M. Johnson s. n.; ISTE [ISTE 57794]! • A 4 Kastamonu, Ilgaz passage, 40 km to Kastamonu; 1770 m a. s. l.; 18. V. 1972; A. & T. Baytop s. n.; ISTE [ISTE 21751]! • A 3 Bolu, Abant Lake side, under Pinus forest; 11. IV. 1973; T. Baytop s. n.; ISTE [ISTE 24198]! • A 5 Amasya, Akdağ, above Ormanözü village, Eğricepınar district, wetlands; 1200 m a. s. l.; 29. III. 1977; T. Baytop s. n.; ISTE [ISTE 36611]! • A 1 (A) Balıkesir, Marmara Island, hills around the radar facility; 700 m a. s. l.; 16. III. 1977; E. TuzlacI s. n.; ISTE [ISTE 36511]! • B 2 Kütahya, Mount Murat, Kesik Söğüt district; 1600 m a. s. l.; 18. V. 1978; A. Baytop s. n.; ISTE [ISTE 39400]! • A 4 Ankara, between Kızılcahamam and Gerede, near the passage; 1512 m a. s. l.; 30. III. 2011; E. Kaya 1807; ISTE [ISTE 99393]! • A 3 Bolu, near Abant Lake; 1320 m a. s. l.; 28. III. 2011; E. Kaya 1782; ISTE [ISTE 95481]! • A 3 Bolu, Sarıalan-Yazıören Plateau, rocky area; 1677 m a. s. l.; 4. V. 2014; H. Arslan 1024; DUOF [DUOF 0002247]! • A 3 Düzce, Sinekli Plateau; 1399 m a. s. l.; 2. IV. 2010; N. Koçer 1082; DUOF [DUOF 0003500]! • A 3 Bolu, Yedigöller National Park, yellow pine forest clearings; 1730 m a. s. l.; 15. IV. 2018; A. Ayteğin & Y. Zorlu 2339; DUOF [DUOF 0007674]! • B 4 Ankara, Kızılcahamam, Mount Işık; 1500 m a. s. l.; F. Demircioğlu & M. Koyuncu s. n.; AEF [AEF 7359]! • Kastamonu, Mount Ilgaz; 1800 m a. s. l.; 11. V. 1982; Y. Akman & E. Yurdakulol s. n.; ANK [ANK 12457]! C. tauricola: Turkey • C 6 Adana, Seyhan, Düldül Dağı, Haruniye; 1300 m a. s. l.; P. H. Davis s. n.; ANK [ANK 26094]! • C 5 Adana, Seyhan, Pozantı, Bürücek; 1300 m a. s. l.; 3. IV. 1957; Davis & Hedge s. n.; ANK [ANK 26350]! • C 5 İçel, Namrun; 1000 - 1800 m a. s. l.; Balls s. n.; ANK [ANK 176]! • C 6 Adana, Saimbeyli, Bozoğlan Mt, Obruk Plateau; 1400 m a. s. l.; 13. IV. 1957; Davis & Hedge s. n.; ANK [ANK 26683]! • C 6 Kahramanmaraş, Akkar Mt; 1524 m a. s. l.; 1. V. 1934; Balls s. n.; ANK [ANK 942]! • C 4 İçel, Mut to Ermenek; 1800 m a. s. l.; 14. V. 1965; M. J. E. Coode & B. M. G. Jones s. n.; E [E 00410736]! • C 4 Konya, Ermenek, Damlaçal, Sedir ormanı; 1750 m a. s. l.; 4. IV. 1979; M. Vural s. n.; ANK [ANK 1221]!, E [E 00410737] • C 6 Hatay, Amanus Mts, Karlik tepe from sogukoluk; 900 m a. s. l.; 26. III. 1967; M. J. Cheese s. n.; E [E 00410739] • C 6 Kahramanmaraş, Engirek Mt, Biçmeoluk district; 1500 m a. s. l.; 21. IV. 1987; H. Duman s. n.; GAZI [GAZI 2485]! • B 6 Kahramanmaraş, Göksun, Acalmak, Cennet river; 1800 m a. s. l.; 25. IV. 1987; B. YIldIz s. n.; HUB [HUB 01530]! • C 4 Mersin, between Silifke and Gülnar, rocky places; 750 m a. s. l.; 7. III. 1973; M. Liden s. n.; ISTE [ISTE 23911]! • C 5 Niğde, Çamardı district; 1740 m a. s. l.; M. Liden s. n.; ISTE [ISTE 101598]! • C 6 Hatay, Antakya, Harbiye- Yayladağı, near Şenköy village; 800 m a. s. l.; 20. III. 1955; H. Demiriz s. n.; ISTF [ISTF 13986]! • C 6 Kahramanmaraş, Hartlap, between Fatih and Hacılar district, Bozarmut passage; 1580 m a. s. l.; 30. IV. 2007; A. Güner s. n.; NGBB [NGBB 00240]! • C 6 Adana, Saimbeyli, between Karakuyu village and Sarıçiçek plateau; 1530 m a. s. l.; 22. III. 2014; A. Güner s. n.; NGBB [NGBB 006377]!	en	Olcay, Bülent, Kültür, ükran, Dogru-Koca, Aslı (2025): A new subspecies of Corydalis wendelboi Lidén (Papaveraceae) from NW Türkiye, evidence from morphological and molecular analysis. Adansonia (3) 47 (21): 341-351, DOI: 10.5252/adansonia2025v47a21, URL: https://sciencepress.mnhn.fr/sites/default/files/articles/pdf/adansonia2025v47a21.pdf
04289970FFC3FFDEFC7DB771FB1811BF.taxon	description	DESCRIPTION Perennial, herbs, tuber simple ± spherical, 10 - 15 (- 20) mm in diameter. Stem very slender, erect 10 - 20 (- 25) cm long with one yellowish scale leaf at the base. Cauline leaves 2, green, alternate, 3 (- 4) × ternate, long-stalked with deeply divided leaflets. The segments very narrow, divided into obovate to obtuse laciniae, c. 3 mm wide at the mid-point. Racemes lax, 5 - 15 flowered. Bracts 5 (- 6) mm long, obovate, semiamplexicaul, divided deeply into numerous unequal acute to obtuse thin lobes. Bracts always longer than pedicels. Pedicels very short, 1 - 2 (3) mm, patent to recurved in fruit. Corolla pale pink, pale lilac to reddish purple, with inner petals internally tipped dark purple at the apex. Spur 7 - 12 mm long, straight to slightly curved; outer petals subspathulate, obtuse; lower petal 2 - 4 mm broad. Stigma flattened with simple lateral papillae. Nectary 4 - 6 mm long, c. 1 / 3 - 2 / 5 as long as spur. Capsule lanceolate, 10 - 17 seeded, (12 -) 13 - 18 × 2.5 - 4 mm. Seeds c. 1.2 mm in diameter, with spirally twisted elaiosome (Figs 2; 3).	en	Olcay, Bülent, Kültür, ükran, Dogru-Koca, Aslı (2025): A new subspecies of Corydalis wendelboi Lidén (Papaveraceae) from NW Türkiye, evidence from morphological and molecular analysis. Adansonia (3) 47 (21): 341-351, DOI: 10.5252/adansonia2025v47a21, URL: https://sciencepress.mnhn.fr/sites/default/files/articles/pdf/adansonia2025v47a21.pdf
04289970FFC3FFDEFC7DB771FB1811BF.taxon	discussion	MOLECULAR PHYLOGENY The samples of the new subspecies Corydalis wendelboi subsp. fragilis subsp. nov. occurred in the clade A. The phylogenetic tree displayed that clade A was strongly supported by posterior probability and high bootstrap value (PP = 1, BS = 99) (Fig. 1). This clade was subdivided into subclades: three samples from two different populations of C. wendelboi subsp. fragilis subsp. nov. formed a monophyletic subclade with strong posterior probability and moderate bootstrap value (PP = 0.99 BS = 73). C. tauricola was a sister group of the C. wendelboi subsp. fragilis subsp. nov. lineage, with branch support values (PP = 0.86, weak BS = 63). In the second subclade, two samples from different populations of C. wendelboi subsp. wendelboi were on the same lineage with moderate posterior probability and weak bootstrap value (PP = 0.88, weak BS = 63). C. wendelboi subsp. congesta was a sister species of the C. wendelboi subsp. wendelboi lineage group was on the same lineage with strong posterior probability and high bootstrap value (PP = 1, BS = 93). C. henrikii was sister to C. wendelboi group. Regarding clade B, C. intermedia Mérat, and C. ‘ caucasica alba ’, which is a garden-origin specimen and whose identification is uncertain (Lidén et al. 1995) conducted a clade with a high posterior probability and medium bootstrap value (PP = 0.97, BS = 73). In clade C, C. pumila and the intra-specific taxa of C. solida generate a monophyletic clade supported by a moderate posterior probability and bootstrap value (PP = 0.76, BS = 74). Sequences obtained from the GenBank and in this study demonstrate consistency.	en	Olcay, Bülent, Kültür, ükran, Dogru-Koca, Aslı (2025): A new subspecies of Corydalis wendelboi Lidén (Papaveraceae) from NW Türkiye, evidence from morphological and molecular analysis. Adansonia (3) 47 (21): 341-351, DOI: 10.5252/adansonia2025v47a21, URL: https://sciencepress.mnhn.fr/sites/default/files/articles/pdf/adansonia2025v47a21.pdf
