18a. Cyanus triumfettii subsp. triumfettii

Centaurea atrata Willdenow (1803: 2290) . Centaurea axillaris var. atrata (Willd.) Boissier (1875: 636) . Cyanus atratus (Willd.) Holub (1972: 316) . Type:— TURKEY. Habitat in Anatolia, Tournefort & Gundelsheimer s.n. (holotype B-W 16556 -01 0!).

Centaurea huetii Boissier (1856: 69) . Cyanus huetii (Boiss.) Soják (1972: 131) . Type:— TURKEY. Circa Erzeroum, prope Satchernik, July 1853, Huet du Pavillon s.n. (holotype G-BOIS! (G00765968), isotypes BM000552046!, G00414391!, JE00022010!, K000794257!).

Centaurea cana f. fulgens Bornmüller (1944: 375), syn. nova.

Type:— TURKEY. In monte Göl-dagh, June 1893, Bornmüller 3405 (holotype B 10 0367382!) .

Taxonomic notes: — Centaurea cana f. fulgens was described by Bornmüller (1944). The epithet “ fulgens ” means bright-coloured, regarding the appendages of phyllaries. My examination of herbarium sheets of C. triumfettii deposited at different herbaria confirms the presence of bright-coloured appendages, so that this form is proposed as a synonym of C. triumfettii .

Selected specimens examined:— TURKEY. A4 Çankiri: Çankiri to Ilgaz, near Topali, 1320 m, Huber-Morath 13242 (Hb. Hub. - Mor.!). B3 Konya: Sultan Da. near Akşehir, 1400 m, 1899, Bornmüller 4699 (B!, E!). B5 Kayseri: 17 km E of Bakir Da., 1640 m, Huber-Morath 10878 (Hb. Hub. - Mor.!) . Erzincan: 37 km from Erzincan to Refahiye, 1960 m, Huber-Morath 11939 (Hb. Hub. - Mor.!). C5 Niğde: Ala Da., between Çukurbağ crossroads and Narpiz gorge, 1500–2060 m, 18 June 1963, Parry 35 (E!). A9 Kars: near Çatak 14 km SW of Selim, 1920 m, Huber-Morath 15884 ( Hb. Hub. -Mor. !); Sarikamis, 2100 m, 7 July 1957, Davis & Hedge D30801 (E!); Horasan-Karaurgan, 14 miles from Horasan, 2000 m, 13 June 1957, Davis & Hedge D29513 (E!); 10 km from Sarikamis to Karakurt, 2050 m, 15 July 1966, Davis 46518 (E!); NE slope of Ağri Dağ, below Serdar Bulak, 2100 m, 27 May 1966, Davis 43795 (E!); in a meadow close to Sarykamysch, 22 June 1914, Litvinov s.n. (E!) . Van: N side of Erek Da., 2300 m, 6 June 1966, Davis 44499 (E!) . Ağri: 2 km SW of Hamur ( Murat valley), 1680 m, 1 June 1966, Davis 44085 (E!); N side of Cili on Kars Rd., 25 June 1971, Brown 594 (E!); Karakurt, 1600 m, 3 June 1971, Baytop 19987 (E!). C10 Hakkari: Sat Da. NW of Sat G., 2850 m, 28 June 1966, Davis 45493 (E!) . Artvin: 5 km westlich des Yalnizcam, 2450 m, 4 August 1973, Holtz et al. 01.016 (E!). C3 Isparta Pisidiae, May 1845, Heldreich s.n. (BM!, E!). B8 Erzurum: 29 km from Hinis to Pasinler, 1800 m, 12 July 1966, Davis 46404 (E!); S of Erzurum, approx. 2/3 rds of way to Cat., 1950 m, 1972, Brown 826 (E!); Circa Erzeroum, June 1853, Huet du Pavillon s.n. (G!). B6 Sivas: Demirdag, 2 June 1968, Baytop 13398 (E!) . Ankara: Akyarma gecidi ( Gerede-Kizilcahamam), 1580 m, 3 June 1977, Watson 5526 (E!) . Izmir: Smyrna, Whittall 487 (E!). Burujik, Kucuk Kur, Cilician Taurus, 9 June 1934, Balls 1342 (E!) .