Selçuk University made an important discovery. The discovered plant was added to the scientific world with the epithet “oztasii” (Konya Morbasi).
Professor Dr. Fulya Öztaş, the Head of the Department of Child Care and Youth Services at the Health Services Vocational School of Selçuk University, along with her husband, Professor Dr. Haydar Öztaş, has made a significant discovery. The plant discovered by the Öztaş couple has been added to the scientific world with the epithet "oztasii" (Konya Morbaşı).
Samples taken from the plant, along with detailed laboratory studies, herbarium examinations, and literature comparisons, have revealed that it is a new species.
The scientific classification of the plant was conducted by Prof. Dr. İsmail Eker from Bolu Abant İzzet Baysal University, along with Assoc. Prof. Dr. Hüseyin Eroğlu and Assoc. Prof. Dr. Süleyman Mesut Pınar from Van Yüzüncü Yıl University.
The species was given the epithet "oztasii" in honor of Prof. Dr. Fulya Öztaş and Prof. Dr. Haydar Öztaş. The plant is named in Turkish as "Konya Morbaşı."
The scientific study on the plant has been published in the botanical taxonomy journal Phytotaxa.
