A New Gigantic Vicia (Perennial Wild Vetch) (Fabaceae) Taxon From Eastern Anatolia, Trkiye

Vicia freyniana Bornm.subsp. gigantea subsp. nova (gigantic wild vetch), which has been collected from the Karakogan district (ElazigTurkiye), has been defined as new subspecies for the scientific world. New subspecies; it differs from the typical subspecies primarily in terms of indumentum characteristics, large plant size, leaf and leaflet sizes, inflorescence features, inflorescence/leaf length ratio, flower parts and seed sizes.Vicia freyniana subsp. gigantea grows mostly in oak forest shades and sometimes in oak forest openings. This newly defined subspecies; description, ecological preferences, distribution map and photographs were given.