A new species of Ornithogalum (Hyacinthaceae) from East Anatolia, Turkey

Authors

BİROL MUTLU
ŞÜKRÜ KARAKUŞ

Abstract

Ornithogalum malatyanum Mutlu is described as a new species from Malatya Province, East Anatolia, Turkey. A description, photographs, and an identification key including related species are given. The International Union for Conservation of Nature threat category and observations on the ecology of the populations are noted. The chromosome number of the new species is 2n = 24. The morphological differences between the new species and related taxa are also discussed.

DOI

10.3906/bot-1102-18

Keywords

Chromosome, geophyte, Ornithogaleae, taxonomy

First Page

125

Last Page

133

Recommended Citation

MUTLU, BİROL and KARAKUŞ, ŞÜKRÜ (2012) "A new species of Ornithogalum (Hyacinthaceae) from East Anatolia, Turkey," Turkish Journal of Botany: Vol. 36: No. 2, Article 2. https://doi.org/10.3906/bot-1102-18
Available at: https://journals.tubitak.gov.tr/botany/vol36/iss2/2