Allium shirnakiense, sect. Melanocrommyum (Liliaceae), a new species from South-eastern Turkey

Authors

LÜTFİ BEHÇET
MUSTAFA RÜSTEMOĞLU

Abstract

Allium shirnakiense L.Behçet & Rüstemoğlu sp. nova (sect. Melanocrommyum Webb & Berth.) is described as a species new to science on the basis of material collected from Şırnak Province. Morphologically, it is related to A. rhetoreanum Nab., which is an species endemic to South-eastern Turkey. A diagnosis, a taxonomic description, and some illustrations are given.

DOI

10.3906/bot-1107-14

Keywords

Allium, taxonomy, Şırnak, Southeast Anatolia, Turkey

First Page

450

Last Page

454

Recommended Citation

BEHÇET, LÜTFİ and RÜSTEMOĞLU, MUSTAFA (2012) "Allium shirnakiense, sect. Melanocrommyum (Liliaceae), a new species from South-eastern Turkey," Turkish Journal of Botany: Vol. 36: No. 5, Article 4. https://doi.org/10.3906/bot-1107-14
Available at: https://journals.tubitak.gov.tr/botany/vol36/iss5/4