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

Authors

LÜTFİ BEHÇET
MUSTAFA RÜSTEMOĞLU

DOI

10.3906/bot-1107-14

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.

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