Allium formosum Sennikov & Lazkov (Amaryllidaceae), a new species from Kyrgyzstan

By

Sennikov, Alexander
Lazkov, Georgy A

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2013

Original Publication

PhytoKeys

Volume

21

Pages

29-36

Subjects

Central Asia , Conservation , endemism , hotspot , new species , plant protection , Western Tian-Shan

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers [2010]-

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/phytokeys.21.4130

 

Abstract

Allium formosum Sennikov & Lazkov sp. nov. is described as new to science and illustrated. This species is the second member of A. sect. Spathulata F.O.Khass. & R.M.Fritsch, being different from A. spathulatum F.O.Khass. & R.M.Fritsch in larger, broader, obtuse and more intensely purple-coloured tepals, and in a more robust habit. It is a local endemic of Babash-Ata Mt. Range situated east of Fergana Valley in Kyrgyzstan, recommended for legal protection as Endangered because of the very small population size in its only locality.