Allium ekimianum: a new species (Amaryllidaceae) from Turkey

By

Ekşi, Gülnur
Koyuncu, Mehmet
Özkan, Ayşe Mine Gençler

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2016

Original Publication

PhytoKeys

Volume

62

Pages

83-93

Subjects

Allium , endemic species , section Allium , taxonomy , Turkey

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers [2010]-

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/phytokeys.62.7796

 

Abstract

Allium ekimianum is described here as a new species. This taxon belongs to the genus Allium section Allium and grows in Elazığ Province (East Anatolia, Turkey). It is a narrowly distributed species and morphologically most similar to A. asperiflorum and A. sintenisii, and A. erzincanicum but it is clearly differentiated due to the curved stem, smooth pedicel surfaces, bracteole arrangements at pedicel bases, tepal lengths and surfaces. In this study, a comprehensive description, distribution map of A. ekimianum, identification key, and detailed illustrations are provided for A. ekimianum and related taxa.