Loncomelos koprulense (Asparagaceae), a new species from southern Turkey

By

Bogdanović, Sandro
Brullo, Salvatore
Salmeri, Cristina

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2021

Original Publication

PhytoKeys

Volume

175

Pages

33--44

Subjects

Distribution , karyology , Mediterranean , Ornithogaleae , Ornithogalum s.l , taxonomy

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers [2010]-

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/phytokeys.175.62037

 

Abstract

A new species, Loncomelos koprulense (Asparagaceae), is described and illustrated from southern Turkey. It is a very rare endemic species growing on small semi-rocky escarpments within the Köprülü Kanyon in the province of Antalya. Morphologically for its hairy leaves, L. koprulense shows some relationships with L. malatyanum and L. tardum, species localized in Anatolia too. The chromosome number of the new species is 2n = 2x = 22. Geographical distribution map for L. koprulense, L. malatyanum and L. tardum is provided.