Allium shahinii: a new species of A. sect. Scorodon (Amaryllidaceae) from Turkey

EKŞİ G., DUMAN H.

PHYTOTAXA, cilt.461, sa.3, ss.195-203, 2020 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 461 Sayı: 3
  • Basım Tarihi: 2020
  • Doi Numarası: 10.11646/phytotaxa.461.3.6
  • Dergi Adı: PHYTOTAXA
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, BIOSIS, CAB Abstracts
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.195-203
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: A. moschatum, A. stocksianum, A. spirophyllum, A. circumflexum, morphology, taxonomy, Turkey, MOLECULAR PHYLOGENY, ALLIACEAE, DNA
  • Gazi Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Allium shahinii, a new species of Allium sect. Scorodon, is described and illustrated from Erzincan Province, Eastern Turkey. It is a narrowly distributed geophyte growing on siliceous screes of warm exposure in mountain ranges of the nemoral and thermophilous deciduous woodland zone, showing close morphological relationships mainly with A. moschatum, A. stocksianum, A. spirophyllum, A. circumflexum but it is clearly differentiated due to perigon, outer tunic, indumentum, leaf and scape characteristics. In this study, diagnostic characters, description, taxonomic comments, photographs, distribution map, detailed illustration, the conservation status of A. shahinii and identification key are provided for A. shahinii and related taxa. According to IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria, A. shahinii is assessed here as a Critically Endangered (CR) species.