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 Allium asperiflorum and Allium sintenisii, and Allium 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 Allium ekimianum, identification key, and detailed illustrations are provided for Allium ekimianum and related taxa.
Highlights
The genus Allium L. is one of the largest monocotyledonous genera with c. 900 species distributed world-wide (Govaerts et al 2013, Keusgen et al 2011)
The present study is focused on the morphological characters for distinguishing a new species in Allium section Allium
Investigations on living and herbarium specimens suggest that this new species is morphologically most similar to A. asperiflorum, A. erzincanicum N
Summary
The genus Allium L. is one of the largest monocotyledonous genera with c. 900 species distributed world-wide (Govaerts et al 2013, Keusgen et al 2011). Turkey has approximately 190 Allium taxa in 14 sections, c. During the revision of the treatment of Allium in Turkey, individuals of a new species were collected by Prof. The present study is focused on the morphological characters for distinguishing a new species in Allium section Allium.
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