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Type: Article
Published: 2018-01-16
Page range: 152–166
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Allium istanbulense, a new autumnal species of A. sect. Codonoprasum (Amaryllidaceae) from Turkey and its taxonomic position among allied species

Department of Pharmaceutical Botany, Faculty of Pharmacy, Istanbul University, 34116 Beyazit, Istanbul, Turkey Eastern Mediterranean University Faculty of Pharmacy Famagusta, North Cyprus
Department of Pharmaceutical Botany, Faculty of Pharmacy, Istanbul University, 34116 Beyazit, Istanbul, Turkey
Dipartimento di Scienze Biologiche, Geologiche e Ambientali, Università di Catania, Via A. Longo 19, 95125 Catania, Italy
Dipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie Biologiche, Chimiche e Farmaceutiche, Università di Palermo, Via Archirafi 38, 90123 Palermo, Italy
karyology leaf anatomy seed new taxa Turkey Monocots

Abstract

Allium istanbulense, a new species of Allium sect. Codonoprasum, is described and illustrated from Istanbul surroundings (European Turkey). It is a late-flowering diploid species (2n = 16), occurring in the undergrowth of oak or pine woods mainly on sandy or incoherent soils. Its morphology, karyology, leaf anatomy, seed micromorphology, ecology, conservation status and taxonomic relationships are examined. A taxonomic comparison with the most allied late flowering species of sect. Codonoprasum and identification keys of the group are also provided.