Monday, September 23, 2024

[Botany • 2024] Fritillaria yalcinii (Liliaceae) • A New Species from southeastern Turkey


Fritillaria yalcinii  
 
in Balos, Çeçen, Tekşen, Yıldırım et Sonay, 2024. 

Abstract
Fritillaria yalcinii (Liliaceae) is described as a new species from Diyarbakır Province, southeastern Turkey. It is superficially similar to F. carica, F. forbesii, F. minima, F. minuta, F. mughlae and F. sibthorpiana, but differs in several morphological characters, such as leaves, perigon, nectary, filament, stigma and anther. Diagnostic characteristics, a comprehensive description, photographs, geographical distribution, conservation assessment, observations and a distribution map are provided.

Keywords: Çermik, Diyarbakır, Mesopotamia, taxonomy





Mehmet Maruf Balos, Cahit Çeçen, Mehtap Tekşen, Hasan Yıldırım and Veysel Sonay. 2024. Fritillaria yalcinii (Liliaceae), A New Species from southeastern Turkey. Nordic Journal of Botany. DOI: doi.org/10.1111/njb.04220