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| Allium kubeysdaghense Balos & Sonay, in Sonay, Gül, Balos et Bagcı, 2024. |
Allium kubeysdaghense Balos & Sonay, Allium sect. a new species from Codonoprasum, described from Elazığ Province, eastern Turkey. It is morphologically similar to A. turcicum and A. turcicum subsp. fusciflorum in general shape and presence of long spathe valves. But it differs in papyrus-like outer tunic; flexible, purple or green petioles on the upper part of the leaves; leaf sheaths covering up to 2/3 of the total length of the scape; crescent-shaped leaf cross-section; leaf margins with 3 to 6 scabrous teeth; verrucose leaf surface; non waxy, cream or white bell-shaped perigone; different structure and shape of inner and outer tepals; reticulate ovary surface. This study includes a detailed description of the new species, photographs of the species, habitat and ecological characteristics, conservation assessment, significant morphological differences with related species, and seed micromorphology (SEM).
Elazığ, Karakoçan, Kovancılar, Palu, New onion, Sultan Kubeys Mountain
Allium kubeysdaghense Balos & Sonay sp. nov.
Etymology: The new species takes its name from Sultan Kubeys, which gave its name to Sultan Kubeys Mountain and where his tomb is located. Sultan Kubeys Mountain is located between the Kovancilar, Palu and Karakoçan districts, close to the Elazığ-Bingöl border. The new scientific Turkish name suggested according to the guides of Menemen et al., (2016; 2021) is "Kubeys soğanı", named in honor of Sultan Kubeys.
Veysel Sonay, Emel Gül, Mehmet Maruf Balos and Eyup Bagcı. 2024. Allium kubeysdaghense, A New Species of Allium sect. Codonoprasum (Amaryllidaceae) from Eastern Anatolia, Türkiye. International Journal of Nature and Life Sciences. 8(2), 111-124.
