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| Fritillaria kordestanica M.Advay, in Advay, Rix & Tekşen, 2022. |
Fritillaria Linnaeus (1753: 303; Liliaceae) comprises about 170 species of geophytic perennials (Rix 2019) occurring in most temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere (Tomović et al. 2007, Hill 2014, Day et al. 2014). The largest number of taxa has been found in Turkey (46 species) and Greece (31 taxa, 26 species and five subspecies).
Keywords: Fritillaria, taxonomy, Hawraman, Marivan, Kordestan, Iran, Monocots
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| Fritillaria kordestanica habitat. A. Flowering. B. Fruiting. |
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| Fritillaria kordestanica. A. Habit. B–C. Floral details. D. Bud, E. Pistil and stamens. F. Outer tepal and inner tepal. G. Capsules and seeds. H. Bulbs. |
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| Habitat of Fritillaria kordestanica (photos by M. Advay). |
Fritillaria kordestanica M.Advay, sp. nov.
Fritillaria kordestanica is distinct from related species by its combination of shiny green leaves with short stemsusually less than 15 cm high and narrowly campanulate, dark brownish purple, often striped flowers, with a large basalnectary. Fritillaria kordestanica is similar to F. uva-vulpis, F. chlororhabdota, F. assyriaca in its narrowly campanulateflowers and habit.
Etymology:—Referring to Kordestan Province (Western Iran), where the new species was discovered.
Mahfouz Advay, Martyn Rix and Mehtap Tekşen. 2022. Fritillaria kordestanica (Liliaceae), A New Species from western Iran. Phytotaxa. 554(1); 70-76. DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.554.1.5
