Tuesday, December 17, 2024

[Botany • 2023] Fritillaria ecerii (Liliaceae) • A New Species from Southeastern Anatolia, Turkey

 

 Fritillaria ecerii Balos & Eker,  

in Eker et Balo, 2023. 
 
Abstract
Fritillaria ecerii Balos & Eker sp. nova (Liliaceae) is described from the province of Mardin, SE Anatolia, Turkey. It is morphologically similar to F. melananthera in having a striped perigone, to F. caucasica and F. baskilensis in having a long style, and to F. assyriaca in having the same number of leaves. However, it clearly differs from F. melananthera and F. assyriaca mainly by its smooth style, longer filaments and more numerous bracts, and from F. caucasica and F. baskilensis mainly by its striped perigone and more numerous bracts. Diagnostic characteristics, a description, images, and a conservation assessment are provided.

 Fritillaria ecerii.
— A: Habitat. — B: Habit. — C, F and G: Lateral view of flowers. — D: Top view of flower. — E: Bottom view of flower. — H: Habit of fruiting plant.

 Fritillaria ecerii Balos & Eker sp. nova 


İsmail Eker and Mehmet Maruf Balo. 2023. Fritillaria ecerii (Liliaceae), A New Species from Southeastern Anatolia, Turkey. Annales Botanici Fennici. 60(1), 231-236. DOI: doi.org/10.5735/085.060.0135