Fritillaria saricanense (Liliaceae), A New Species From Eastern Anatolia, Türkiye

Abstract

Fritillaria saricanense Sonay sp. nov. (Liliaceae) was described from Elazığ province of Eastern Anatolia. It morphologically similar to F. avzemiae, but differs from it mainly in bulb, leaf, perigon, outher and inner perigone and style characteristics. A detailed description, comparative table, pictures and endangered category of this species are given here.

Keywords

• Anatolia
• Elazığ
• Sarıcan
• Karakoçan
• new species
• taxonomy

Fritillaria saricanense (Liliaceae), A New Species From Eastern Anatolia, Türkiye

Öz

Fritillaria saricanense Sonay sp. nov. (Liliaceae) Doğu Anadolu'nun Elazığ ilinden tanımlanmıştır. Morfolojik olarak F. avzemiae'ye benzer, ancak ondan esas olarak soğan, yaprak, perigon, dış ve iç perigon ve stil özellikleri bakımından farklıdır. Bu türün ayrıntılı bir tanımı, karşılaştırmalı tablosu, resimleri ve tehlike altındaki kategorisi burada verilmiştir.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Anatolia
• Elazığ
• Sarıcan
• Karakoçan
• new species
• taxonomy

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