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

Abstract

Fritillaria avzemiae Sonay, Balos, M. Keskin & Tekşen, sp. nov. (Liliaceae) is described as a new species from Elazığ and Diyarbakır Province, eastern Turkey. Fritillaria avzemiae is close to F. pinardii, and F. avromanica. But differs from them by several morphological characters, such as stem, leaves, perigone, outer and inner tepal, style and ovary. Diagnostic characteristics, a description, images, and a conservation assessment are provided.

Keywords

• Anatolia
• Çüngüş
• Diyarbakır
• Elazığ
• Sivrice
• Taxonomy
• Hazardağı

Fritillaria avzemiae (Liliaceae), Doğu Anadolu'dan yeni bir tür, Türkiye

Öz

Fritillaria avzemiae Sonay, Balos, M. Keskin & Tekşen, sp. nov. (Liliaceae) is described as a new species from Elazığ and Diyarbakır Province, eastern Turkey. Fritillaria avzemiae is close to F. pinardii, and F. avromanica. But differs from them by several morphological characters, such as stem, leaves, perigone, outer and inner tepal, style and ovary. Diagnostic characteristics, a description, images, and a conservation assessment are provided.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Anatolia
• Çüngüş
• Diyarbakır
• Hazardağı
• Elazığ
• Sivrice
• Taksonomi

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