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

Year 2025, Volume: 9 Issue: 1, 55 - 62, 30.05.2025

Veysel Sonay

https://doi.org/10.47947/ijnls.1692070

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

Ethical Statement

No ethical clearance is required

Supporting Institution

Author declare no financial support.

Project Number

It was carried out without a project

Thanks

We thank Erkan Gürbüz and Yavuz Öz for their assistance in the field.

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

Abstract

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.

Keywords

Anatolia , Elazığ , Sarıcan , Karakoçan , new species , taxonomy

Project Number

It was carried out without a project

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