Muscari erdalii (Asparagaceae, Scilloideae), a new species from Southern Turkey

Demirci S., Ozhatay N., Kocyigit M.

PHYTOTAXA, cilt.154, sa.1, ss.38-46, 2013 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 154 Sayı: 1
  • Basım Tarihi: 2013
  • Doi Numarası: 10.11646/phytotaxa.154.1.2
  • Dergi Adı: PHYTOTAXA
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.38-46
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Muscari, Leopoldia, Mersin, taxonomy, Turkey, HYACINTHACEAE, LILIACEAE/HYACINTHACEAE, ANATOLIA
  • Çukurova Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Muscari erdalii is described as a new species from Mersin, Southern Turkey. A description, photographs and identification key to the subgenus Leopoldia for Turkish species are given. The morphological differences between the new species and related taxa (M. tenuiflorum Tausch, M. babachii Eker & Koyuncu) are also presented. Also the karyomorphology of M. erdalii, M. tenuiflorum and M. babachii is presented and discussed. The chromosome number of the new species is 2n = 18.