<i>Allium sphaeronixum</i> (Amaryllidaceae), A New Species from Turkey
Mine Koçyiğit,
Cristina Salmeri,
Neriman Özhatay,
Erdal Kaya,
Salvatore Brullo
Affiliations
Mine Koçyiğit
Department of Pharmaceutical Botany, Faculty of Pharmacy, Istanbul University, Beyazıt, TR-34452 Istanbul, Turkey
Cristina Salmeri
Department of Biological, Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences and Technologies (STEBICEF), University of Palermo, Via Archirafi 38, 90123 Palermo, Italy
Neriman Özhatay
Department of Pharmaceutical Botany, Faculty of Pharmacy, Istanbul University, Beyazıt, TR-34452 Istanbul, Turkey
Erdal Kaya
Atatürk Central Horticultural Research Institute, 77102 Yalova, Turkey
Salvatore Brullo
Department of Biological, Geological and Environmental Sciences, University of Catania, Via A. Longo 19, 95125 Catania, Italy
In this paper, Allium sphaeronixum, a new species of the sect. Codonoprasum from Turkey, is described and illustrated. The new species is endemic to Central Anatolia, limited to the area of Nevşehir, where it grows on sandy or rocky soil at an elevation of 1000–1300 m a.s.l. Its morphology, phenology, karyology, leaf anatomy, seed testa micromorphology, chorology, and conservation status are examined in detail. The taxonomic relationships with the closest allied species, A. staticiforme and A. myrianthum, are also highlighted and discussed.
