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Type: Article
Published: 2015-06-09
Page range: 283–292
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Morphological and molecular data reveal a new species of Allium (Amaryllidaceae) from SW Anatolia, Turkey

Akdeniz University, Faculty of Education, Department of Biology, Antalya, Turkey
Istanbul University, Faculty of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmaceutical Botany, Istanbul, Turkey
Akdeniz University, Faculty of Agriculture, Department of Agronomy, Antalya, Turkey
Allium Antalya ITS Melonocrommyum taxonomy Turkey Monocots

Abstract

Allium undulatitepalum (Amaryllidaceae) is described as a new species from the Antalya Province of Turkey. It belongs to the section Melanocrommyum and is endemic to the south-western region of Turkey. The new species is a close relative of A. orientale, but according to results of the ITS sequences, and based on the morphological differences presented in the description, it is clearly different from its relative. A phylogenetic tree, distribution map, illustrations, pollen and seed microphotographs, karyo-morphology, as well as notes on the biogeography and ecology of the new species are provided.