A new species of Ornithogalum (Hyacinthaceae) from East Anatolia, Turkey

Authors : Birol MUTLU, Şükrü KARAKUŞ

Pages : 125-133

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Publication Date : 0000-00-00

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :Ornithogalum malatyanum Mutlu is described as a new species from Malatya Province, East Anatolia, Turkey. A description, photographs, and an identification key including related species are given. The International Union for Conservation of Nature threat category and observations on the ecology of the populations are noted. The chromosome number of the new species is 2n = 24. The morphological differences between the new species and related taxa are also discussed.
Keywords : Key words Chromosome, geophyte, Ornithogaleae, taxonomy