Allium olivieri Boiss. (Alliaceae), a new taxon to Turkey, with contributions to its taxonomy

İsmail Eker, Mehmet Koyuncu

Abstract


Allium olivieri Boiss. (Alliaceae) is reported as a new record for Turkish flora. It was identified using the collected specimens and Flora orientalis, Flora of Iraq and Flora Iranica. The detailed description, illustrations, geographical distribution, habitat, status of IUCN extinction risk and some comments and discussions on the taxonomy of the species are given.

Keywords


Alliaceae; Allium; Allium olivieri; Turkey

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.5586/asbp.2011.032

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