Allium kyrenium (Amaryllidaceae), a new species from Northern Cyprus.
- Authors: Giusso del Galdo, G; Brullo, C; Brullo, S; Salmeri, C
- Publication year: 2015
- Type: Articolo in rivista (Articolo in rivista)
- Key words: Allium sect. Codonoprasum, eastern Mediterranean, karyology, leaf anatomy, taxonomy
- OA Link: http://hdl.handle.net/10447/158346
Abstract
Allium kyrenium, a new species of Allium sect. Codonoprasum, is described and illustrated from northern Cyprus. It is a very circumscribed geophyte growing on the calcareous cliffs of the Kyrenia range. This diploid species, with a somatic chromosome number 2n = 16, shows close morphological relationships with A. stamineum, a species complex distributed in the eastern Mediterranean area. Its morphology, karyology, leaf anatomy, ecology, conservation status and taxonomical relationships with the allied species belonging to the A. stamineum group are examined.