Allium cithaeronis (Alliaceae), a new species of A. sect. Scorodon from Greece.
- Authors: Bogdanović, S; Brullo, C; Brullo, S; Giusso del Galdo, G; Musarella, C; Salmeri, C
- Publication year: 2011
- Type: Articolo in rivista (Articolo in rivista)
- Key words: Allium cithaeronis, Allium sect. Scorodon, Taxonomy, Karyology, Greece
- OA Link: http://hdl.handle.net/10447/68591
Abstract
Allium cithaeronis, a new species of A. sect. Scorodon from Greece is described and illustrated. Its chromosome number (2n=16), karyogram, leaf anatomy, ecology, taxonomical relationship are examined. For some morphological features, such as exerted stamens from perigon and tuberculate lobes in the upper part of the ovary,it represents a very isolated species within the A. sect. Scorodon.