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Muscari vuralii sp. nov. (Liliaceae/Hyacinthaceae) from south Anatolia, Turkey
Author(s) -
Doğu Süleyman,
Bağcı Yavuz
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
nordic journal of botany
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.333
H-Index - 33
eISSN - 1756-1051
pISSN - 0107-055X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1756-1051.2009.00427.x
Subject(s) - liliaceae , biology , botany , taxonomy (biology) , biogeography , key (lock) , zoology , ecology
Muscari vuralii Y. Bağcı & Doğu sp. nov. (Liliaceae/Hyacinthaceae) from the Karaman (C4 Karaman–Turkey) is described and illustrated. It is closely related to M. coeleste Fomin and M. macbeathianum Kit Tan. Diagnostic morphological characters are discussed and a key to related Muscari species in Turkey is given. The geographical distribution of the new species is mapped. Notes are also presented on its ecology, biogeography and conservation status.