Allium murat-sonayii (Amaryllidaceae), a new species from Türkiye Author Balos, Mehmet Maruf 0000-0002-9590-5237 Şanlıurfa Provincial Directorate of National Education, Fatma Zehra Girls Anatolian Imam Hatip High School TUR- 63320 Karaköprü, Şanlıurfa, Türkiye. & mbalos @ gmail. com; https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0002 - 9590 - 5237 mbalos@gmail.com Author Sonay, Veysel 0000-0001-8523-5113 Şanlıurfa No. 2 T Type Closed Penitentiary Institution, Gölgen district, TUR- 63340 Karaköprü, Şanlıurfa, Türkiye. & sonayveysel @ gmail. com; https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0001 - 8523 - 5113 sonayveysel@gmail.com Author Çeçen, Cahit 0000-0001-6789-9397 Elmalı village, Elmalı street, No: 34, TUR- 47400 Kızıltepe, Mardin, Türkiye. & cahittcecen @ gmail. com; https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0001 - 6789 - 9397 cahittcecen@gmail.com Author Akan, Hasan 0000-0002-3033-4349 Department of Biology, Arts and Sciences Faculty, Harran University, TUR- 63050 Haliliye, Şanlıurfa, Türkiye. & hakan @ harran. edu. tr; https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0002 - 3033 - 4349 hakan@harran.edu.tr text Phytotaxa 2023 2023-06-19 600 1 43 51 http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.600.1.6 journal article 56372 10.11646/phytotaxa.600.1.6 4429c4ed-137d-4916-941f-c3e28511bd8e 1179-3163 8054186
TABLE 1. Distinguishing characters between Allium murat-sonayii, A. stearnianum, A. stearnianum subsp. vanense , A. aybukeae, A. gemiciana, A. yamadagensis and A. dictyoprasum (data from: Kollmann et al. 1983, Duman & Ekşi 2017, Yıldırımlı & Kılıç 2016, Ekşi & Yıldırım 2019).
CharactersAllium murat-sonayiiA. stearnianumA. stearnianum subsp. vanenseA. aybukeaeA. gemicianaA. yamadagensisA. dictyoprasum
Bulbovoidovoid or globoseovoid or globosenarrowly ovoidovoidovoidoblong-ovoid
Bulb diam. (cm)0.7–2.5l–1.5 (–2.5)l–1.5(–2.5)0.5–10.8–1.31–1.5(1.8-) 2–2.5
Outer tunicdark brownish, papyraceousbrownish-grey or brownish, membranousbrownish-grey or brownish, membranousmembranouswhite-yellowish, coriaceous, shinybrown, membranousreticulate-fibrous, produced into a long neck (12-15 cm)
Bulblets length (mm)6–8.5, light purpleca. 10, dirty yellowca. 10, dirty yellowno bulbletsno bulbletsrarely present28–34 mm, light yellow
Stemstraight or flexuous belowflexuous belowstraightslightly curvederecterecterect
Stem length (cm)14–2720–35 (–40)20–35 (–40)12–25ca. 23–2935–50(40-) 60–150
Number of leaves21–31–3222–33–4