Abstract
The former Soviet republics of Middle Asia are an important area of Allium Linnaeus (1753: 294) diversity. The latest checklist by Khassanov (2008) recorded 244 species and subspecies. At least 18 new species were described from Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, and Tajikistan afterwards (Lazkov 2008, Fritsch 2009, Fritsch & Friesen 2009, Khassanov & Tojibaev 2009, 2010, Khassanov et al. 2009, 2011, 2013, Sennikov & Lazkov 2013, Tojibaev et al. 2014 , Seregin et al. 2015). Due to the high number of extremely rare local endemics, Allium species of this region are still underexplored. For instance, some collections in many herbaria are still remaining unnamed or bear provisional identifications.