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Type: Article
Published: 2013-12-17
Page range: 38–46
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Muscari erdalii (Asparagaceae, Scilloideae), a new species from Southern Turkey

Istanbul University
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Serpil Demirci

Department of Pharmaceutical Botany
Istanbul University
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Neriman Özhatay

Department of Pharmaceutical Botany
Istanbul University
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Mine Koçyiğit

Department of Pharmaceutical Botany
Muscari Leopoldia Mersin taxonomy Turkey

Abstract

Muscari erdalii is described as a new species from Mersin, Southern Turkey. A description, photographs and identification key to the subgenus Leopoldia for Turkish species are given. The morphological differences between the new species and related taxa (M. tenuiflorum Tausch, M. babachii Eker & Koyuncu) are also presented. Also the karyomorphology of M. erdalii, M. tenuiflorum and M. babachii is presented and discussed. The chromosome number of the new species is 2n = 18.