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Issue: Vol. 749 No. 2: 26 Mar. 2026
Type: Article
Published: 2026-03-26
DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.749.2.8
Page range: 201-208
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Gagea baskilensis (Liliaceae), a new species from eastern Anatolia (Elazığ, Türkiye)

Bingöl University, Faculty of Science and Art, Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, 12000 Bingöl, Türkiye
flora of Türkiye lily family new Gagea Monocots

Abstract

Gagea baskilensis (Liliaceae) is described from Elazığ, eastern Anatolia, Türkiye. It shares some morphological similarities with G. ramulosa and G. dubia but is clearly distinguished from them, mainly by its alternate cauline leaves, flattened beaked structures of bulblets in the cauline leaf axil, up to 2.8 mm long and oblong shaped anthers and short filaments and root features. Based on IUCN criteria and categories, its conservational status is assessed to be critically endangered (CR).

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How to Cite

Behçet, L. (2026) Gagea baskilensis (Liliaceae), a new species from eastern Anatolia (Elazığ, Türkiye). Phytotaxa 749 (2): 201–208. https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.749.2.8