Fritillaria shehbazii and F. selenica (Liliaceae), two new species from Iran

Abstract

Two new species, Fritillaria shehbazii from Western Azerbaijan province in northwest Iran and F. selenica from Kurdistan province in western Iran are described. Fritillaria shehbazii is similar to F. chlororhabdota, F. pinardii, F. zagrica, F. kordestanica, F. assyriaca and F. umitkaplanii in the F. caucasica-group in general facies, but differs mainly by the colour and size of its lowest leaves, and shape and colour of perigone segments. Fritillaria selenica is similar to F. assyriaca and F. kordestanica in general facies, but differs mainly by narrower leaves. Detailed taxonomic descriptions, diagnostic characters, original photographs, geographical distributions, habitat, phenology and ecology, etymology, conservation status and phylogenetic analysis of the new and the related species are presented.

Fritillaria yalcinii (Liliaceae), a new species from southeastern Turkey

“…The speciemens collected from Diyarbakır during the field studies were dried and stored in the herbaria HARRAN and EGE, with each specimen given a collection number. All relevant national floras, revisions, and studies of the genus Fritillaria were checked: Boissier 1882, Post and Dinsmore 1933, Losina‐Losinskaja 1968, Rix 1974, 1977, 1980, 1984, 1974, Wendelbo 1985, Rechinger 1990, Xinqi and Mordak 2000, Tekşen and Aytaç 2008, 2008, Tekşen 2012, 2012, Samaropoulou et al 2016, 2019, 2020, 2016, Kamari et al 2017, Yıldırım and Tekşen 2021, Advay et al 2015, 2015, Advay and Tekşen 2023, Eker and Tekşen 2023, Sonay et al 2023. The habitat and general view of F. yalcinii are shown in Fig.…”

“…The genus Fritillaria is the second largest genus in the family Liliaceae, with approximately 160–170 species of geophytic perennials found in most temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere, from North America, through Europe, the Mediterranean region, Central Asia, China and Japan (Hill 2014, Day et al 2014, Kamari et al 2017, Rix 2019, Advay and Tekşen 2023, Sonay et al 2023, WCSP 2023).…”

“…Turkey is is the country with the highest number of species and endemic species of Fritillaria in the world (Tekşen 2018, Sonay et al 2023). In the distribution of the genus, three regions with a significant degree of diversity stand out: California (21 species, 1 variety), China (24 species, 2 varieties), and SW Asia–E Mediterranean, mainly Turkey (50 species), Greece (26 species, 5 subspecies), and Iran (22 species, 1 variety, 3 subspecies) (Losina‐Losinskaya 1968, Kamari 1991, Xinqi and Mordak 2000, Hill 2014, Advay et al 2015, Sharifi‐Tehrani and Advay 2015, Samaropoulou et al 2016, 2020, 2022, Peruzzi 2016, Kamari et al 2017, Kiani et al 2017, Tekşen 2018, 2023, Yıldırım and Tekşen 2021, Advay et al 2022, Advay and Tekşen 2023, Eker and Balos 2023, Eker and Tekşen 2023, Sonay et al 2023). The most significant taxonomic studies on Fritillaria species in Turkey were provided by Rix (1984) and Tekşen (2012, 2012).…”