Dergiler / Turkish Journal of Botany / 2007 / Cilt: 31 - Sayı: 4

A New Juno Iris from North-east Anatolia, Turkey

Sayfa
311–315
DOI
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Özet

A new late flowering, reddish brown Iris L. species from the subgenus Scorpiris Spach, Iris nezahatiae Güner & H.Duman, is described and illustrated from north-east Turkey. Its distinguishing characters, affinities, and ecology are discussed and its threat category is assessed as 'Critically endangered (CR)'.

Abstract

A new late flowering, reddish brown Iris L. species from the subgenus Scorpiris Spach, Iris nezahatiae Güner & H.Duman, is described and illustrated from north-east Turkey. Its distinguishing characters, affinities, and ecology are discussed and its threat category is assessed as 'Critically endangered (CR)'.

Anahtar kelimeler: Iridaceae, Iris, Juno, Flora, Turkey, Flora of Turkey, Monocotyledones