Colchicum akanii Sonay, M. Keskin & Balos (Colchicaceae) from Elazığ, eastern Turkey, is described as a new species. It is morphologically similar to C. balansae and C. macrophyllum, but differs from them mainly by the structure of the corm and outer and inner tunics, cataphyll colour, leaf shape and size, tessellate perigon, filament that is much shorter than tepals, as well as capsule and seed structure. Following the IUCN criteria, we assessed C. akanii to be Critically Endangered (CR).
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2 January 2025
Colchicum akanii (Colchicaceae), a New Long-Necked Species from Turkey
Mustafa Keskin,
Veysel Sonay,
Mehmet Maruf Balos
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Annales Botanici Fennici
Vol. 62 • No. 1
January 2025
Vol. 62 • No. 1
January 2025