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A NEW TURKISH SPECIES OF COLCHICUM (COLCHICACEAE) RELATED TO C. BOISSIERI

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 May 2006

K. PERSSON
K. PERSSON
Affiliation:
Botanical Garden, Carl Skottbergs gata 22A, 41319 Göteborg, Sweden
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Abstract

A new species, Colchicum chlorobasis (Colchicaceae), endemic to S Turkey, is described. The species is related to C. boissieri but differs mainly in having a larger, more rounded corm with only short lobes, browner more evanescent tunics projecting along the cataphyll, and more leaves. Both have greenish filament bases. Comparisons are also made with C. sieheanum and C. baytopiorum. A key and illustrations are provided to distinguish these four species, and their distribution is shown on a map. Chromosome numbers have been determined for C. chlorobasis, C. boissieri and C. baytopiorum.

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Chromosome numbersColchicumnew speciesTurkey
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Edinburgh Journal of Botany , Volume 62 , Issue 3 , November 2005 , pp. 181 - 192
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2006, Trustees of the Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh

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