Biarum alka-galalicum

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Alismatales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Orthokaryota Cladus: Neokaryota Cladus: Photokaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Cladus: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Mesangiospermae Cladus: Monocots Ordo: Alismatales

Familia: Araceae
Subfamilia: Aroideae
Tribus: Areae
Genus: Biarum
Species: Biarum alka-galalicum

Name

Biarum alka-galalicum Balos, C.Çeçen, Galalaey & Shaban, Ann. Bot. Fenn. 62: 274 (2025).

• Typus: Iraq. Erbil Province, Alka village, Barzan region, open stony fields, field margins, long-fallow fields, 36°50´21.8394´´N, 44°6´17.2794´´E, 540 m a.s.l., 29 October 2022, M. Balos 5420, Galalaey & Shaban (holotype HARRAN; isotypes HARRAN, ARB).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Asia-Temperate Western Asia Iraq. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Galalaey, A.M.K., Shaban, M.A.H., Salim, M., Alkay, T.S., Çeçen, C. & Balos, M.M. 2025. Biarum alka-galalicum (Araceae), A New Species from Northern Iraq. Annales Botanici Fennici 62(1): 263–271. DOI: 10.5735/085.062.0143 Reference page. 

Links

• International Plant Names Index. 2026. Biarum alka-galalicum. Published online. Accessed: 30 Jun 2026. Reference page.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2026. Biarum alka-galalicum in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2026 Jun 30. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2026. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Biarum alka-galalicum. Accessed: 30 Jun 2026. Reference page.