Biarum gulsenianum

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 gulsenianum

Name

Biarum gulsenianum Yıldırım, Çeçen & Balos, Ann. Bot. Fenn. 62: 274 (2025).

• Typus: Turkey. Karaman Province, 2 km southwest of Dereköy, Yedipınar area, degraded Quercus forest, 1100–1200 m a.s.l., 6 June 2023, Ö. Çeçen 7430 & G. Kavas (holotype EGE; isotypes EGE, Karamanoğlu Mehmetbey University Biodiversity Application and Research Center).
• Etymology: named in honour of Gülşen Kavas, amateur botanist and dicoverer of this species.

Distribution

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

References

Primary references

• Çeçen Ö., Balos, M.M. & Yıldırım H. 2025. Biarum gulsenianum (Araceae), a new species from central Turkey. Annales Botanici Fennici 62: 273–279. DOI: /10.5735/085.062.0144 Reference page. 

Links

• International Plant Names Index. 2026. Biarum gulsenianum. Published online. Accessed: 30 Jun 2026. Reference page.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2026. Biarum gulsenianum 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 gulsenianum. Accessed: 30 Jun 2026. Reference page.