Muscari erzincanicum

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Asparagales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Ordo: Asparagales

Familia: Asparagaceae
Subfamilia: Scilloideae
Tribus: Hyacintheae
Subtribus: Hyacinthinae
Genus: Muscari
Subgenus: M. subg. Leopoldia
Species: Muscari erzincanicum

Name

Muscari erzincanicum Eker, Phytotaxa 487(1): 44 (2021) [published 22 Feb 2021].

• Typus: Turkey. B7 Erzincan: Between Erzincan to Refahiye, surroundings of Sakaltutan Pass, on fine serpentine stacks, 1531 m of elevation, 08 May 2020, İ. Eker 12931, A. Kandemir, E. Eker (Holotypus: AIBU; isotypes: AIBU, HUB).

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Leopoldia archibaldii Rukšāns, Int. Rock Gard. 134: [9] (2021) [published 25 Feb 2021].
    • Typus: Turkey, Erzincan Province, roadside after the Pülümür valley along the road from Tunceli to Erzincan, 39°36’N 39°52’E, alt. 1300 m. Ex culturae [sic!] in horto Jānis Rukšāns, collected 2004, Rukšāns BATM-282 (Holotypus: GB)

Distribution

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

References

Primary references

• Eker, I. 2021. What is Muscari massayanum and what is not? Second species born of confusion: Muscari erzincanicum (Asparagaceae, Scilloideae), a new species from Turkey. Phytotaxa 487(1): 41–55. DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.487.1.3 Reference page. 
• Rukšāns, J. 2021. Leopoldia archibaldii sp. nova (Asparagaceae): a new species of genus. Leopoldia Parl. from Eastern Anatolia, Turkey. International Rock Gardener 134: 3–19. Full issue PDF. Reference page. 

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