Muscari erzincanicum

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Asparagales

Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Orthokaryota Cladus: Neokaryota Cladus: Photokaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Regnum*: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Regnum*: Viridiplantae Cladus: Streptophyta Cladus: Phragmoplastophyta Cladus: Embryophyta Cladus: Polysporangiophyta Divisio*: Tracheophyta Cladus: Eutracheophyta Cladus: Euphyllophytina Cladus: Megaphylla Cladus: Radiatopses Cladus: Lignophyta Cladus: Metalignophyta Diviso*: Spermatophyta Classis*: Angiospermae Cladus: Mesangiospermae Cladus: Monocota 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: 44 (2021). [publ. 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. (Holotype: AIBU; Isotypes: AIBU, HUB).

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Leopoldia erzincanica (Eker) Eker in Güner & al., e-Fl. Turkey (Muscari, Muscarimia, Leopoldia): 92 (2022).
• Heterotypic
  • Leopoldia archibaldii Rukšāns, Int. Rock Gard. 134: [9] (2021). {publ. 26 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 (Holotype: GB)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Asia-Temperate Western Asia Türkiye (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 Zenodo 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. 
• Eker, I. 2022. Muscari Mill. / Müşkürüm, Muscarimia Kostel. ex Losinsk. / Miskîrum, Leopoldia Parl. / Morbaş. In: Güner, A., Kandemir, A., Menemen, Y., Yıldırım, H., Aslan, S., Ekşi, G., Güner, I., Çimen, A.Ö. & Şen, F. (eds.). The Illustrated Flora of Turkey web version. ANG Foundation Nezahat Gökyiğit Botanik Bahçesi Publications, İstanbul. ISBN 978-605-70199-4-3, DOI: 10.30796/ANGV.2022.15. [nonfunctional] ResearchGateReference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Muscari erzincanicum in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 September 17. Reference page.  (as unplaced name)
• International Plant Names Index. 2023. Muscari erzincanicum. Published online. Accessed: September 17 2023. Reference page.
• Hassler, M. 2023. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Muscari erzincanicum. Accessed: 17 September 2023. Reference page. 
• Euro+Med 2006 onwards: Muscari erzincanicum in Euro+Med PlantBase – the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity. Published online. Accessed: 2026 Aug 3.Reference page.