Bellevalia vuralii B.Şahin & Aslan (Asparagaceae): a new species from SE Turkey

Abstract

Introduction Bellevalia species are distributed in three different phytogeographical regions: Mediterranean, Saharo-Sindian, and Irano-Turanian (Feinbrun-Dothan, 1940). The Irano-Turanian phytogeographical region is the most important, with high distribution of the species. The genus is represented by 4 sections with 45 species according to Feinburn-Dothan. When distribution and endemic regions are examined, the Irano-Turanian region is observed as the main area for species distribution, while Iran and Turkey are introduced as areas where new species are to be expected (Feinburn-Dothan, 1940). The genus is represented by 6 sections (Feinbrun-Dothan, 1940; Persson and Wendelbo, 1979; Wendelbo, 1980) with approximately 70 species according to studies published around the world (Gürdal et al., 2014; Karabacak et al., 2014, 2015). The richness in the diversity of the species lies in its distinctive characteristics regarding leaf width and pubescence, raceme shape and density, pedicel length in relation to perianth length, perianth length, the tube:lobe ratio, perianth color, and anther color (Cowley et al., 1994). Within the Flora of Turkey, there are 18 species, 7 of which are endemic (Wendelbo, 1984). Later, 3 more species were added in the second additional volume (Özhatay, 2000). Following the introduction of B. leucantha K.Perss. (Persson, 2006), a checklist was published (Tugay, 2012). Tugay listed 23 species in the checklist by taking the synonyms and questionable records into consideration. B. glauca Kunth is replaced by B. chrisii Yıldırım & B.Şahin (Yıldırım et al., 2014). The number of Bellevalia species increased in Turkey in recent years with new studies: B.

Study of the Anatomical Characteristics of Fruits and Seeds of Several Species of the Genus Bellevalia and Ornithogalum of the Asparagaceae Family Spread in Iraq

“…6). Researches did not refer to the anatomical side of the fruits and seeds of these species, they all dealt with the phenotypic aspect, which confirms that they are capsule fruits (Pinar and Eroglu, 2019), lobed (Şahin et al, 2016 andCorominas et al, 2017), and of black spherical or elliptical seeds with a smooth or reticulated surface (Ҫitak et al, 2015). so there are no studies to compare it with the results obtained, and this research is the first that is concerned with studying the anatomical characteristics such as the shape of cells and the number of layers that constitute the fruits of the mentioned species.…”

Siirt İli Florasına Genel Bir Bakış

“…Bitkilerin Türkçe bilimsel isimlendirmelerinde Türkiye Bitkileri Listesi (Damarlı Bitkiler) temel kaynak alınmış (Güner et al, 2012), bu kaynaklardan sonra Siirt ili sınırları içerisinden bilim dünyasına tanıtılan yeni türlerin Türkçe isimleri ise ilgili yayınlardan alınmıştır (Fırat, 2015;Şahin et al, 2016;Fırat et al, 2018;Fırat, 2019). Literatürde Türkçe bilimsel ismi kayıt altında olmayan türlerin halk tarafından kullanılan yerel isimleri veya bu çalışmada verilen yeni Türkçe isimleri kullanılmış ve Tablo 1'de Türkçe adı sütununda ismin yanına (*) işareti konularak belirtilmiştir.…”

“…(Anonim, 1997). Farklı topoğrafik yapısı ile birçok farklı bitki türünün doğal yaşam alanı olan Siirt ilinde, yapılan az sayıdaki floristik çalışma (Yangın, 2001;Tugay & Öztürk, 2003;Yapıcı, 2006;Dönmez, 2006;Özgökçe & Ünal, 2007;Doğan & Akaydın, 2007;Yıldırım & Ertekin, 2008;Kaya & Ertekin, 2009;Kahraman et al, 2009;Dönmez, 2009;Yapıcı et al, 2009;Aslan et al, 2010;Kahraman et al, 2011;Özhatay et al, 2011;Özçelik & Korkmaztürk, 2012;Behçet et al, 2012;Karabacak et al, 2012;Karabacak et al, 2014;Fırat, 2015;Karabacak et al, 2015;Celep et al,2016;Şahin et al, 2016;Ünalan, 2017;Fırat et al, 2018;Fırat, 2019;Pınar et al, 2019;Fidan et al, 2019;Sırrı et al, 2020) nedeniyle olması gerekenden çok daha az sayıda bitki taksonu kayıt altına alınmıştır. Bunlarda en önemlisi olan Türk sistematikçileri tarafından tasarımlanan Türkiye Bitkileri Veri Servisi (TUBIVES) isimli veri tabanında Türkiye Florasında Siirt iline kayıtlı 43 tanesi endemik 320 taksonun ismi listelenmiştir.…”

Bellevalia turcica sp. nov. (Asparagaceae): a new species from South Anatolia, Turkey

“…When Yıldırım and his friends reconsidered these plants, they decided that it was a new species, not Bellevalia glauca and they published it under the name B. chrisii Yıldırım & Şahin (Yıldırım et al 2014). Further studies performed by local botanists has resulted in the addition of 8 new species to the Flora of Turkey: B. malatyaensis Uzunhisarcıklı & Duman (Uzunhisarcıklı et al 2013) (Şahin et al 2016), andB. behcetii Pınar, Eroğlu &Fidan (Pınar et al 2016).…”