Abstracts, XIV OPTIMA Meeting, Palermo (Italy) , 9-15
Abstracts, XIV OPTIMA Meeting, Palermo (Italy) , 9-15
Abstracts, XIV OPTIMA Meeting, Palermo (Italy) , 9-15
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<strong>XIV</strong> <strong>OPTIMA</strong> <strong>Meeting</strong>, <strong>Palermo</strong> (<strong>Italy</strong>), 9-<strong>15</strong> September 2013<br />
A morphological study on the 13 local endemic species of Allium (Sect. Allium) in<br />
Turkey<br />
EKŞI G., KOYUNCU M.<br />
Ankara University, Faculty of Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Botany Department, Ankara, Turkey. E-mail:<br />
gulnur_eksi@yahoo.com, koyuncu@pharmacy.ankara.edu.tr<br />
Allium L. (Amaryllidaceae) is one of the large genera of Monocotyledons, it comprises of more<br />
than 800 species in the world and 180 of which grow in Turkey. Allium is as an important genus<br />
due to its use as food, spice, for amenity and also for medicinal purposes. In the Flora of Turkey<br />
it has been classified under 14 sections. Section Allium is the largest section of the genus, characterised<br />
by the tricuspidate inner filaments. The subject of our study is the morphological investigations<br />
of 13 local endemic species in Turkey. For some species the diagnostic characters are not<br />
clearly or accurately represented in the Flora of Turkey therefore our first aim was to determine<br />
the diognostic characters due to detailed illustrations. Our research is mainly based on the specimens<br />
of AEF herbarium. Comprehensive descriptions, habitats, geographical maps and detailed<br />
illustrations were provided for each taxon.<br />
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