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CAPSULES OF THE TURKISH ALLIUM SPECIES
(SUBGENUS MELANOCROMMYUM)
�lker GENÇ & Neriman ÖZHATAY
Istanbul University, Faculty of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmaceutical Botany, �stanbul-TURKEY
ilkgenc@istanbul.edu.tr nozhatay@istanbul.edu.tr
Subgenus Melanocrommyum is represented by four sections with 23 taxa in Turkey: Sect.
Acanthoprason (Allium akaka S.G. Gmelin, A. cristophii Trautv.), Sect. Melanocrommyum
(20 taxa), Sect. Kaloprasum (A. schubertii Zucc.) and Sect. Pseudoprason (A. cardiostemon
Fisch. & Mey.). Sect. Melanocrommyum is the largest section and represented by the
following 19 taxa. Allium aschersonianum W. Barbey, A. asclepiadeum Bornm., A.
chrysantherum Boiss. & Reuter, A. colchicifolium Boiss., A. cyrilli Ten., A. elmaliense �.G.
Deniz&Sümbül, A. hirtifolium Boiss., A. karamanoglui Koyuncu & Kollmann, A.
kharputense Freyn & Sint., A. lycaonicum Siehe ex Hayek, A. nabelekii Kamelin&Seisums, A.
nemrutdaghense Kit Tan&Sorger, A. nigrum L., A. noeanum Reuter ex Regel, A. orientale
Boiss., A. rhetoreanum Náb., A. shatakiense Rech.fil., A. stenopetalum Boiss. & Kotschy, A.
woronowii Miscz.
PhD. Study is carrying out on this section and 250 specimens collected during the 2006 -2009
years from all around the Turkey. According to the investigations we realize that the capsule
and valve shapes can be used as diagnostic character.
In this poster presentation 23 taxa of subgenus Melanocrommyum presented with the photos
taken in the natural habitats, photos of capsules taken with stereomicroscope, and drawings of
valves.
Keywords: Melanocrommyum, Allium, capsule, valve, Turkey.
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