Affiliation:
1. Şanlıurfa Provincial Directorate of National Education, Fatma Zehra Girls Anatolian Imam Hatip High School Karaköprü Şanlıurfa Turkey
2. Elmalı village, Kızıltepe Mardin Turkey
3. Aksaray University, Department of Biology, Faculty of Science and Literature Aksaray Turkey
4. Ege University, Department of Biology Bornova Izmir Turkey
5. Sarıcan Town, Subaşı Neighborhood Elazığ Turkey
Abstract
Fritillaria yalcinii (Liliaceae) is described as a new species from Diyarbakır Province, southeastern Turkey. It is superficially similar to F. carica, F. forbesii, F. minima, F. minuta, F. mughlae and F. sibthorpiana, but differs in several morphological characters, such as leaves, perigon, nectary, filament, stigma and anther. Diagnostic characteristics, a comprehensive description, photographs, geographical distribution, conservation assessment, observations and a distribution map are provided.