Allium naqabense (Amaryllidaceae), a New Species from Jordan
- Publication Type
- Original research
- Authors
ABSTRACT. Allium naqabense Al-Eisawi & Omar is described and illustrated from Ras al-Naqab in
southern Jordan. The new species is assigned to Allium L. sect. Molium G. Don of Allium subg. recorded
Amerallium Traub. Allium naqabense differs from the closely related species A. erdelii Zucc., A. papillare
Boiss., A. qasyunense Mouterde, and A. negevense Kollmann by having glabrous leaves and by the pale
yellow anthers and style that are included within the perianth. The most closely related species, A. erdelii,
has leaves that are pilose on both surfaces and anthers that are exserted and yellow. Allium naqabense has
glabrous leaves and included stamens. The new species is assessed as Endangered (EN), according to IUCN
criteria
Journal
- Title
- BioOne
- Publisher
- Missouri Botanical Garden
- Publisher Country
- United States of America
- Indexing
- Thomson Reuters
- Impact Factor
- 1.524
- Publication Type
- Prtinted only
- Volume
- 24
- Year
- 2015
- Pages
- 227–230