One new and one emended species of Bellevalia (Hyacinthaceae) from Turkey

Abstract

Bellevalia leucantha K. Perss. sp. nov. is described from Turkey, where it was collected in the east central part of Anatolia. It is a dwarf alpine species, flowering near melting snow. The chromosome number is 2n = 8. The peculiar Bellevalia crassa Wendelbo, which was originally described on fruiting material, has flowered in cultivation in Göteborg. A description of the species in flower is supplied, and its synaptospermic fruit dispersal is discussed and compared with species in the same and other genera. The chromosome number is 2n = 8. Both species are placed in section Bellevalia. © 2006 The Linnean Society of London.