Allium tarkhankuticum (Amaryllidaceae), a new species of section Oreiprason endemic to the Crimean steppe, Ukraine
Journal: Phytotaxa
Year: 2012

Heterogeneity of the Allium saxatile group in the Crimea was highlighted ca. 80 years ago by Wulff in Flora Taurica, but it was not studied due to lack of adequate collections. Allium tarkhankuticum, a new species from the A. saxatile group (sect. Oreiprason), is described here from the western Crimea. A description is based on living plants and fresh herbarium specimens. Allium tarkhankuticum is an endemic of steppe habitats of the Tarkhankut Peninsula and adjacent areas with a type locality ne