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Bulbs => Crocus => Topic started by: Arda Takan on September 24, 2019, 08:22:14 PM

Title: A new crocus from Turkey: Crocus keltepensis - Keltepe çiğdemi
Post by: Arda Takan on September 24, 2019, 08:22:14 PM

A new crocus species was introduced by SIRRI YÜZBAŞIOĞLU

article: Crocus keltepensis (Iridaceae): a new Crocus species from the highest part of the Samanlı Mountains, NW Turkey
link: https://www.biotaxa.org/Phytotaxa/article/view/phytotaxa.418.2.8/0 (https://www.biotaxa.org/Phytotaxa/article/view/phytotaxa.418.2.8/0)
Photo by Mahur Çiçek
Crocus keltepensis / Keltepe Çiğdemi (çiğdem means crocus in Turkish, Keltepe is the name of the location). Türkiye, Kocaeli , Samanlı Dağları 1650 mt. Endemik .

Title: Re: A new crocus from Turkey: Crocus keltepensis - Keltepe çiğdemi
Post by: sokol on September 25, 2019, 08:16:22 PM

Thanks Arda and Çiçek means flower, interesting family name and really fitting if you are interested in flowers.

Title: Re: A new crocus from Turkey: Crocus keltepensis - Keltepe çiğdemi
Post by: Arda Takan on September 25, 2019, 08:31:02 PM

Quote from: sokol on September 25, 2019, 08:16:22 PM

Thanks Arda and Çiçek means flower, interesting family name and really fitting if you are interested in flowers.

That is right sokol, I think it is his facebook nickname not a real name.

Title: Re: A new crocus from Turkey: Crocus keltepensis - Keltepe çiğdemi
Post by: lavateraguy on March 19, 2020, 08:37:56 PM

 Another new species from Turkey is Crocus terzioghluii, which according to the abstract is a close relative of Crocus babadagensis.

https://www.biotaxa.org/Phytotaxa/article/view/phytotaxa.420.3.2 (https://www.biotaxa.org/Phytotaxa/article/view/phytotaxa.420.3.2)