Paris quadrifolia L. (Liliaceae): A new record for the flora of Turkey

Paris quadrifolia L. (Liliaceae) was collected from Northeast Anatolia (A9 Ardahan). It is reported for the first time from Turkey. Line drawings, diagnostic characters and a distribution map of Paris L. species of Turkey are presented. | Turk J Bot 32 (2008) 175-177 © TÜB‹TAK Research Note Paris quadrifolia L. (Liliaceae): A New Record for the Flora of Turkey Salih TERZ‹O⁄LU1,*, Kâmil COfiKUNÇELEB‹2, Emin Zeki BAfiKENT3 1 Karadeniz Technical University, Faculty of Forestry, Department of Forest Botany, 61080 Trabzon - TURKEY 2 Karadeniz Technical University, Faculty of Sciences and Arts, Department of Biology, 61080 Trabzon - TURKEY 3 Karadeniz Technical University, Faculty of Forestry, Department of Forest Management, 61080 Trabzon - TURKEY Received: Accepted: Abstract: Paris quadrifolia L. (Liliaceae) was collected from Northeast Anatolia (A9 Ardahan). It is reported for the first time from Turkey. Line drawings, diagnostic characters and a distribution map of Paris L. species of Turkey are presented. Key Words: Liliaceae, Paris, new record, Turkey, Flora Paris quadrifolia L. (Liliaceae): Türkiye Floras› ‹çin Yeni Bir Kay›t Özet: Paris quadrifolia L. (Liliaceae) Kuzeydo¤u Anadolu’dan (A9 Ardahan) toplanm›flt›r. Bu tür Türkiye floras›na ilk kez kaydedilmifltir. Türkiye’de do¤al olarak yetiflen Paris L. türlerinin çizimleri, ay›rt edici karakterleri ve yay›l›fl haritas› verilmifltir. Anahtar Sözcükler: Liliaceae, Paris, Yeni kay›t, Türkiye, Flora Introduction The genus Paris L. (Liliaceae) consists of more than 20 species of herbaceous, rhizomatous perennials and is closely related to the Trillium L. (Burnie et al., 1999). P. quadrifolia L. (Figure 1a) was collected during an expedition in mixed coppice dominated by Betula litwinowii Doluch. from A9 Ardahan (Turkey). The locality, Posof District - Gönülaçan village, is adjacent to the Georgian border. P. incompleta Bieb. (Figure 1b) has been known in the Turkish flora (Mill, 1984). However, P. quadrifolia occurs in a very restricted area in Turkey and is common in the Caucasus-Europe to eastern Asia (Heß et al., 1967; Knorring, 1968; Ketskhoveli, 1969; Heywood, 1980). Also, 2 of these species are commonly distributed in .