Ornithogalum nurdaniae & Savran sp. nov. (Liliaceae), a new species related to O. oligophyllum , is described and illustrated from Uludağ (the Bithynian Olympus), a mountain in NW Anatolia well known for its rich flora and many local endemics (A2 Bursa province). | Research Article Turk J Bot 33 (2009) 163-167 © TÜBİTAK doi: Ornithogalum nurdaniae (Liliaceae), a New Species from NorthWest Anatolia, Turkey Yavuz BAĞCI1,*, Ahmet SAVRAN2, İsa BAŞKÖSE1 1 Selçuk University, Faculty of Science, Department of Biology, 42031 Konya - TURKEY 2 Niğde University, Faculty of Science and Arts, Department of Biology, 51100, Niğde - TURKEY Received: Accepted: Abstract: Ornithogalum nurdaniae & Savran sp. nov. (Liliaceae), a new species related to O. oligophyllum , is described and illustrated from Uludağ (the Bithynian Olympus), a mountain in NW Anatolia well known for its rich flora and many local endemics (A2 Bursa province). Diagnostic morphological characters are discussed. Notes are also presented on the ecology, biogeography, and conservation status of the new species. Key Words: Liliaceae, Uludağ, endemic, taxonomy Ornithogalum nurdaniae (Liliaceae), Türkiye’nin Kuzey-Batı Anadolu Bölgesinden Yeni Bir Tür Özet: Bursa bölgesinde zengin flora ve pek çok lokal endemiğe sahip olmasıyla bilinen Kuzey-Batı Anadolu’da bir dağ olan Uludağ’dan toplanan ve Ornithogalum oligophyllum ile yakın benzerlik gösteren Ornithogalum nurdaniae ve Savran yeni türü tanımlandı ve resimlendi. Ayırt edici morfolojik özellikleri tartışıldı. Ayrıca yeni türün ekolojisi, biyocoğrafyası ve koruma statüsü sunuldu. Anahtar Sözcükler: Liliaceae, Uludağ, endemik, taksonomi Introduction The genus Ornithogalum L. (Liliaceae) has over 140 species throughout the world. It is a large genus centred in southern Africa and around the Mediterranean, with numerous species of horticultural note (Zahariadi, 1980; Cullen, 1984; Heywood, 1993). Anatolia is an important area for Ornithogalum in Asia: in recent years, 19 taxa have been added to the known species of Ornithogalum in Turkey, bringing the total to 43 taxa; 16 of these are endemic to Turkey (Davis et al., 1988; Özhatay, 2000; Düşen & .
