Allium purpureoviride sp nov (Alliaceae) from east Anatolia, Turkey

Allium purpureoviride M. Koyuncu & I. Genc (sect. Melanocrommyum) is described as a new species from east Anatolia, Turkey. The new species is closely related to A. rothii Zucc. from Israel and some characters of the new taxon show similarity with A. cyrilli Ten. and A. asclepiadeum Bornm. The morphological characters of the related taxa are discussed and the distribution of the taxa is mapped. The diploid chromosome number is 2n =?16