Crocus speciosus (Iridaceae)-A New Species for the Bulgarian Flora.

ABSTRACT: This is the first report on the autumn-flowering species Crocus speciosus, belonging to C. ser. Speciosi from the Bulgarian flora. The species was found in Southeastern Bulgaria, in the area between Ahtopol and Rezovo. Re-examining the Bulgarian collections, the earliest specimen was collected in 1975, was probably overlooked, and most likely determined as C. pulchellus. The nearest known localities of the species are on the territory of Türkiye. In this study, we compared C. pulchellus and C. ibrahimii using DNA sequence data from the nuclear ITS1/2 region and morphological features. Our study showed a close relationship between the specimens from Bulgaria and the recently deposited data of C. speciosus and their separation from the closely

SUBMITTER: Apostolova-Kuzova E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9965344 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature