Allium ayhan-toprakii (Amaryllidaceae), a new species from Turkey

Allium ayhan-toprakii Yildirim (Amaryllidaceae) is described as a new species from Mt. Sandras, Mugla Province, western Anatolia, Turkey. Based on morphological features, it belongs in Allium subgen. Allium sect. Codonoprasum. It is similar to A. carium and A. flavum subsp. tauricum var. Pilosum, but differs from them in several morphological characters, such as its flexous stem, stem length, indumentum, pedicel length, peri-gone length and colour, and ovary shape.