<i>Allium turcicum</i> subsp. <i>fusciflorum </i>(Amaryllidaceae), a new taxon in sect. <i>Codonoprasum </i>from Turkey

Allium turcicum subsp. fusciflorum Balos, Gecit, C. Cecen, Sonay & Akan (Amaryllidaceae), a new taxon in sect. Codonoprasum, is described and illustrated from Mardin Province, SE Turkey. It is similar to A. turcicum in general appearance, leaf shape, length of spathe valves, perigon shape, and different-length inner and outer tepals. However, A. turcicum subsp. fusciflorum differs from subsp. turcicum by its blackish outer tunic, brownish-orange middle tunic, number of leaves, empty inner part of leaf base, creamy to brownish perigon color, elliptical outer and inner tepal shapes, brown- creamy inner tepal apex, globose ovary and slightly shorter and wider seeds.