NEWS 2021
Fritillaria rugillosa (subgen. Rhinopetalum; Liliaceae): a new species from the Fergana Valley, southern Kyrgyzstan
Alexander NAUMENKO1, Dimitri ZUBOV2
International Rock Gardener, Scottish Rock Garden Club 140: 2-26 (2021)
https://www.srgc.org.uk/logs/logdir/2021Aug261630008637IRG_140.pdf
1’Nova Zahrada’ nursery, Mořice, Czech Republic
2State Institute for Genetic and Regenerative Medicine, National Academy of Medical Sciences of Ukraine; Kyiv, Ukraine
Abstract
Fritillaria rugillosa (Liliaceae), a new fritillary species endemic to the Fergana Valley (Jalal-Abad Region, southern Kyrgyzstan), is described and illustrated. Morphological differences between the new species and other possibly related taxa of the subgen. Rhinopetalum (F. stenanthera, F. gibbosa, and F. karelinii) are discussed. Photographs (habitat and morphology) and distribution maps are provided.
