What is Allium achaium Boiss. & Orph.? Disentangling the taxonomy of a Greek mountain species

• Dimitris Tzanoudakis ^[1] ; Maria Tsakiri ^[2] ; Thomas Raus ^[2]
  1. [1] University of Patras

     University of Patras

     Dimos Patras, Grecia

     
  2. [2] Botanischer Garten und Botanisches Museum Berlin, Freie Universität Berlin, Berlin, Germany
• Localización: Willdenowia: Annals of the Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum Berlin-Dahlem, ISSN 0511-9618, ISSN-e 1868-6397, Vol. 49, Nº. 2, 2019, págs. 231-239
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  • Allium oreohellenicum Tzanoud., Tsakiri & Raus (Amaryllidaceae), endemic of the Greek mountains, is described and illustrated as a species new to science. Information regarding its cytology, geographical distribution and taxonomic relationships is also provided. Material belonging to A. oreohellenicum was formerly known/classified as A. achaium Boiss & Orph., a taxon described in 1882 based on a gathering by Orphanides from Mt Klokos (N Peloponnisos, Greece). A detailed study of the Orphanides gathering concerned revealed that it essentially belongs to A. frigidum Boiss. & Heldr., a taxon described 28 years earlier, and so the need for a new name.