Biology:Allium baytopiorum
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Short description: Species of flowering plant
Baytop's onion | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Asparagales |
Family: | Amaryllidaceae |
Subfamily: | Allioideae |
Genus: | Allium |
Species: | A. baytopiorum
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Binomial name | |
Allium baytopiorum Kollmann & Özhatay
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Allium baytopiorum, or Baytop's onion, is a species of onion that is endemic to Kars Province in Turkey. It is found in montane steppe at about 1,200m elevation. The species was named in honor of Turkish botanist Asuman Baytop.[2]
Endangerment
The ICUN has listed Baytop's onion as critically endangered as its population is threatened by overgrazing and hay making.[3][4]
References
- ↑ Özhatay, N.; Ekim, T. (2014). "Allium baytopiorum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2014: e.T199882A2616773. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-1.RLTS.T199882A2616773.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/199882/2616773. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ↑ Özhatay, Neriman (26 November 2016). "Professor Asuman Baytop (1920-2015)" (in en). İstanbul Üniversitesi Eczacılık Fakültesi Dergisi 45 (1): 1–6. ISSN 0367-7524. http://dergipark.gov.tr/iujfp/issue/25584/269877. Retrieved 22 March 2019.
- ↑ "List of Critically Endangered species in Turkey". https://rainforests.mongabay.com/biodiversity/en/turkey/(none).
- ↑ UNEP, Samsung Engineering and. "Endemic Flora of Turkey - Ambassador report - Our Actions - Tunza Eco Generation" (in en). https://tunza.eco-generation.org/ambassadorReportView.jsp?viewID=12094.
Wikidata ☰ Q15518328 entry
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allium baytopiorum.
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