Gagea alexeenkoana Miscz.,

Zarrei, Mehdi, Wilkin, Paul & Chase, Mark W., 2011, Gagea Salisb. (Liliaceae) in Iran: an updated species checklist, Phytotaxa 15, pp. 33-43 : 36

2. Gagea alexeenkoana Miscz.,

Turdy Bot. Sada Imp. Jur’evsk. Uni. 9: 76 (1908).

Type : AZERBAIJAN. Dorf Chaltan , Quellgebeit d. Sinsdul-Tschai, 10 April 1902, Alexeenko s.n. ( BAK) ( Figures 1 A & 2 ) .

Gagea carolikochii Grossh., Fl. USSR. 4: 736 (1935).

Type : GEORGIA (?). Prope Migry, 15 May 1934, Karjagin s.n. (holotype BAK) .

Note:— Gagea alexeenkoana is closely related to G. taurica Steven (1857: 83) from Turkey and Georgia. Examination of herbarium specimens did not result in the identification of any consistent differences between the two species. Both need study in the field and inclusion in molecular systematic studies in order to determine their status.

Figures

FIGURE 1: Distribution in Iran and Afghanistan of A: Gagea afghanica (̝), G. alexeenkoana (․); B: G. anonyma; C: G. bergii (̝), G. bulbifera (․), G. calcicola (); D: G. chanae (․), G. chomutovae (̝); E: G. chlorantha (̝), G. dschungarica (․); F: G. commutata; G: G. confusa; H: G. dubia (․), G. exilis (̝); I: G. fragifera; J: G. gageoides; K: G. graminifolia (․), G. iranica (̝); L: G. kunawurensis; M: G. lutea (̝), G. olgae (․); N: G. tenera (․), G. circumplexa (̝); O: G. uliginosa (․), G. vegeta (̝); P: G.villosa; Q: G.wendelboi.

FIGURE 2: Box plot of elevational range for species of Gagea. The distribution of species in Afghanistan is also encountered. Species are arranged alphabetically.