TAILIEUCHUNG - A new record from Lebanon: Scilla siberica Haw. subsp. armena (Grossh.) Mordak (Liliaceae)

Scilla siberica Haw. subsp. armena (Grossh.) Mordak (Liliaceae) has not been previously reported among the flora of Lebanon. In spring 2005 it was collected from the rocky cliffs of a natural rocky bridge in the high mountain zone of the Mount Lebanon Range. | Turk J Bot 31 (2007) 263-264 © TÜB‹TAK Research Note A New Record from Lebanon: Scilla siberica Haw. subsp. armena (Grossh.) Mordak (Liliaceae) Ricardus M. HABER, Myrna T. SEMAAN* Centre for Environmental Development, Awareness, and Research (.), PO BOX 967, Jounieh, LEBANON Received: Accepted: Abstract: Scilla siberica Haw. subsp. armena (Grossh.) Mordak (Liliaceae) has not been previously reported among the flora of Lebanon. In spring 2005 it was collected from the rocky cliffs of a natural rocky bridge in the high mountain zone of the Mount Lebanon Range. Key Words: Biodiversity, Liliaceae, flora, Lebanon, Mediterranean Introduction Genus Scilla L. is represented in Lebanon by 4 species: S. hanburyi Baker, S. autumnalis L., S. hyacinthoides L., and S. cilicica Siehe (Post, 1932; Mouterde, 1966). The first 2 taxa are autumn flowering plants, while the second 2 are spring flowering. Their inflorescence is denser than that of S. siberica Haw. subsp. armena (Grossh) Mordak, which comprises 1-2 flowers (Mordak, 1984). S. siberica subsp. armena is an Irano-Turanian element; its geographical distribution encompasses Turkey, Georgia, and Soviet Armenia (Mordak, 1984). While surveying the flora of a habitat composed of eroded rock faces in the high mountain zone of Lebanon, single-flowered Scilla specimens were discovered inhabiting the rocks. Thorough morphological analysis supported the taxonomic identity of S. siberica subsp. armena. Results and Discussion Scilla siberica Haw. in Bot. Reposit. 6: t. 365 (1804), subsp. armena (Grossh.) Mordak in Bot. Zhurn. 56:1450 (1971). Synonym: S. armena Grossh. in Monit. Jard. Bot. Tiflis ser. 2, 3:198 (1927). Figure 1. Examined specimens: Lebanon: Kesrouan Province: Kfarzubyan - Jisr el Hajar, 1667 m, lat 33°59'''N, long 35°49'''E, 12 April 2005, R. Haber and M. Semaan, no. 3539 (BEI). Bulb cm diameter, tunics fuscous; leaves 2-3, linear 60-80 x 5-7 mm; scapes 1-3, 10-11 cm; .

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• Genus Scilla L
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• hanburyi Baker
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• autumnalis L
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• hyacinthoides L
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• cilicica Siehe