A new crocus from Turkey: Crocus keltepensis - Keltepe çiğdemi

[Arda Takan]

A new crocus species was introduced by SIRRI YÜZBAŞIOĞLU

article: Crocus keltepensis (Iridaceae): a new Crocus species from the highest part of the Samanlı Mountains, NW Turkey
link: https://www.biotaxa.org/Phytotaxa/article/view/phytotaxa.418.2.8/0
Photo by Mahur Çiçek
Crocus keltepensis / Keltepe Çiğdemi (çiğdem means crocus in Turkish, Keltepe is the name of the location). Türkiye, Kocaeli , Samanlı Dağları 1650 mt. Endemik .

[sokol]

Thanks Arda and Çiçek means flower, interesting family name and really fitting if you are interested in flowers.

[Arda Takan]

Thanks Arda and Çiçek means flower, interesting family name and really fitting if you are interested in flowers.

That is right sokol, I think it is his facebook nickname not a real name.

[lavateraguy]

 Another new species from Turkey is Crocus terzioghluii, which according to the abstract is a close relative of Crocus babadagensis.

https://www.biotaxa.org/Phytotaxa/article/view/phytotaxa.420.3.2