Allium baytopiorum

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 1,200 m elevation. The species was named in honor of Turkish botanist Asuman Baytop.[2]

Baytop's onion
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Amaryllidaceae
Subfamily: Allioideae
Genus: Allium
Species:
A. baytopiorum
Binomial name
Allium baytopiorum
Kollmann & Özhatay

Critically endangered

It is threatened by overgrazing and hay making.

References

  1. 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.
  2. Özhatay, Neriman (26 November 2016). "Professor Asuman Baytop (1920-2015)". İstanbul Üniversitesi Eczacılık Fakültesi Dergisi. 45 (1): 1–6. ISSN 0367-7524. Retrieved 22 March 2019.


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