Gladiolus alanyensis (Iridaceae), a new species from southern Turkey in the eastern Mediterranean basin Author Sağiroğlu, Mehmet 0000-0001-8654-3361 Department of Biology, Sakarya University, Sakarya, Turkey & msagiroglu @ sakarya. edu. tr; https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0001 - 8654 - 3361 msagiroglu@sakarya.edu.tr Author Tekşen, Mehtap 0000-0003-0191-4229 Department of Biology, Aksaray University, Aksaray, Turkey & mteksen 2431 @ gmail. com; https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0003 - 0191 - 4229 mteksen2431@gmail.com Author Duman, Hayri 0000-0001-6387-8652 Department of Biology, Gazi University, Ankara, Turkey & hayriduman 1960 @ gmail. com; https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0001 - 6387 - 8652 hayriduman1960@gmail.com Author Karaman, Seher 0000-0003-1239-8266 Department of Biology, Aksaray University, Aksaray, Turkey & seherkaraman @ yahoo. com; https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0003 - 1239 - 8266 seherkaraman@yahoo.com Author Çakir, Ece Gökçe 0000-0002-9402-4091 Department of Biology, Dumlupınar University, Kütahya, Turkey & ecegokce. cakir @ dpu. edu. tr; https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0002 - 9402 - 4091 ecegokce.cakir@dpu.edu.tr text Phytotaxa 2022 2022-08-23 559 2 145 156 journal article 132132 10.11646/phytotaxa.559.2.3 d9649da4-c9ca-4703-8954-d7fab06efe23 1179-3163 7021565 Identification key of related species 1. Corm tunics papery or coriaceous; perigone purple or mauve-purple; capsule ellipsoid ..................................................................2 1. Corm tunics membranous parallel or reticulate fibrous, perigone lilac to violet purple, magenta-pink or rose pink, capsule obovate, oblong-obovate or depressed elliptic..................................................................................................................................................3 2. Tunics of corm papery; stem (27–) 30–40 cm long; leaf lamina 2.5–4(–7) mm wide; style branches unequal, 1.8–2.5 mm long ...... ........................................................................................................................................................................................ G. anatolicus 2. Tunics of corm coriaceous; stem up to 20 cm long; leaf lamina 4–7 mm wide, style branches ± equal, 3–4 mm long...................... ............................................................................................................................................................................................ G. humilis 3. Corm tunics membranous, parallel fibrous; spike distichous; perigone magenta-pink; capsule obovate..................... G. alanyensis 3. Corm tunics reticulate-fibrous; spike secund; perigone lilac to violet-purple or rose pink; capsule depressed elliptic or oblongobovate ...............................................................................................................................................................................................4 4. Perigone lilac to violet purple, with tube straight; capsule depressed elliptic; seeds tetraquetrous, angulose..................................... ...................................................................................................................................................................................... G. micranthus 4. Perigone rose-pink, with tube narrowly infundibular; capsule oblong-obovate; seeds subglobose................................ G. triphyllus