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Species traditionally included in
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)
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are currently accepted as
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(cf.
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Martínez-Azorín
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). They are characterised by their long and tapering, concolourous leaves; long racemose inflorescence; white or yellowish tepals with a longitudinal green band on the abaxial side; filaments expanded in the lower half; ovoid capsule, trigonous with obtuse angles; and seeds biseriate, irregularly compressed, with papillate, rugose testa (cf.
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,
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,
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,
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,
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Martínez-Azorín
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). As shown by
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Martínez-Azorín
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, two species of
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form a clade that is sister to several samples of
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and
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. The latter two genera are clearly differentiated by the morphology of inflorescences and six lobed capsules and globose seeds with reticulate testa. Therefore, we here accept
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, following the concept of
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and
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, as a valid generic concept on the basis of clear morphological and phylogenetic evidence. Similarly,
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has been accepted increasingly in recent times (cf.
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, b,
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,
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<emphasis id="B966EC74C74AE307FE3AFB60FD813080" box="[481,538,1202,1228]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="61">et al.</emphasis>
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Bogdanović
<emphasis id="B966EC74C74AE307FD2EFB60FCB63080" box="[757,813,1202,1228]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="61">et al.</emphasis>
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</paragraph>
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In the last decade, two new species of
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<emphasis id="B966EC74C74AE307FD5CFB05FCBD30BC" box="[647,806,1238,1264]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="61">Ornithogalum</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicNameLabel id="A255510FC74AE307FCEBFB04FC3830BC" box="[816,931,1238,1265]" pageId="2" pageNumber="61" sensu="lato">sensu lato</taxonomicNameLabel>
(yet fitting the morphology of
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<taxonomicName id="4C124BE5C74AE307FACFFB05FA0630BC" authorityName="Rafinesque" authorityYear="1837" box="[1300,1437,1238,1264]" class="Liliopsida" family="Hyacinthaceae" genus="Loncomelos" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Plantae" order="Asparagales" pageId="2" pageNumber="61" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="genus">Loncomelos</taxonomicName>
)
</emphasis>
, namely
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<emphasis id="B966EC74C74AE307FF39FB29FDB53158" box="[226,558,1274,1300]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="61">Ornithogalum khuzestanicum</emphasis>
Heydarian, Hamdi &amp; Assadi
</taxonomicName>
in
<bibRefCitation id="EF834D97C74AE307FC41FB29FB4B3158" author="Heydarian" box="[922,1232,1274,1300]" etAl="et al." firstAuthor="Heydarian" page="48" pageId="2" pageNumber="61" pagination="47 - 54" refId="ref3181" refString="Heydarian, F., Nejadsattari, T, Hamdi, S. M. M. &amp; Assadi, M. (2012) Ornithogalum khuzestanicum (Hyacinthaceae), a new species from Iran. Iranian Journal of Botany 18 (1): 47 - 54." type="journal article" year="2012">
Heydarian
<emphasis id="B966EC74C74AE307FBCCFB28FBCB3158" box="[1047,1104,1274,1300]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="61">et al.</emphasis>
(2012: 48)
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, and
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<emphasis id="B966EC74C74AE307FAD6FB29FEBB3174" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="61">Ornithogalum sanandajense</emphasis>
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, were described from
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and the
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respectively.
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, the phylogenetic analyses by
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Riahi Rad
<emphasis id="B966EC74C74AE307FDC2FA90FDCB3110" box="[537,592,1346,1372]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="61">et al.</emphasis>
(2019)
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show that
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<emphasis id="B966EC74C74AE307FCCEFA91FB9E3110" box="[789,1029,1346,1372]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="61">Ornithogalum bungei</emphasis>
<bibRefCitation id="EF834D97C74AE307FBD0FA91FB753110" author="Boissier" box="[1035,1262,1346,1372]" firstAuthor="Boissier" page="213" pageId="2" pageNumber="61" pagination="1 - 428" refId="ref2968" refString="Boissier, P. E. (1882) Flora Orientalis vol. 5 (1). H. Georg, Genevae [Geneve], pp. 1 - 428." type="book chapter" year="1882">Boissier (1882: 213)</bibRefCitation>
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and
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<emphasis id="B966EC74C74AE307FAF9FA90FA373110" box="[1314,1452,1346,1373]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="61">O. kurdicum</emphasis>
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fall within a large clade including several
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<emphasis id="B966EC74C74AE307FCA0FAB5FB9931CC" box="[891,1026,1382,1408]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="61">Loncomelos</emphasis>
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samples, and their morphology share the diagnostic characters of
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<emphasis id="B966EC74C74AE307FE19FA59FDD231E8" box="[450,585,1418,1444]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="61">Loncomelos</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
.
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observation is also supported by their morphological studies.
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clade assimilated to
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<emphasis id="B966EC74C74AE307FEEAFA7DFE233184" box="[305,440,1454,1480]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="61">Loncomelos</emphasis>
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in
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Riahi Rad
<emphasis id="B966EC74C74AE307FDB8FA7CFD043184" box="[611,671,1454,1480]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="61">et al.</emphasis>
(2019)
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contains three samples of
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<emphasis id="B966EC74C74AE307FBEAFA7DFA913184" box="[1073,1290,1454,1480]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="61">Melomphis persica</emphasis>
(Hausskn. ex
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) Mart.
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-
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.
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&amp;
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in
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Martínez-Azorín
<emphasis id="B966EC74C74AE307FBC9FA00FBD631A0" box="[1042,1101,1490,1516]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="61">et al.</emphasis>
(2011: 33)
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, whilst
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<emphasis id="B966EC74C74AE307FAF7FA00FA3031A0" box="[1324,1451,1490,1516]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="61">M. arabica</emphasis>
(
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)
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―the
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of
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<emphasis id="B966EC74C74AE307FC88FA25FC54325C" box="[851,975,1526,1552]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="61">Melomphis</emphasis>
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―remains as an independent linage at the base of all Eurasian samples in
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. As commented by
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Riahi Rad
<emphasis id="B966EC74C74AE307FAC7F9C8FAC83278" box="[1308,1363,1562,1588]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="61">et al.</emphasis>
(2019)
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,
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<emphasis id="B966EC74C74AE307FF53F9EDFEC43214" box="[136,351,1598,1624]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="61">Melomphis persica</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
clearly approaches
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<emphasis id="B966EC74C74AE307FD9FF9ECFD593214" box="[580,706,1598,1624]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="61">M. arabica</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
based on flower morphology, but resembles
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<emphasis id="B966EC74C74AE307FB1EF9EDFAD73214" box="[1221,1356,1598,1624]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="61">Loncomelos</emphasis>
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in plant height, leaf number, leaf length, flower number, perigone length and width, therefore suggesting a possible hybrid origin between
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<emphasis id="B966EC74C74AE307FEE1F954FE2332EC" box="[314,440,1670,1696]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="61">M. arabica</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and some eastern
<taxonomicName id="4C124BE5C74AE307FD56F955FCEA32EC" box="[653,881,1670,1696]" class="Liliopsida" family="Hyacinthaceae" genus="Loncomelos" kingdom="Plantae" order="Asparagales" pageId="2" pageNumber="61" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="undetermined">
<emphasis id="B966EC74C74AE307FD56F955FC8F32EC" box="[653,788,1670,1696]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="61">Loncomelos</emphasis>
species
</taxonomicName>
, which would explain its phylogenetic placement. We prefer not to include
<taxonomicName id="4C124BE5C74AE307FE70F979FBF23288" authority="Hausskn. ex Bornmuller (1908: 102)" authorityName="Bornmuller" authorityPageNumber="102" authorityYear="1908" box="[427,1129,1706,1733]" class="Liliopsida" family="Hyacinthaceae" genus="Ornithogalum" kingdom="Plantae" order="Asparagales" pageId="2" pageNumber="61" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="persicum">
<emphasis id="B966EC74C74AE307FE70F979FD213288" box="[427,698,1706,1732]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="61">Ornithogalum persicum</emphasis>
Hausskn. ex
<bibRefCitation id="EF834D97C74AE307FC83F979FBF23288" author="Bornmuller" box="[856,1129,1706,1732]" firstAuthor="Bornmuller" page="102" pageId="2" pageNumber="61" pagination="135" refId="ref3001" refString="Bornmuller, J. F. N. (1908) Ein neues Ornithogalum aus der Flora des assyrischen Kurdistan. Repertorium Specierum Novarum Regni Vegetabilis 5: 135." type="journal article" year="1908">Bornmüller (1908: 102)</bibRefCitation>
</taxonomicName>
in
<taxonomicName id="4C124BE5C74AE307FB4AF979FA833288" authorityName="Rafinesque" authorityYear="1837" box="[1169,1304,1706,1732]" class="Liliopsida" family="Hyacinthaceae" genus="Loncomelos" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Plantae" order="Asparagales" pageId="2" pageNumber="61" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="B966EC74C74AE307FB4AF979FA833288" box="[1169,1304,1706,1732]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="61">Loncomelos</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
until further data become available. Finally,
<taxonomicName id="4C124BE5C74AE307FE3DF91DFB9F32A4" authority="Wendelbo (1967: 97)" authorityName="Wendelbo" authorityPageNumber="97" authorityYear="1967" box="[486,1028,1742,1768]" class="Liliopsida" family="Hyacinthaceae" genus="Ornithogalum" kingdom="Plantae" order="Asparagales" pageId="2" pageNumber="61" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="pycnanthum">
<emphasis id="B966EC74C74AE307FE3DF91DFC8F32A4" box="[486,788,1742,1768]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="61">Ornithogalum pycnanthum</emphasis>
<bibRefCitation id="EF834D97C74AE307FCC2F91DFB9F32A4" author="Wendelbo" box="[793,1028,1742,1768]" firstAuthor="Wendelbo" page="97" pageId="2" pageNumber="61" pagination="96 - 100" refId="ref4392" refString="Wendelbo, P. (1967) New species of Bellevalia, Ornithogalum and Tulipa from Iran. Nytt Magasin for Botanik, Oslo 14: 96 - 100." type="journal article" year="1967">Wendelbo (1967: 97)</bibRefCitation>
</taxonomicName>
was described from
<collectingCountry id="F30570F6C74AE307FB32F91CFA8D32A5" box="[1257,1302,1743,1769]" name="Iran" pageId="2" pageNumber="61">Iran</collectingCountry>
and included later by
<bibRefCitation id="EF834D97C74AE307FF3EF921FE313340" author="Rechinger" box="[229,426,1778,1804]" firstAuthor="Rechinger" pageId="2" pageNumber="61" pagination="119 - 132" refId="ref4032" refString="Rechinger, K. H. (1990) Ornithogalum L. In: Rechinger, K. H. (ed.) Flora Iranica, vol. 165. Akademische Druk, Graz, pp. 119 - 132." type="book chapter" year="1990">Rechinger (1990)</bibRefCitation>
in
<emphasis id="B966EC74C74AE307FE15F920FE723341" box="[462,489,1779,1805]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="61">O.</emphasis>
subgen.
<taxonomicName id="4C124BE5C74AE307FD94F921FD3D3340" authorityName="Baker" authorityYear="1873" baseAuthorityName="Salisbury" baseAuthorityYear="1866" box="[591,678,1778,1804]" class="Liliopsida" family="Hyacinthaceae" genus="Ornithogalum" kingdom="Plantae" order="Asparagales" pageId="2" pageNumber="61" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="subGenus" subGenus="Beryllis">
<emphasis id="B966EC74C74AE307FD94F921FD3D3340" box="[591,678,1778,1804]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="61">Beryllis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
. Based on morphology, we present the combination of the following species in
<taxonomicName id="4C124BE5C74AE307FF26F8C5FE1F337C" authorityName="Rafinesque" authorityYear="1837" box="[253,388,1814,1840]" class="Liliopsida" family="Hyacinthaceae" genus="Loncomelos" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Plantae" order="Asparagales" pageId="2" pageNumber="61" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="B966EC74C74AE307FF26F8C5FE1F337C" box="[253,388,1814,1840]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="61">Loncomelos</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
. We accept the gender of
<taxonomicName id="4C124BE5C74AE307FD7DF8C5FCB6337C" authorityName="Rafinesque" authorityYear="1837" box="[678,813,1814,1840]" class="Liliopsida" family="Hyacinthaceae" genus="Loncomelos" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Plantae" order="Asparagales" pageId="2" pageNumber="61" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="B966EC74C74AE307FD7DF8C5FCB6337C" box="[678,813,1814,1840]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="61">Loncomelos</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
as masculine following
<bibRefCitation id="EF834D97C74AE307FBE4F8C5FB42337C" author="Stearn" box="[1087,1241,1814,1840]" firstAuthor="Stearn" pageId="2" pageNumber="61" refId="ref4367" refString="Stearn, W. T. (1992) Botanical Latin, 4 th ed. David &amp; Charles, Devon, 546 pp." type="book" year="1992">Stearn (1992)</bibRefCitation>
and
<bibRefCitation id="EF834D97C74AE307FAD4F8C5FA39337C" author="Speta" box="[1295,1442,1814,1840]" firstAuthor="Speta" pageId="2" pageNumber="61" pagination="139 - 176" refId="ref4266" refString="Speta, F. (2001) Die echte und die falsche Meerzwiebel: Charybdis Speta und Stellarioides Medicus (Hyacinthaceae), mit Neubeschreibungen und Neukombinationen im Anhang. Stapfia 75: 139 - 176." type="journal article" year="2001">Speta (2001)</bibRefCitation>
.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
</treatment>
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