Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
Botany 2020, Alabama, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri, 27 - 31 Temmuz 2020, ss.1
Muscari s.lat. is a horticulturally important genus of bulbous
geophytes native to Eurasia and North Africa1, containing
approximately 50 species2. The genus is a member of the tribe
Hyacinthinae alongside other familiar taxa such as the hyacinth
(Hyacinthus orientalis) and the English Bluebell (Hyacinthoides
non-scripta). Although it shares with Bellevalia the perianth
segments fused into a tube and trigonous seed capsules, it is
distinct in having the stamen filaments in two rows and a base
chromosome number of x=43. However, the genus encompasses
some distinctive inflorescence forms (Figure A) that have been
recognised taxonomically, either at subgeneric or generic rank.
The number and circumscription of these taxa has been debated
and while some favour four genera (Muscari s.str., Muscarimia,
Leopoldia, Pseudomuscari)4, other approaches include three
subgenera within Muscari s.lat.5 or even three genera6. This lack
of agreement is a source of confusion in conservation
assessment and in the horticultural trade. A previous study of
Turkish species by one of us (AD) using matK and trnT-F
concluded that one genus with four subgenera should be
recognised7. In this study we use whole plastome and nuclear
ribosomal DNA (nrDNA) data to investigate relationships within
Muscari s.lat. and to evaluate the level of support for the
recognized groups.