Liliaceae

G. luteoides Stapf in Denkschr. Akad. Wiss. Wien, Math.-Nat. KÎ. 50:8 (1885). Syn: G. linearifolia Terrace, in Boll. Soc. Ort. Palermo 2, 3:7 (1904); G. syriaca Terrace, op. cit. 9 (1904)' G. sintenisii Pascher in Sitz.-Ber. Deutsch, Naturw.-Med. Ver. Böhm. 'Lotos' n.s. 24:127 (1904)! G. assyria Terrace, in Bull. Herb. Boiss., ser. 2, 5:1122(1905)! G. mesopotamica Bornm.Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin 7(63):172 (İ917); G. joannis Grossh. in Fl. URSS 4:734 (1935). Ic:Davlianidze,op. cit. t. 30 (1976), as G. joannis.
Bulb with dark brown tonic, new bulb forming just above base of old. Basal leaves 1 or rarely 2 and then very unequal, 6-12(-16) cm, to 4 mm broad when pressed, usually 1.5-2 mm diam., hollow. Inflorescence paniculate or subumbellate, branching above upper cauline leaf, (2-)5-8(-10) cm, glabrous or sometimes hairy at ground level. Cauline leaves 2, usually alternate, very unequal, narrowly lanceolate, hooded at apex, lower 3-5 x 0.3-0.6 cm. Flowers 2-6(-8), usually with c. 1 cm of stem between leaves and point of branching. Pedicels 1.5-3 cm, hair/ or glabrous, often deflexed. Perianth segments yellow, narrowly lanceolate, 9-12(-14) x 2-3 mm, elongating to 15 mm after flowering. Capsule narrowly ovate or oblanceoiate, 6-15 x 4-6 mm, emarginate. Fl. 3-8. Stony hillsides and meadows, 1350-3500 m.
Type: [Turkey C? Adiyaman] in monte Nemrud Dagh, prope Kjachta (Kahta), 1883, F. Luschan (hoio. WU!).
Mainly S. & E. Anatolia. A8 Gümüşane: Kop Da., 30 km W. of Aşkale, 2300 m, Marais 1566! A9 Kars: Sarıkamış to Karakurt, Sauer 252/57! B6 Adana: d. Saimbeyli, Bozoğlan Da,, at Obruk Y., 1400 m, D. 26682! B7 Tunceli: Munzur Da. above Ovacık, 1800-2000 m, Yildirimli 1494! B8 Muş: Muş fo Bingöl, 1350 m, Güner 1636! 89 Ağri: TahirDa., 2000 m, Rix 1993! B10 Kars: N.E. slope of Ağri Da. at Serdar Bulak, 2S00 m, D. 43762! C4 Konya: d. Ermenek, Yellibel, 1750 m, Varal 1232! C5 Içel: Taurus (Toros) mts., Siehe 1895/6:206! C6 Gaziantep: Ainlab (Gaziantep), 1884, G. Post! C7 Urfa: Karaca Da., 1800 m, T. Baytop (İSTE 34872).* Birecik, slopes of Euphrates, Sint. 1888:123(type of G.linearifolia, G.syriaca and G.sintenisii). C9 Hakkari: Kara Da., 3500 m, D. 24459! C10 Hakkari: Sat Da., 2350 m, D. 45508! S. Caucasia, Iran, Iraq, Syria, Lebanon; Bulgaria? A collection from B7 Erzincan (Çaplayan, Munzur Da., 1800-2300 m, Yildirimii 2613!) is unusual in having stems hairy below and perianth segaieats 14 mm in flower, 18 mm in fruit. Two specimens from Hakkari (D.24459 and D. 45 508) have opposite cauline leaves.