Abstract

Fritillaria kolbintsevii (Liliaceae), a new fritillary species (Central Asia: north-eastern macroslope of Dzungarian Alatau; south-eastern Kazakhstan – Zhetysu), is described and illustrated. Morphological differences between the new species and other possibly related taxa of the subgen. Fritillaria (F. ruthenica, F. meleagroides, F. ferganensis, and F. walujewii) are discussed. Photographs (habitat and morphology) and distribution map are provided.