Plant Ecology and Evolution 144(1): 111-114, doi: 10.5091/plecevo.2011.423
A new taxon of the genus Salvia (Lamiaceae) from Turkey
expand article infoFerhat Celep‡, Ahmet Kahraman, Musa Dogan
‡ Nevsehir Hacı Bektaş University, Nevşehir, Turkiye
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Citation: Celep F, Kahraman A, Dogan M (2011) A new taxon of the genus Salvia (Lamiaceae) from Turkey. Plant Ecology and Evolution 144(1): 111-114. https://doi.org/10.5091/plecevo.2011.423
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Abstract
Background and aims – Turkey is one of the major centers of diversity for Salvia, with 97 species of which 54% are endemic. The aims of this study are to give detailed taxonomical, morphological and ecological accounts of S. cadmica and S. smyrnaea. Methods – Based on herbarium studies and field observations, numerical and morphological studies have been conducted on the taxa. Key results – The main morphological characters such as calyx structure, shape, colour, size and corolla colour are diagnostic. Additionally, pollen and nutlet characteristics provide taxonomically distinctive characters for the taxa. Conclusion – The new variety S. cadmica var. bozkirensis from Turkey is described. Amended and expanded descriptions, with notes on distribution, phenology, ecology, palynology and nutlet features of the taxa are given.
Keywords
LAMIACEAE; NEW VARIETY; SALVIA; TURKEY