A new subspecies of Stachys cretica (section Eriostomum, Lamiaceae) from Turkey

Authors

EKREM AKÇİÇEK

DOI

10.3906/bot-0911-225

Abstract

Stachys cretica L. subsp. kutahyensis Akçiçek subsp. nova is described as a new subspecies from West Anatolia, Turkey. It is related to Stachys cretica L. subsp. vacillans Rech. f. and Stachys cretica L. subsp. anatolica Rech. f., from which it differs in stem, leaf, and flower characters. Diagnostic characters, description, detailed illustrations, and taxonomic comments of the new subspecies are given. The geographical distribution of the subspecies is mapped. IUCN threat category and observations on the population are noted.

Keywords

Endemic, Lamiaceae, Stachys cretica, Turkey

First Page

131

Last Page

136

Recommended Citation

AKÇİÇEK, EKREM (2010) "A new subspecies of Stachys cretica (section Eriostomum, Lamiaceae) from Turkey," Turkish Journal of Botany: Vol. 34: No. 2, Article 7. https://doi.org/10.3906/bot-0911-225
Available at: https://journals.tubitak.gov.tr/botany/vol34/iss2/7