A new species of Teucrium sect. Scordium (Lamiaceae) from SE of Turkey

Authors

TANER ÖZCAN
TUNCAY DİRMENCİ
FATİH COŞKUN
EKREM AKÇİÇEK
ÖZAL GÜNER

DOI

10.3906/bot-1402-93

Abstract

A new species of Teucrium L. from Southeast Anatolia (Turkey), Teucrium sirnakense Özcan & Dirmenci, is described and illustrated. The new species belongs to the sect. Scordium Boiss. and is closely related to Teucrium melissoides Boiss. & Hausskn. and Teucrium scordium L. s.l. The differences between the new species and its allies are discussed. A description, distribution map, ITS nrDNA phylogeny, and taxonomic comments on the new species are provided.

Keywords

ITS, nrDNA, phylogeny, Lamiaceae, Şırnak, Teucrium, Turkey

First Page

310

Last Page

317

Recommended Citation

ÖZCAN, TANER; DİRMENCİ, TUNCAY; COŞKUN, FATİH; AKÇİÇEK, EKREM; and GÜNER, ÖZAL (2015) "A new species of Teucrium sect. Scordium (Lamiaceae) from SE of Turkey," Turkish Journal of Botany: Vol. 39: No. 2, Article 10. https://doi.org/10.3906/bot-1402-93
Available at: https://journals.tubitak.gov.tr/botany/vol39/iss2/10