A new species of Teucrium sect. Stachyobotrys (Lamiaceae) from the south of Turkey

Authors

MECİT VURAL
HAYRİ DUMAN
TUNCAY DİRMENCİ
TANER ÖZCAN

DOI

10.3906/bot-1403-50

Abstract

A new species of Teucrium L., Teucrium aladagense Vural & H.Duman, is described from Aladağ mountain, located in Adana, Kayseri, and Niğde provinces in Turkey. The species belongs to Teucrium L. sect. Stachyobotrys Benth. A description, distribution map, habitat, information on trichome morphology, and the threatened category of the species are provided. The differences between the new species and its allies T. lamiifolium d'Urv s.l. and T. hircanicum L. are discussed, and an identification key is provided for the identification of similar taxa.

Keywords

Adana, Aladağ, endemic, Kayseri, Niğde, Teucrium, Turkey

First Page

318

Last Page

324

Recommended Citation

VURAL, MECİT; DUMAN, HAYRİ; DİRMENCİ, TUNCAY; and ÖZCAN, TANER (2015) "A new species of Teucrium sect. Stachyobotrys (Lamiaceae) from the south of Turkey," Turkish Journal of Botany: Vol. 39: No. 2, Article 11. https://doi.org/10.3906/bot-1403-50
Available at: https://journals.tubitak.gov.tr/botany/vol39/iss2/11