First record of Psylliostachys spicata (Plumbaginaceae), confirmation of Salvia pratensis (Lamiaceae) from Turkey, and taxonomic status of Salvia ertekinii

Authors: FERHAT CELEP, OSMAN KARABACAK, MARYAM MALEKMOHAMMADI, MEHMET FİDAN, MUSA DOĞAN

Abstract: Psylliostachys spicata (Plumbaginaceae) is reported as a new genus record for Turkey; an amended species description is given. Bossier's record of Salvia pratensis (Lamiaceae) in Flora Orientalis is confirmed from Turkey. Additionally, the endemic Salvia ertekinii is reduced to a synonym of Salvia pinnata.

Keywords: Halophytes, Lamiaceae, Plumbaginaceae, Psylliostachys, Salvia, taxonomy

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