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

Authors: MECİT VURAL, HAYRİ DUMAN, TUNCAY DİRMENCİ, TANER ÖZCAN

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

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