Stachys vuralii Yıldız, Dirmenci & Akçiçek (Lamiaceae), a new species of the section Eriostomum is described from north Anatolia, Turkey. Detailed illustrations and taxonomic comments are provided along with a table listing the differential characters to the closely related S. byzantina and S. thirkei. Delimitations towards S. byzantina and S. thirkei and existence of putative hybrids are discussed. A phylogenetic analysis using ITS of nuclear ribosomal DNA confirmed the status of S. vuralii as a distinct species. The geographical location of S. vuralii is also presented.
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1 October 2011
Stachys vuralii (Lamiaceae), a New Species from North Anatolia, Turkey
Tuncay Dirmenci,
Bayram Yıldız,
Ekrem Akçiçek,
Esra Martin,
Ekrem Dündar
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Annales Botanici Fennici
Vol. 48 • No. 5
October 2011
Vol. 48 • No. 5
October 2011