tailieunhanh - A new record for Turkey: Salvia aristata Aucher ex Benth. (Lamiaceae)

During floristic investigations in SE Turkey, the authors collected some interesting Salvia L. specimens (Figure 1) from Mor Mountain (Başkale, Van). Salvia aristata Aucher ex Benth. (Lamiaceae) is recorded for the first time from south-east Turkey. | Research Note Turk J Bot 33 (2009) 61-63 © TÜBİTAK doi: A New Record for Turkey: Salvia aristata Aucher ex Benth. (Lamiaceae)* Lütfi BEHÇET**, Davut AVLAMAZ Yüzüncü Yıl University, Sciences and Arts Faculty, Biology Department, Van-TURKEY Received: Accepted: Abstract: Salvia aristata Aucher ex Benth. (Lamiaceae) is recorded for the first time from south-east Turkey. Key Words: Flora of Turkey, Van, Salvia, Lamiaceae, new record Türkiye İçin Yeni Bir Kayıt: Salvia aristata Aucher ex Benth. (Lamiaceae) Özet: Salvia aristata Aucher ex Benth. (Lamiaceae) türü Türkiye’den ilk defa kaydedilmektedir. Türün bilinen özelliklerinden farklılık gösteren bazı varyasyonları verilmiştir. Anahtar Sözcükler: Türkiye Florası, Van, Salvia, Lamiaceae, yeni kayıt Introduction During floristic investigations in SE Turkey, the authors collected some interesting Salvia L. specimens (Figure 1) from Mor Mountain (Başkale, Van). Initial attempts to name them using the Flora of Turkey (Hedge, 1982a; Davis et al., 1988; Duman, 2000) were not successful. Eventually, using the account in Flora Iranica (Hedge, 1982b), the specimens were identified as Salvia aristata Aucher ex Benth. This was a new record for Turkey, although not surprising because the species also grows in adjacent N and W Iran, where it is known from many collections (Figure 2). Salvia aristata Aucher ex Benth. in DC., Prodr. 12: 270 (1848). Syn.: Salvia overinii Trautv., Acta Horti Petrop. 2: 479 (1873). Polakia paradoxa Stapf, Denkschr. Akad. Wiss. Wien . Kl. 50: 43 (1885). S. anisodonta Hausskn. & Briq. ex Hausskn., Mitt. Bot. Ver. Jena 9: 21 (1891). S. pinnatifolia Parsa, Pl. Nov. Iran. 5 (1946). S. sulcata Parsa, Kew Bull. 225 (1948). Icon.: Hook., Icon. : tab. 2615 (1899); Rech. f., Flora Iranica 150: tabs 444, 587 (1982) Type: “In Persia montibus”, Aucher-Eloy 1563 (G). Perennial, root stout, woody, apically thickened, clothed with petiolar remains. Stem above