TAILIEUCHUNG - Lophanthus (Lamiaceae) in Turkey: A new generic record and a new species
The genus Lophanthus Adans. is recorded for the first time from Turkey. Specimens collected from Van province, east Anatolia, are described here as the new species Lophanthus turcicus Dirmenci, Yıldız & Hedge. Diagnostic characteristics that distinguish it from allied species are presented; a description, distribution map, and taxonomic comments are given. | Research Article Turk J Bot 34 (2010) 123-129 © TÜBİTAK doi: Lophanthus (Lamiaceae) in Turkey: a new generic record and a new species Tuncay DİRMENCİ1,*, Bayram YILDIZ2, Ian C. HEDGE3, Mehmet FIRAT4 1Balıkesir University, Necatibey Education Faculty, Department of Biology Education, Balıkesir - TURKEY 2Balıkesir University, Science & Arts Faculty, Department of Biology, Balıkesir - TURKEY 3Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, EH3 5LR, Scotland, UK 4Yüzüncü Yıl University, Education Faculty, Department of Biology Education, Van - TURKEY Received: Accepted: Abstract: The genus Lophanthus Adans. is recorded for the first time from Turkey. Specimens collected from Van province, east Anatolia, are described here as the new species Lophanthus turcicus Dirmenci, Yıldız & Hedge. Diagnostic characteristics that distinguish it from allied species are presented; a description, distribution map, and taxonomic comments are given. Key words: Endemic, Lamiaceae, Lophanthus, Van, Turkey Lophanthus (Lamiaceae), Türkiye için yeni bir cins kaydı ve yeni bir tür Özet: Lophanthus Adans. cinsi Türkiye’den ilk defa kaydedilmiştir. Bu cinse ait örnekler Doğu Anadolu’dan Van ilinden toplanmış ve burada Lophanthus turcicus Dirmenci, Yıldız & Hedge adıyla yeni bir tür olarak tanımlanmıştır. Yakın akraba türlerden ayırıcı karakterleri; betimi, yayılış haritası ve tür üzerinde taksonomik yorumlar verilmiştir. Anahtar sözcükler: Endemik, Lamiaceae, Lophanthus, Van, Türkiye Introduction During an expedition to Van, Hakkari, Şırnak, and Siirt provinces in E and SE Turkey in August 2008, unusual specimens were collected by the Turkish authors at 2750 m on Kavuşşahap mountain between Çatak and Bahçesaray districts in Van province (Figure 1). Extensive herbarium (material at ANK, BM, E, G, HUB, ISTE, K, W, and WU) and literature studies (Floras – Davis, 1982; Rechinger, 1982; other literature – Bentham, 1834; 1848; Boissier, 1879; Briquet, 1896; Levin, .
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