'Teucrium elymaiticum' (Lamiaceae): a new species for Flora of Iran

Farideh Attar; Arash Sotoodeh; Mansour Mirtadzadini

doi:10.5209/mbot.62020

'Teucrium elymaiticum' (Lamiaceae): a new species for Flora of Iran

Farideh Attar University of Tehran https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7320-2098
Arash Sotoodeh University of Paul Sabatier https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3715-3628
Mansour Mirtadzadini University of Kerman https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1101-3344

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5209/mbot.62020

Keywords: Teucrium elymaiticum, taxonomy, Lamiales, Lamiaceae, new species, flora, Iran

Abstract

A new endemic species from western Iran, Teucrium elymaiticum Attar, Sotoodeh & Mirtadzadini, spec. nova is described. It belongs to section Scordium. Considering the combination of some characteristics like indumentum, bracts, pedicel, calyx, corolla size, and nutlet shape and size, the new species is related to T. scordium subsp. scordioides (Schreb.) Arcang.. The differences between these two species are highlighted. Images, distribution map and an updated identification key for the genus are presented.

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2019-11-07

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Attar F., Sotoodeh A. y Mirtadzadini M. (2019). ’Teucrium elymaiticum’ (Lamiaceae): a new species for Flora of Iran. Mediterranean Botany, 40(2), 203-207. https://doi.org/10.5209/mbot.62020

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Vol. 40 No. 2 (2019)

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Applied Botany

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