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Issue: Vol. 626 No. 1: 15 Nov. 2023
Type: Article
Published: 2023-11-15
DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.626.1.1
Page range: 1-7
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Micromeria tenensis (Lamiaceae), a new species from Tenerife, Canary Islands

Department of Biological Sciences; Marshall University; Huntington; West Virginia; United States of America
Departamento de Biología Vegetal (Botánica); Universidad de La Laguna; La Laguna (Tenerife); Spain
Research Center in Biodiversity and Genetic Resources (CIBIO)/InBio Associated Laboratory; University of Porto; Campus Vairão; Vairão; Portugal
Institute for Integrative Nature Conservation Research; University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences; Vienna; Austria
Macaronesia Spain Teno wild thyme Eudicots

Abstract

Based on molecular and morphological evidence, a new species of Micromeria is described for Tenerife, Canary Islands. Micromeria tenensis is endemic to the massif of Teno, occurring between 100–1000 m elevation. It is characterized by having more or less pendulous branches, tomentose stems and leaves, hispid calyx, and calyx apices triangular to lanceolate, densely white hispid.

 

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