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Issue: Vol. 770 No. 3: 21 Aug. 2026
Type: Article
Published: 2026-08-21
DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.770.3.3
Page range: 187-198
Abstract views: 28
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Stachys boluensis (Lamiaceae), a new species from northern Anatolia, Türkiye, with neotypification of S. thirkei

Department of Science Education; Faculty of Education; Kütahya Dumlupınar University; Kütahya; Türkiye
Department of Biology Education; Necatibey Education Faculty; Balıkesir University; Balıkesir; Türkiye
Harran District Directorate of National Education; Harran; Şanlıurfa; Türkiye
Department of Biotechnology; Faculty of Science; Selçuk University; Konya; Türkiye
Eudicots Eriostomum Labiate neotypification taxonomy

Abstract

Türkiye represents one of the principal centres of diversity for the genus Stachys, exhibiting a remarkably high level of endemism, with 70 of the 126 (98 species) currently recognized taxa (55.5%) being endemic to the country. In this study, we describe and illustrate Stachys boluensis (Lamiaceae), a new species of sect. Eriostomum endemic to Bolu Province, Türkiye. Morphologically, the new species is closely related to S. thirkei but differs in having shortly adpressed-villous or densely adpressed arachnoid-tomentose flowering stems with subsessile glandular hairs, a calyx 12–17 mm long with ovate-lanceolate teeth 5–7 mm long, a white corolla, and pale-brown, broadly obovoid to subglobose nutlets with a reticulate-smooth surface. In addition, a neotype is designated here for S. thirkei to ensure nomenclatural stability.

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How to Cite

Akçi̇çek E., Di̇rmenci̇ T., Güner, Özal & Çeti̇n Özlem (2026) Stachys boluensis (Lamiaceae), a new species from northern Anatolia, Türkiye, with neotypification of S. thirkei. Phytotaxa 770 (3): 187–198. https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.770.3.3