Salvia anatolica (Lamiaceae), a new species from East Anatolia, Turkey

Abstract

Salvia anatolica Hamzaoğlu & A. Duran sp. nova (Lamiaceae) is described and illustrated from East Anatolia, Turkey. It is closely related to S. bracteata, an endemic also confined to East Anatolia. Diagnostic morphological characters of S. anatolica from closely similar taxa are discussed. The pollen characteristics of S. anatolica and S. bracteata are presented in photographs. © Finnish Zoological and Botanical Publishing Board 2005