Morphological characteristics of two endemic subspecies of Clinopodium troodi (Post) Govaerts (Lamiaceae) growing in Turkey

Abstract

A group of Lamiaceae that has caused confusion over its

generic boundaries are those species belonging to the complex

surrounding the genera Satureja, Calamintha, Micromeria,

Clinopodium and Acinos. In the current study, morphological

and taxonomical characteristics of two endemic subspecies

of Clinopodium troodi (Post) Govaerts subsp. vardaranum

(Leblebici) Govaerts and Clinopodium troodi (Post) Govaerts

subsp. grandiflorum (Hartvig and Å.Strid) Govaerts were

studied for the first time using stereoscopic microscopy and

detailed descriptions and illustrations of general appearance

of plants and their leaf, bract, flower, calyx, corolla and fruit

shapes were described and illustrated. At the same time,

the variation borders of subspecies in Flora of Turkey was

expanded and a identification key prepared. According to

Flora of Turkey, status of a sample collecting from Denizli of

C. troodi is doubtfull and here its real status was determined as

subsp. grandiflorum.

Keywords

• Clinopodium troodi,Lamiaceae,Morphology,Taxonomy

Türkiye’de yetişen Clinopodium troodi (Post) Govaerts (Lamiaceae) nin iki endemik alttürünün morfolojik özellikleri

Abstract

Lamiaceae’nin bir grubu olan Satureja, Calamintha, Micromeria,

Clinopodium ve Acinos cinsleri genel sınırlarında bir karışıklığa

neden olan türlere sahiptir. Bu çalışmada, Clinopodium troodi

(Post) Govaerts nin iki endemik alttürü olan subsp. vardaranum

(Leblebici) Govaerts ve subsp. grandiflorum (Hartvig and

Å.Strid) Govaerts’ un morfolojik ve taksonomik özellikleri

stereomikroskop kullanılarak deskripsiyonları ayrıntılı

olarak tanımlanmış, bitkilerin genel görünümleri, yaprak,

brakte, çiçek, kaliks, korolla ve meyvelerin şekilleri çizilerek

gösterilmiştir. Aynı zamanda, Türkiye Flora’sındaki alttürlerin

varyasyon sınırları genişletilmiş ve bir ayırım anahtarı

hazırlanmıştır. Türkiye Flora’sına göre, C. troodi nin Denizli’den

toplanan şüpheli örneklerinin durumu yapılan çalışmayla

subsp. grandiflorum olarak belirlenmiştir.

Keywords

• Clinopodium troodi,Lamiaceae,Morfoloji,Taksonomi

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