As an initial part of a revisional study based on the genus Salvia L. (Lamiaceae), extensive field studies, herbarium and literature surveys have been conducted on the basis of the S. brachyantha (Bordz.) Pobed and S. modesta Boiss. in order to understand their taxonomic status. | S. BAGHERPOUR, F. CELEP, A. KAHRAMAN, M. DOĞAN Research Article Turk J Bot 35 (2011) 343-350 © TÜBİTAK doi: Salvia brachyantha subsp. tankutiana (Lamiaceae), a new subspecies from Central Anatolia Safi BAGHERPOUR1, Ferhat CELEP2,*, Ahmet KAHRAMAN1,2, Musa DOĞAN1 1 Middle East Technical University, Department of Biological Sciences, 06531, Ankara - TURKEY 2 Atatürk University, Faculty of Science, Department of Biology, 25240, Erzurum - TURKEY Received: . Accepted: Abstract: As an initial part of a revisional study based on the genus Salvia L. (Lamiaceae), extensive field studies, herbarium and literature surveys have been conducted on the basis of the S. brachyantha (Bordz.) Pobed and S. modesta Boiss. in order to understand their taxonomic status. As a result of the present study, S. brachyantha and S. modesta are accepted as distinct species. Moreover, S. brachyantha subsp. tankutiana Bagherpour, Celep, Kahraman & Doğan subsp. nova is first described from central Anatolia, Turkey. The diagnostic morphological and micromorphological characters of S. brachyantha subsp. brachyantha, S. brachyantha subsp. tankutiana and S. modesta are discussed. Distribution, conservation status and photograph of the taxa are also given. Key words: Central Anatolia, new subspecies, Salvia, Turkey İç Anadolu’dan yeni bir alttür: Salvia brachyantha subsp. tankutiana (Lamiaceae) Özet: Salvia L. (Lamiaceae) cinsi üzerine temel alınan revizyon çalışmasının ilk bölümü olarak, Salvia brachyantha (Bordz.) Pobed ve S. modesta Boiss. türlerinin taksonomik statülerini anlamak için kapsamlı arazi, herbaryum ve literatür çalışmaları gerçekleştirildi. Bu çalışmanın sonucu olarak, Salvia brachyantha ve S. modesta farklı türler olarak kabul edildi. Ayrıca, İç anadolu bölgesinden S. brachyantha subsp. tankutiana Bagherpour, Celep, Kahraman & Doğan altürü tanımlandı. S. brachyantha subsp. brachyantha, S. brachyantha subsp. tankutiana ve S. modesta .
