The genus Lophanthus Adans. is recorded for the first time from Turkey. Specimens collected from Van province, east Anatolia, are described here as the new species Lophanthus turcicus Dirmenci, Yıldız & Hedge. Diagnostic characteristics that distinguish it from allied species are presented; a description, distribution map, and taxonomic comments are given. | Research Article Turk J Bot 34 (2010) 123-129 © TÜBİTAK doi: Lophanthus (Lamiaceae) in Turkey: a new generic record and a new species Tuncay DİRMENCİ1,*, Bayram YILDIZ2, Ian C. HEDGE3, Mehmet FIRAT4 1Balıkesir University, Necatibey Education Faculty, Department of Biology Education, Balıkesir - TURKEY 2Balıkesir University, Science & Arts Faculty, Department of Biology, Balıkesir - TURKEY 3Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, EH3 5LR, Scotland, UK 4Yüzüncü Yıl University, Education Faculty, Department of Biology Education, Van - TURKEY Received: Accepted: Abstract: The genus Lophanthus Adans. is recorded for the first time from Turkey. Specimens collected from Van province, east Anatolia, are described here as the new species Lophanthus turcicus Dirmenci, Yıldız & Hedge. Diagnostic characteristics that distinguish it from allied species are presented; a description, distribution map, and taxonomic comments are given. Key words: Endemic, Lamiaceae, Lophanthus, Van, Turkey Lophanthus (Lamiaceae), Türkiye için yeni bir cins kaydı ve yeni bir tür Özet: Lophanthus Adans. cinsi Türkiye’den ilk defa kaydedilmiştir. Bu cinse ait örnekler Doğu Anadolu’dan Van ilinden toplanmış ve burada Lophanthus turcicus Dirmenci, Yıldız & Hedge adıyla yeni bir tür olarak tanımlanmıştır. Yakın akraba türlerden ayırıcı karakterleri; betimi, yayılış haritası ve tür üzerinde taksonomik yorumlar verilmiştir. Anahtar sözcükler: Endemik, Lamiaceae, Lophanthus, Van, Türkiye Introduction During an expedition to Van, Hakkari, Şırnak, and Siirt provinces in E and SE Turkey in August 2008, unusual specimens were collected by the Turkish authors at 2750 m on Kavuşşahap mountain between Çatak and Bahçesaray districts in Van province (Figure 1). Extensive herbarium (material at ANK, BM, E, G, HUB, ISTE, K, W, and WU) and literature studies (Floras – Davis, 1982; Rechinger, 1982; other literature – Bentham, 1834; 1848; Boissier, 1879; Briquet, 1896; Levin, .
