Issues in Biological Sciences and Pharmaceutical Research
Satureja avromanica Maroofi (Lamiaceae): An addition to flora of Turkey with contributions to its taxonomy
Mehmet Firat
Department of Biology, Faculty of Education, Yüzüncü Yıl University , TR-65080 Van, Turkey
Authors E-mail: kuyucak65(at)yahoo.com
Satureja avromanica Maroofi (Lamiaceae) has been recorded for the first time in the Flora of Turkey (C9, Şırnak, Siirt). Detailed morphological description, images, distribution map, pollen and nutlet morphology of this new record are provided in this study. Pollen grains of S. avromanica are isoplar, 6- colpate, oblate (P/E 0.88), Amb hexagonal. Exine is reticulate with 0.27μm thickness. In this study, this species nutlet was investigated for the first time.
Keywords: New record, Satureja avromanica, Siirt, Şırnak, Lamiaceae, Turkey