Salvia marashica

Salvia marashica
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Lamiaceae
Genus: Salvia
Species: S. marashica
Binomial name
Salvia marashica
A. İlçim, F. Celep & Doğan

Salvia marashica is a rare perennial plant that is endemic to Ahır Mountain, near Kahramanmaraş in Turkey. It grows on rocky mountain slopes at 850 to 1,700 m (2,790 to 5,580 ft) elevation.

S. marashica grows erect on many stems to 30 to 70 cm (12 to 28 in), with pinnatisect leaves that are 1.2 to 7 cm (0.47 to 2.76 in) long and .3 to 1.8 cm (0.12 to 0.71 in) wide. The inflorescence is unusual for Salvia species, being covered in black-headed glandular hairs. The corolla is pink, and 2 to 2.8 cm (0.79 to 1.10 in) long. The specific epithet comes from the name of the city, "Kahramanmaras", where the type specimen was collected.[1]

Notes

  1. Ilçim, Ahmet; Celep, Ferhat; Doâan, Musa (2009-02-27). "Salvia marashica (Lamiaceae), a new species from Turkey" (PDF). Ann. Bot. Fennici. Helsinki: Finnish Zoological and Botanical Publishing Board. 46: 75–79.


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