Thymbra spicata, Linnaeus, 1753

Bräuchler, Christian, 2018, Delimitation and revision of the genus Thymbra (Lamiaceae), Phytotaxa 369 (1), pp. 15-27 : 21

6. Thymbra spicata L., Sp. Pl.: 569 (1753).

For a detailed anatomical and morphological study of the subspecies see Erken (2001).

subsp. intricata (P.H. Davis) Morales (1987: 377) ; Figure 3. a

≡ T. spicata var. intricata Davis (1949: 424)

Type: TURKEY. Prov. Denizli, distr. Acipayam (Caria): Boz Dag, near Geyran

Yayla, 1220–1520 m, 16 July 1947, Davis 13328 (holotype K000193688!, isotype E00208084!, G).

Distribution: Restricted to the SW of Turkey and the island of Rhodos.

Figures

FIGURE 3. Representative specimens of Thymbra species; scale bar = 10 mm;-a) branch of an isotype of T. spicata subsp. intricata (E00208084);-b)branch ofT.spicata subsp.spicata (Bräuchleret al.4344;TUM);-c)holotypeof T. sintenisiisubsp.isaurica(E00208086);- d) branch of an isolectotype of T. sintenisii subsp. sintenisii (E00208087);-e) inflorescence of T. spicata subsp. spicata (Bräuchler et al. 4344; TUM);-f) inflorescence of the holotype of T. sintenisii subsp. isaurica (E00208086);-g) inflorescence of an isolectotype of T. sintenisii subsp. sintenisii (E00208087).