Ziziphora clinopodioides subsp. ronnigeri (Nábělek) Rechinger (1982: 485)

Dirmenci, Tuncay, Haloob, Ali, Celep, Ferhat & Ghazanfar, Shahina A., 2023, Contributions to Ziziphora clinopodioides (Lamiaceae) in Turkey and Iraq, Phytotaxa 592 (3), pp. 279-293 : 287

Ziziphora clinopodioides subsp. ronnigeri (Nábělek) Rechinger (1982: 485) ( Fig. 7 ).

Ziziphora ronnigeri Nábělek (1926: 46)

Type: — TURKEY. Van: Ad pagum Gurundast, inter Sattak (Çatak) et Wan (Van), ad rupes schistosas. 1800 m, 01 August 1910, Nábělek 1476 (lectotype SAV0002377 -photo!; isolectotype SAV0002376 -photo!; here designated by Dirmenci) .

Stems erect or ascending, up to 30 cm tall, branched or not, green to pale-green, short pubescent with glandular puberulent and sessile glands. Leaves sometimes fasciculate; lanceolate to broadly elliptic, 15‒25 × 2‒6(‒8) mm, attenuate at base, acute to obtuse at apex, subglabrous to finely puberulous with sessile glands on both surfaces, ciliate at margins. Inflorescence capitate. Calyx 6‒7 mm long, green to whitish green, short pubescent to with long spreading white hairs and sessile glands.

Habitat: —Mountain steppes, schist cliffs, limestone; elev.. 1600‒2400 m; fl. & fr. July to August.

Distribution: —East and southeast of Turkey and West Iran. It is not clear if this taxon dwells also in Iraq, there are no records in the country but it might be eventually found there.

Examined Specimens: — TURKEY. Erzurum: Karakaya dag, Agviran, N of Hınıs , 2250 m, Watson 3671 ( K!) ; Ağrı: E side of Tahir pass, 19 km from Eleşkirt to Horasan , 2400 m, 24. July 1966, Davis 47094 ( K!) ; Ibid, 04 August 1962, Furse 3614 ( K!) ; Ibidem, 25.08.1966, Archibald 3230 ( K!) ; Ağrı: 8 km from Akçay to Cumaçay , 1650 m, 17.July.1966, Davis 46795 ( K!) ; Suluçem, S of Balık lake , 2300 m, 23 July1966, Davis 47271 ( K!) ; Kars: 7 km from Karakurt to Sarıkamış , 1780 m, 14 July1966, Davis 46481 ( K!) ; Bitlis: Center of the Nemrut Dağ, 2400 m, 11 August 1956, McNeil 540 ( K!) ; Van: Edremit-Gevaş, 2000 m, 13 July1954, Davis 22659 & Polunin ( BM!) ; Artos Dag, above Gevaş , 2133 m, limestone gorge, 14 July1954, Davis 22702 ( BM!, K!) ; Erek Dağ, 1981 m, 18 July 1954, Davis 22967 & Polunin ( BM!) ; 26 km from Başkale to Hoşap , 2400 m, 03 July 1966, Davis 45889 ( K!) ; Hakkari: Karadağ, 2743 m, 15 August1954, Davis 24366 & Polunin ( BM!) .

Ziziphora ronnigeri was described by Nábělek in 1926 from specimens collected from southeastern Turkey. Rechinger in Flora Iranica (1982) evaluated it as a subspecies of Ziziphora clinopodioides and stated that the type specimen was in BRA. However, the specimens that Nábělek collected during his “Iter Turcico-Persicum” trip between 1909‒1910 were transferred to the SAV herbarium. All of Nábělek’s collections (years 1909‒1910) can be seen from the virtual herbarium (http://www.nabelek.sav.sk/). There are two specimens numbered Nábělek 1476 (photo!), which is the type specimen of subsp. ronnigeri at SAV. Between these specimens, the specimen with the barcode SAV0002377 was designated as the lectotype ( Fig. 7 ), as it is the best-preserved specimen that clearly represents the characteristics of the taxon in the protologue, and the specimen with the barcode SAV0002376 is designated as the isolectotype.

Figures

FIGURE 7. Lectotype of Ziziphora clinopodioides subsp. ronnigeri (Nábělek 1476, SAV0002377!). (http://ibot.sav.sk/herbarium/object/ SAV0002377)