Thymus richardii subsp. vigoi Riera, Gueemes & Rossello , Fl. Montiber. 37: 78. 2007

Saez, Llorenc, Bogunic, Faruk, Cambria, Salvatore, Riera, Jesus & Bogdanovic, Sandro, 2021, On the identity of Thymus humifusus var. aureopunctatus (Lamiaceae) and taxonomic notes on the Th. richardii complex, PhytoKeys 186, pp. 139-158 : 139

5. Thymus richardii subsp. vigoi Riera, Gueemes & Rossello, Fl. Montiber. 37: 78. 2007

Thymus richardii vigoi Type. Spain, Valencia, Villalonga, La Safor, ad l’Orxa, 30SYJ3706, 600 m, 4 July 2000, J. Riera & J. Güemes (holotype: VAL 185406!; isotype: MA 757804!; Riera et al. 2007).

Thymus richardii valentinus = Thymus richardii var. valentinus O. Bolòs & Vigo, Collect. Bot. (Barcelona) 14: 95. 1983

Type.

Spain, Valencia province, Valentia, c. Gandia , 15 Sept 1950, P. Cañigueral (holotype: BC 119858 !; Bolòs and Vigo 1983) .

Description.

Stems up to 16 cm long, suberect to erect. Leaf blade up to 11 × 8.1 mm, ovate-triangular, denticulate. Inflorescence 15-34 mm long, usually oblong; bracts up to 8 × 7 mm, similar to leaves, denticulate, usually glabrous. Calyx 5.8-7 mm long, sparsely hairy, with eglandular hairs up to 0.7 mm long, sometimes with sparse stipitate glandular hairs; calyx tube 2.1-2.9 mm long, with eglandular hairs up to 0.5 mm long on the ventral surface; central tooth of upper lip 1.8-2.6 mm long, lower teeth 3-3.5 mm long, with pectinate hairs up to 0.7 mm long. Corolla 7-10 mm long, whitish to pale rose, sometimes cream.

Chromosome number.

Unknown.

Distribution.

Endemic to Alicante and Valencia provinces (Spain).

Habitat.

Open scrub, on limestone soil, 130-600 m a.s.l.

Remarks.

Plants which were considered to be hybrids between Th. richardii subsp. vigoi and T. piperella L. have been called T. x bolosii . The hybrid has been reported from a small area of Serra de la Safor, eastern Spain ( Riera et al. 2020).

Specimens examined.

Spain. Alicante province: La Vilallonga, La Safor , 136 m, 22 June 1984, J.B. Peris & G. Stübing ( BC 674556 ); Valencia province, Valentia, c. Gandia, 15 Sept 1950, P. Cañigueral ( BC 119858 ); Villalonga, La Safor, ad l’Orxa, 30SYJ 3706, 600 m, 4 July 2000, J. Riera & J. Güemes (VAL 185406!) .