TY - JOUR AU - KUŞAKSIZ, Gül PY - 2019/01/31 Y2 - 2024/03/29 TI - RARE AND ENDEMIC TAXA OF LAMIACEAE IN TURKEY AND THEIR THREAT CATEGORIES JF - HEALTH SCIENCES QUARTERLY JA - Health Sci. Q. VL - 3 IS - 1 SE - Case Report DO - 10.26900/jsp.3.008 UR - https://journals.gen.tr/index.php/jsp/article/view/663 SP - 69-84 AB - <p style="text-align: justify;"><em>Lamiaceae (Labiatae) is the third largest family in Turkey. It is represented by 48 genera and 782 taxa ( 603 species, 179 subspecies and varieties) in the country, 346 taxa ( 271 species, 75 subspecies and varieties) of which are endemic. Endemism ratio is ca. % 44. The largest genera in the country based on the taxon number are </em><em>Stachys L.(118 taxa), Salvia L.(107 taxa), Sideritis L.(54 taxa), Phlomis L.(53 taxa), Teucrium L. (49 taxa), Thymus L.(47 taxa). Endangered genera according to IUCN criteria; Salvia L.(43 taxa), Stachys L.( 19 taxa) Thymus L. (16 taxa), Sideritis L.(14 taxa), Teucrium L. (10 taxa), Lamium L.(8 taxa), Phlomis L. and Scutellaria L. ( 7 taxa), Micromeria Bentham and Nepeta L. ( 6 taxa), Ajuga L.and Origanum L. (5 taxa), Marrubium L..( 4 taxa), Acinos Miller, Satureja L. and Calamintha Miller (2 taxa), Ballota L., </em>.<em> Dorystaechas Boiss. &amp; Heldr. ex Bentham, Cyclotrichium (Boiss.)Manden. &amp; Scheng. and Lopanthus Adans.(1 taxon). Lamiaceae has 160 taxa endangered in Turkey of which are categories; 43 taxa critically endangered, 59 taxa endangered and 58 taxa vulnerable. Phytogeographic distribution of rare and endemic Turkish Lamiaceae taxa are 79 taxa in the Mediterranean, 63 taxa in the Irano-Turanien, 5 taxa in the Euro-Siberian phytogeographic region, and 11 taxa in unknown or multiregional phytogeographical elements.</em></p> ER -