New chromosome numbers of genus Stachys L. (sect. Eriostomum (Hoffmanns. & Link) Dumort., Lamiaceae) from Turkey

Abstract

Diploid chromosome numbers of 26 Stachys L. (Sect. Eriostomum (Hoffmanns. & Link) Dumort., Lamiaceae) taxa, collected from different localities in Turkey, were counted for the first time, except Stachys byzantina C. Koch and Stachys thirkei C. Koch. In this study, all the Stachys taxa determined were diploid with chromosome numbers counted as 2n = 30. The research has made contribution to the taxonomic revision of the genus Stachys (Sect. Eriostomum) in Turkey.