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K A N I T Z I A Kanitzia 18: 53– 58., Szombathely, 2011
Journal of Botany
ABOUT THE SALVIA NEMOROSA SUBSP. BABADAGENSIS AND
SALVIA ×DOBROGENSIS IN ROMANIA AND BULGARIA
GAVRIL NEGREAN
775311-Bucureşti, Bd. I. Maniu 55, România; e-mail: negrean_gavril@yahoo.com
Abstract
Negrean G. (2011): About the Salvia nemorosa subsp. babadagensis and Salvia ×dobrogensis in
Romania and Bulgaria. – Kanitzia 18:53–58.
In this paper the author presents critical considerations on the taxonomy, nomenclature history and
chorology of two Salvia-taxa distributed in south-eastern part of Europe (Romania and Bulgaria).
The review is based mainly on the author’s own field investigations supplemented however by literature,
data of various monographies. As a result of the taxonomical survey and nomenclatural remarks
is proposed to be accepted the following new combinations: Salvia nemorosa (L.) subsp. babadagensis
(E. I. Nyárády) G. Negrean comb. nova, and Salvia ×dobrogensis G. Negrean nomen novum.
Key words: Salvia nemorosa subsp. babadagensis, Salvia ×dobrogensis, taxonomy, nomenclature,
chorology, Romania, Bulgaria.
In the south-eastern part of Romania, in the whole of historical Dobrudja (Dobrogea,
Dobruja) SE and E outermost part of Muntenia, there is a Salvia taxon close related
to S. nemorosa but holding special characteristics among which the most obvious of all is
its being covered with hairs (villous). The nomenclature of this taxon is difficult as well as
complex. Several denominations have been proposed for this extremely hairy plant. Following
a thorough inquiry for its nomenclature we concluded that the most adequate epithet
is the one we are proposing below. Nevertheless when accessing “The Plant List” on the
Website, we found that Salvia nemorosa L. subsp. tesquicola is a synonym of Salvia
nemorosa L. subsp. pseudosylvestris (Stapf) Bornm., denomination unknown within the
florae available to us: Flora Romaniae (SǍVULESCU1961), Flora URSS (KOMAROV), Bulgarian
Flora (MARKOVA 1989), Turkish Flora (DONNER 1990). According to other (Website)
sources, the two subspecies mentioned seem to be independent. There are significant discrepancies
concerning the chorology of the second taxon (subsp. pseudosylvestris) which
is cited in the following European countries: Greece, Bulgaria, Ukraine and Russia. However
Romania is not mentioned. On the other hand, the Website source says “the NW part
of Russia”, which is in contrast with a plant of continental steppe like ours, peculiarly missing
from Romania in the cited source. Therefore, we consider that synonym incorrect and
keep the combination as written below.
Salvia nemorosa L. subsp. babadagensis* (E. I. Nyárády) G. Negrean, comb. nov.
▪ S. villicaulis Borbás subsp. babadagensis E. I. NYÁRÁDY, in Acta Bot. Szeged:
44 (1942); S. villicaulis Borbás var. babadagensis (E. I. NYÁRÁDY) Borza, in Consp. Fl.
Romaniae 2: 229 (1949); S. villicaulis Borbás var. pseudovillicaulis Prodan 1957,
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