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in the Romanian part of Dobrudja (RĂVĂRUŢ & NYÁRÁDY 1961: 259). Beldie also mentions
it in Dobrudja and in the eastern part of the Romanian Plain, the same as in the identifying
papers mentioned above. Other sources: "East of Romania, from steppe to.." (SÂRBU,
ŞTEFAN, IVĂNESCU & MÂNZU 2001, vol. II: 116) - is not steppic plant! Personally I had an
unsuccessful search of S. amplexicaulis throughout the Romanian Dobrudja. Here are the
closest spots in NE Bulgaria: Kamen Bryag-Yailata, Rusalca, Bolata-Dere (G. NEGREAN
p. 242: in FĂGĂRAŞ, ANASTASIU & NEGREAN 2008), Yailata, under plateau level prope littore
Mare Nigrum, in herbosis, 43°26′552″N, 28°32′930″E, alt. circa 15 m, 8 VIII 2008, G. Negrean
(N 11.464) [BUC], Balcic W, in fossa viam, adventiva, 6 VI 2006, G. Negrean (N
7491), Nesebăr N, in fossa viam, 5 VI 2006, G. Negrean (N 7435), Ad Pontum, Irakli,
prope Mare Nigrum 44°44′..″N, 27°51′..″E, alt. circa 3 m, 24 VI l996, G. Negrean [BUC].
It can be concluded that S. nemorosa subsp. babadagensis is a continental element
with the SW limit in Bulgaria (NE) and it is not a Pontic flora element as Romanian
botanists indicated (CIOCÂRLAN 2009: 659) etc. The plant is encountered in the Flora Europaea
(HEDGE 1972) even from Bulgaria, but Markova (1989) claims “it couldn’t be located
by Bulgarian authors”. We hereby confirm that the plant is certainly to be encountered in
Bulgaria [BUCA]. It frequently turns up in the entire Bulgarian Dobrudja, from Balchik to
Cape Kaliakra: ex. Kavarna S, in collibus Cerakman, 18 V 1999, G. Negrean [BUCA];
Balchik, Colina Alba, 18 V 1999, G. Negrean [BUCA]; Balchik WNW, vallis Balchik, 21
V 1999, socio cum S. ×dobrogensis Negrean and S. nutans L.), sed E Russe: Russe SSE,
Vallis Lom, 42°40′..″N, 26°20′..″E, 22 VI 1996, G. Negrean [BUCM].
Salvia × dobrogensis Negrean, nomen novum
Given the status of the new denomination for Salvia debated above, a new designation
must be fixed for the hybrid between Salvia nutans L. and Salvia nemorosa L. subsp.
babadagensis (E. I. Nyárády) Negrean, especially because of the nomenclatural confusions
made in its case.
Salvia ×dobrogensis Negrean, nomen novum
(syn.: S. nutans L. × S. nemorosa L. subsp. babadagensis (E. I. Nyárády) Negrean)
▪Salvia ×cernavodae E. I. Nyárády [S. nutans × “villicaulis” (from Dobrudja)]).
▪Salvia ×betonicifolia auct. roman. et bulg., non Etling, pro plantae dobrogensis
We did not find the ‘typus specimen’ in the herbarium in Cluj (CL) and most of
the materials submitted under this name were rather S. nemorosa subsp. babadagensis. I
have thus preferred a new denomination in order to eliminate confusions, especially with
S. amplexicaulis which does not grow in the central part of Dobrudja, where the type seems
to have been described.
An accurate description of this hybrid plant is provided by Săvulescu & Zahariadi
(SĂVULESCU & ZAHARIADI 1934) using plants from the historic area of Basarabia, under
the name of S. ×betonicifolia Etling (S. nemorosa × nutans), but the description mainly
refers to the hybrid between S. nutans with S. nemorosa subsp. babadagensis. On the other
hand, S. ×betonicifolia Etling was described in Germany where S. nemorosa subsp.
babadagensis does not grow. To enhance confusion, the hybrid between S. villicaulis and
S. nemorosa (S. ×digenea Borbás) encountered in Balaton area (Hungary) is indicated as
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