A numerical taxonomic study on some salvia l. (lamiaceae) taxa from turkey

In this study, multivariate analysis was carried out in order to elucidate the taxonomic relationships between 14 Salvia L. taxa (S. trichoclada Bentham, S. suffruticosa Montbret, S. euphratica Montbret var. euphratica, S. euphratica Montbret var. leiocalycina, S. multicaulis Vahl., S. syriaca L., S. palaestina Bentham, S. aethiopis L., S. ceratophylla L., S. frigida Boiss., S. candidissima Vahl. subsp. candidissima, S. virgata Jacq., S. verticillata L. subsp. verticillata, S. russelli Bentham) which were distributed naturally in eastern Anatolian region of Turkey. Numerical taxonomic techniques were applied to obtain morphologic and morphometric characters, then interspecific and infraspecific grouping were done according to these characters. Totally 56 morphologic and morphometric characters were obtained from stem, leaf, flower and etc. of samples collected from 53 population belong to these taxa. Eventually, infraspecific variation was found greater than interspecific variation and numerical taxonomic analysis generally showed convenience with the group differentation Flora of Turkey, furthermore they have given important clues about the rearrangement of F–G group description.