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A revision of Clinopodium L. s.l., including species of Acinos Mill., Calamintha Mill. and Micromeria Benth. sect. Pseudomelissa Benth. which occur Iraq, recognises five species, one of which, C. dokanicum Dirmenci, is newly described and endemic to northern Iraq. An identification key and distribution map are provided, as well as updated nomenclature, descriptions, conservation assessments and taxonomic notes for each species; taking into account recent changes to the circumscription of Clinopodium.
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We would like to thank: TÜBİTAK for financial support for Tuncay Dirmenci's work in the Kew Herbarium (Project number: 1059B191900074); Balıkesir University (Project number: 2017/140) for financial support of the molecular studies of Clinopodium species in Turkey; the curators of the following herbaria, who gave us permission to examine specimens, ANK, B, BAG, BM, BUH, E, EGE, G, GAZI, GOET, HUB, ISTE, ISTF, K, LE, W, and WU; and Dr Denis Melnikov for his help in obtaining some literature. We also thank the curator of E herbarium for allowing us to use the digital image.
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Dirmenci, T., Haloob, A., Celep, F. et al. Revision of Clinopodium (Lamiaceae) in Iraq with a new species, Clinopodium dokanicum, and an identification key. Kew Bull 79, 131–141 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12225-023-10149-1
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