ПРИЛОЗИ, Одделение за природно-математички и биотехнички науки, МАНУ, том 37, бр. 2, стр. 79–83 (2016) CONTRIBUTIONS, Section of Natural, Mathematical and Biotechnical Sciences, MASA, Vol. 37, No. 2, pp. 79–83 (2016) Received: August 31, 2016 ISSN 1857–9027 Accepted: November 14, 2016 e-ISSN 1857–9949 UDC:581.96(497.7) DOI: 10.20903/CSNMBS_MASA.2016.37.2.36 Original scientific paper NEW SPECIES FOR THE FLORA OF THE REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA Vlado Matevski Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts, 1000 Skopje, Republic of Macedonia [email protected] During floristical investigation in northen, eastern and north-eastern parts of the Republic of Macedonia four taxa of vascular plants were found which were not previously reported for the country – Andrachne telephioides L., Chorispora tenella (Pallas) DC., Nepeta parviflora M. Bieb. and Marrubium pestalozzae Boiss. The genus Andrach- ne and genus Chorispora are new genera for the territory of the Republic of Macedonia. Kew words: flora; Macedonia; distribution; Andrachne telephioides L.; Chorispora tenella (Pallas) DC.; Nepeta parviflora M. Bieb.; Marrubium pestalozzae Boiss INTRODUCTION Skopje (MKNH). When determining the herbarium material, appropriate literature was consulted (Pro- Floristic researches continually carried out dromus Florae peninsulae Balcanicae, I–II [1, 2]; on the territory of the Republic of Macedonia keep Flora Europaea, I–III [3]; Flora of the Republic of supplementing current data by adding new infor- Macedonia, 1(3–4) [4, 5] and other regional floras), mation concerning genera and species belonging to as well as some special papers and databases (Eu- previously published families in the edition "Flora ro+Med Plant Base [6]) dealing with taxonomy, of the Republic of Macedonia", as well as families nomenclature and chorology of the taxa studied. that are yet to be published in the future volumes of this edition. This paper mentions the first data re- RESULTS AND DISCUSSION garding distribution of 4 new species on the territo- ry of the Republic of Macedonia, which had been dis- Andrachne telephioides L. covered in the past period – Andrachne telephioides Mk Štip: Isar, along the walkway to the top of the L. (Euphorbiaceae, Phyllanthaceae), Chorispora ten- hill, 350 m, 15.06.2013 (leg. et det. V. Matev- ella (Pallas) DC. (Brassicaceae), Nepeta parviflora ski) (MKNH) M. Bieb. (Lamiaceae) and Marrubium pestalozzae Boiss. (Lamiaceae). Distribution range of the species Andrachne telephioides covers the territory of the Mediterrane- EXPERIMENTAL SECTION an, South-East Europe, Caucasus, Southern, South- Western and as far as Central Asia and East Africa. Floristic researches were carried out in the As far as European areas are concerned, this spe- northern, eastern and south-eastern parts of the ter- cies is distributed in dry, arid and semi-arid regions ritory of the Republic of Macedonia (Skopje, the of Bulgaria, Crete, Greece, Spain, Italy, France, surroundings of Štip, Ovče Pole and the surround- parts of Former Yugoslavia, Crimea, Ukraine ings of Kriva Palanka). Herbarium material is de- (Tutin [7]; Euro+Med Plant Base [6]). posed in the Herbarium of the Institute of Biology, On the territory of the Republic of Macedo- Faculty of Natural Sciences and Mathematics in nia, Andrachne telephioides was first found in the 80 Vlado Matevski surroundings of Štip (Figure 1), in one of the Cachrys cristata, Centaurium spicatum, Echinopho- aridest regions on the territory of the Republic of ra sibthorpiana, Ephedra major, Hypericum an- Macedonia. It grows on trampled places, near the nulatum, Malvella sherardiana, Onobrychis pin- paved paths leading towards the Fortress of Isar dicola, Pistacia terebinthus, Saxifraga graeca, Si- which rises above the Bregalnica river. This river is deritis lanata, Silene scorpilii, Trifolium stellatum a kind of a corridor via which modified Sub- and others), thus contributing considerably to ex- Mediterranean climate reaches the eastern parts of panding their range of distribution in these regions. Macedonia (across Ovče Pole, Štip ravine, as far as This species was not registered when study- Kočani-Vinica ravine). At the same time, this river ing the family Euphorbiaceae in the edition Flora is a significant phyto-geographic corridor for a of the Republic of Macedonia (Micevski [5]) great number of Mediterranean, particularly East- This genus and species is new for the flora of Mediterranean and Sub-Mediterranean plants the Republic of Macedonia. (Astragalus sinaicus, Buglossoides sibthorpiana, Figure 1. Andrachne telephioides – Map of distribution in the Republic of Macedonia Chorispora tenella (Pallas) DC. many, Belorussia, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Finland, Latvia, Lithuania, Slovakia, Greece. Mk Skopje–railway station Madžari, alongside the As to the territory of the Republic of Mace- railway line, 210 m, 17.04.1999 (leg. et det. V. donia, this plant has been registered on one locality Matevski) (MKNH) only, in the outskirts of the city of Skopje, nearby According to Atlas Florae Europeae (Jalas et the railways in the vicinity of the railway station in al. [8]), Kästner [9] and Euro+Med Plant Base [6], Madžari (Figure 2). Relevant books state that pos- natural range of distribution of Chorispora tenella sible habitats of this species – Chorispora tenella - stretches from the steppes in Southern Russia (as might be places where grain crops are being un- far as Siberia) to Slovenia, Serbia – Vojvodina, loaded either from railway freight cars or from Croatia, Slovakia, Romania, Bulgaria, Moldova, ships. Having in mind the location this species had Crimea, Ukraine, and Trans-Caucasus region been registered at (nearby railway tracks, in the vicinity of a railway station), we could easily as- (Azerbaijan, Armenia, Georgia). In many parts of sume that on the territory of the Republic of Mace- Central Europe this plant grows as weed in land donia it is also an introduced species, which uses farmed with grain crops, and as introduced plant railway transportation as a means of expanding its (neophyte) it has been registered in Austria, Ger- range of distribution. Contributions, Sec. Nat. Math. Biotech. Sci., MASA, 37 (2), 79–83 (2016) New species for the flora of the Republic of Macedonia 81 Figure 2. Chorispora tenella – Map of distribution in the Republic of Macedonia This species was not registered when study- thrives have been turned into farmland, whereas ing the Brassicaceae family in the edition Flora of only on small patches, mainly on the higher sur- the Republic of Macedonia (Micevski [4]). rounding hills, there are still preserved fragments This genus and species is new for the flora of with steppe-like vegetation. It is exactly this type of the Republic of Macedonia. location, predominated by paleogenic and neogenic marl grounds, where this population develops, with Nepeta parviflora M. Bieb (=Nepeta ucranica L. a host of steppe and endemic species thriving in subsp. parviflora (M. Bieb.) M. Masclans de Bolos) such regions, some of which being Anchusa italica, Mk Ovče Pole – between Vrsakovo village and Anchusa macedonica, Astragalus parnassi, Centau- Sudič village, 41.838445433516895 N, 22.138 rea finazzeri, Convolvulus holosericeus, Echinopho- 16716877755 E, 23.05.2015 (leg. et det. V. ra sibthorpiana, Ferulago macedonica, Phlomis Matevski) (MKNH) herba-venti subsp. pungens, Salvia aethiopsis, Salvia jurisicii, Stipa bromoides, Ziziphora capitata, etc. Nepeta parviflora is a plant species spread in Regarding the taxonomic status of Nepeta South-Eastern Europe – Bulgaria, Romania, Ukraine, parviflora, it is still subject of additional studies, Crimea, Southern Russia (Turner [10], Euro+Med taking into consideration its high similarity to the Plant Base [6]). According to the report of the Minis- species Nepeta ucranica. In Euro+Med Plant Base try of Environment of Hungary [11], western border [6], it is added as subspecies to the species Nepeta of distribution of this species is considered to be on ucranica L. (Nepeta ucranica subsp. parviflora (M. the territory of Hungary, where it used to be consid- Bieb.) M. Masclans de Bolos). Still, despite the fact ered disappeared for a long time, but has recently that there is similarity of this better taxon to the been registered on the territory of this country. species Nepeta ucranica, the prevailing opinion is On the territory of the Republic of Macedo- that Nepeta parviflora should be considered as a nia, this species is with quite limited distribution. It indipendent species (Turner [10]). This view is has been registered on one locality only, in the supported by the studies of Pădure [12], related to aridest, steppe-like region of Macedonia, in Ovče the morpho-anatomic features of the flowers and Pole, between the villages of Vrsakovo and Sudič inflorescens of the the species belonging to genus (Figure 3). Most of the areas where this species Nepeta on the territory of Romania. Прилози, Одд. прир. мат. биотех. науки, МАНУ, 37 (2), 79–83 (2016) 82 Vlado Matevski Figure 3. Nepeta parviflora – Map of distribution in the Republic of Macedonia Marrubium pestalozzae Boiss. variety of opinions with reference to its taxonomic value. In the editions Flora Europaea [13] and Eu- Mk Kriva Palanka – Psača village, on ruderal site, ro+Med Plant Base [6], its taxonomic status is 42° 10' 11" N, 22°12' 18" Е; 514 m, 5.10.2006 clearly support its consideration as independent (leg. et det. V. Matevski) (MKNH) species, whereas in Flora of Bulgaria [14] it is con- Taxonomic status and position of the taxon sidered as a synonym of the species Marrubium Marrubium pestalozzae is still deemed problematic parviflorum L. and unclearly determined. Accordingly, there is a Figure 4. Marrubium pestalozzae – Map of distribution in the Republic of Macedonia Contributions, Sec. Nat. Math. Biotech. Sci., MASA, 37 (2), 79–83 (2016) New species for the flora of the Republic of Macedonia 83 In Euro+Med Plant Base [6], where both [2] A. Hayek, Prodromus Florae Peninsulae Balcani- species – Marrubium pestalozzae and Marrubium cae, II. Feddes Repert., Beih., 30 (1928–1931), parviflorum – are listed, there is a note that these Dahlem bei Berlin.