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perennial, herbaceous, c. 
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in height. 
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thin, cylindrical, woody, from which several basal leaves rosettes emerge; each individual forming a clump of one to 20 rosettes. 
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all basal, ovate to ovateoblong, petiolate, 
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long including petiole, 
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wide, with blade doubly crenate to lobed-crenate margins and narrowly and asymmetrically cordate base; in the initial stage of development leaves covered with a dense indumentum of woolly eglandular white hairs along with short glandular hairs on the adaxial surface; as the leaves develop, wooliness quickly disappearing and leaves gradually becoming villous and then only pubescent with short and glandular hairs, revealing a verrucose surface; abaxial surface initially woolly, covered with an indumentum of white eglandular hairs, shorter than the ones on the adaxial surface, along with short glandular hairs, and then becoming densely pubescent with an assemblage of glandular short hairs with some eglandular white trichomes; 
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long, often as long as the blade or longer, flat, covered with woolly hairs and short glandular hairs at first stage of development; only pubescent on the sides when mature. 
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widely spaced panicle of 4–6 verticillasters, the main stem of the panicle usually branched at the two or three first stem nodes, secondary stems shorter than the main axis, sometimes also branched at their first and second stem nodes; internodes 
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long between verticillasters; first two or three lowest verticillasters with 4–6 flowers, highest verticillasters only with 1–2 flowers, verticillaster with flowers unilaterally arranged towards the outside. 
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tetragonal, 
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large, densely pubescent with short glandular hairs and sessile glands; sometimes edges of the stem with a line of short stiff eglandular hairs. 
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of the branched nodes 
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wide, ovate, with serrate margin, acuminate apex, cordate base, green, pubescent with short glandular hairs, verrucose on the adaxial surface; bracts of the verticillasters 
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long and 
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wide, orbicular, with cuspidate apex, rounded base, entire margin, bicolor, white at the center and green on the margins, pubescent with short glandular hairs. 
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long excluding pedicel; pedicels 
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long when flowering, 
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when fruiting, pubescent with short glandular hairs and sessile glands; 
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long and 
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wide during flowering, slightly accrescent,; densely pubescent with short glandular hairs and sessile glands, bilabiate, upper lip 3-toothed, lower lip 2-toothed, all teeth acuminate, spinose, aristate with a 
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mucro, except the median tooth of the upper lip which is shorter; calyx tube 
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long, with 13 ribs, reticulate venation between the ribs visible by transparency; 
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bicolor, with sparse sessile glands; upper lip 
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long, lilac, falcate, bifid; lower lip 
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long, white, with a deflexed median orbicular lobe and two oblong lateral lobes; 
<emphasis id="E99FEACEFFB2FFA88A1C4331FDDBEC5F" bold="true" box="[371,612,590,617]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="192">staminal connectives</emphasis>
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long, including the staminal filaments 
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long; the lower thecae reduced to a dolabriform adhering tissue; 
<emphasis id="E99FEACEFFB2FFA8890E430DFD12ECBB" bold="true" box="[609,685,626,652]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="192">stigma</emphasis>
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long. 
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calyx reaching 
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length and 
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width when fruiting, tips of the teeth turning dark purple when fruiting on some individuals. 
<emphasis id="E99FEACEFFB2FFA88FEA43E9FB77EC87" bold="true" box="[1157,1224,662,688]" pageId="2" pageNumber="192">Seeds</emphasis>
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long and 
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wide, ovoid, light brown with dark brown venation.
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<emphasis id="E99FEACEFFB2FFA88BD243A1FE5EECCF" bold="true" box="[189,481,734,760]" pageId="2" pageNumber="192">Habitat and distribution</emphasis>
:— 
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<emphasis id="E99FEACEFFB2FFA8896B43A1FD24ECCF" box="[516,667,734,760]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="192">Salvia josetta</emphasis>
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was observed in only one site (
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), despite thorough surveys of the surroundings slopes and plateaus conducted since 2018. The new species occurs in open conifer woodlands of the supra-Mediterranean level, dominated by 
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<emphasis id="E99FEACEFFB2FFA8897C4258FD22ED77" box="[531,669,806,832]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="192">Pinus brutia</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
Ten. (
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El Zein 
<emphasis id="E99FEACEFFB2FFA888544258FCCCED77" box="[827,883,806,832]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="192">et al.</emphasis>
2022
</bibRefCitation>
) at elevation between 1300 and 
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a.s.l., with a significant presence of 
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<emphasis id="E99FEACEFFB2FFA88AB54234FD18ED53" box="[474,679,842,869]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="192">Quercus coccifera</emphasis>
L. Other
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trees and shrubs that contribute to these woodlands include 
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<emphasis id="E99FEACEFFB2FFA88BE74210FED0EDBF" box="[136,367,878,904]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="192">Juniperus oxycedrus</emphasis>
R.P.Adams
</taxonomicName>
, 
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<emphasis id="E99FEACEFFB2FFA88A904210FD3CEDBF" box="[511,643,878,904]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="192">J. drupacea</emphasis>
Labill.
</taxonomicName>
, 
<taxonomicName id="1CEB4D5FFFB2FFA8898E4210FB9CEDBF" authority="G. Olivier" authorityName="G. Olivier" box="[737,1059,878,905]" class="Magnoliopsida" family="Fagaceae" genus="Quercus" kingdom="Plantae" order="Fagales" pageId="2" pageNumber="192" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="infectoria">
<emphasis id="E99FEACEFFB2FFA8898E4210FC0DEDBF" box="[737,946,878,905]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="192">Quercus infectoria</emphasis>
G.Olivier
</taxonomicName>
and 
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<emphasis id="E99FEACEFFB2FFA88F364210FAA8EDBF" box="[1113,1303,878,905]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="192">Styrax officinalis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
L.. The most common accompanying herbaceous plants were 
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<emphasis id="E99FEACEFFB2FFA889D642EDFC2CED9B" box="[697,915,914,940]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="192">Dactylis glomerata</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
L., 
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<emphasis id="E99FEACEFFB2FFA888A742EDFB6BED9B" box="[968,1236,914,940]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="192">Echinops spinosissimus</emphasis>
subsp. 
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(Boiss.) Greuter
</taxonomicName>
, 
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<emphasis id="E99FEACEFFB2FFA88A2742C9FD95EDE7" box="[328,554,950,976]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="192">Jacobaea mouterdei</emphasis>
(Arènes) Greuter &amp; B.Nord.
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, 
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<emphasis id="E99FEACEFFB2FFA8881842C8FBADEDE7" box="[887,1042,951,977]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="192">Ononis natrix</emphasis>
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L., 
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<emphasis id="E99FEACEFFB2FFA88F5242C9FAFBEDE7" box="[1085,1348,950,976]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="192">Verbascum libanoticum</emphasis>
Murb. &amp; J.Thiébaut
</taxonomicName>
, 
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<emphasis id="E99FEACEFFB2FFA88A6442A5FE09EDC3" box="[267,438,986,1012]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="192">Stachys distans</emphasis>
Benth.
</taxonomicName>
, 
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<emphasis id="E99FEACEFFB2FFA8897B42A5FD6CEDC3" box="[532,723,986,1012]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="192">Salvia tomentosa</emphasis>
Mill
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.. The soil is brown, derived from a limestone substrate, with some areas having a sandy texture.
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<emphasis id="E99FEACEFFB2FFA88BE747C1FF41E8E4" bold="true" box="[136,254,1726,1748]" pageId="2" pageNumber="192">FIGURE 1.</emphasis>
Location of the only known site of 
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.
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<emphasis id="E99FEACEFFB2FFA88BD2467DFECEE92B" bold="true" box="[189,369,1794,1820]" pageId="2" pageNumber="192">Similar species</emphasis>
:— 
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<emphasis id="E99FEACEFFB2FFA88AFA467CFD90E92B" box="[405,559,1795,1821]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="192">Salvia josetta</emphasis>
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resembles 
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<emphasis id="E99FEACEFFB2FFA889DD467CFCFCE92A" box="[690,835,1795,1821]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="192">S. fairuziana</emphasis>
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, a species endemic to Mount 
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and belonging to the section 
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<emphasis id="E99FEACEFFB2FFA88A5D4658FE23E976" box="[306,412,1831,1857]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="192">Aethiopis</emphasis>
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, which was discovered relatively recently (
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). It also resembles 
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<emphasis id="E99FEACEFFB2FFA88EF94658FF66E953" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="192">S. veneris</emphasis>
Hedge
</taxonomicName>
, a species endemic to the North of 
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(
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; 
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Dereboylu 
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Hacioğullari 
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;). However, it is easily distinguishable by several characteristics. Firstly, it differs from 
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<emphasis id="E99FEACEFFB2FFA88EF94610FEBFE99A" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="192">S. fayruziana</emphasis>
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in height, with the former reaching up to 
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, while 
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has a smaller size, never exceeding 
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. 
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produces larger and denser inflorescences with verticillasters very close to each other, and entirely violet flowers. While the new species shares the same flower color with 
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, the latter is easily distinguishable by its relatively shorter size, denser verticillasters clumped in the upper part of the inflorescence, suborbicular leaves that are permanently lanate and densely araneous petiole. Another characteristic of the 
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<emphasis id="E99FEACEFFB3FFA98F2041E1FB06EE8F" box="[1103,1209,158,184]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="193">Aethiopis</emphasis>
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section is the straight teeth of the calyx, whereas, in 
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, the calyx has upper lip that concave-bisulcate in fruit, placing it in the section 
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<emphasis id="E99FEACEFFB3FFA98BE74199FE98EF37" box="[136,295,230,256]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="193">Plethiosphace</emphasis>
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(
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; Celep 2010). The new species also exhibits a clear mountainous habitat, being present above 
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a.s.l., which is not the case for the other species, both of which occur below 
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a.s.l. (for more information see 
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and 
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).
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<emphasis id="E99FEACEFFB3FFA98BE74007FF44EFA7" bold="true" box="[136,251,376,400]" pageId="3" pageNumber="193">TABLE 1.</emphasis>
Morphological differences between 
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<emphasis id="E99FEACEFFB3FFA989EC4007FCACEFA7" box="[643,787,376,400]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="193">Salvia josetta</emphasis>
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, 
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and 
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<emphasis id="E99FEACEFFB3FFA9888E4007FBF6EFA7" box="[993,1097,376,400]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="193">S. veneris</emphasis>
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.
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<emphasis id="E99FEACEFFB3FFA98BFF40DEFF43EF80" bold="true" box="[144,252,417,439]" pageId="3" pageNumber="193">Characters</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="E99FEACEFFB3FFA98AF740DEFDACEF81" bold="true" box="[408,531,417,439]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="193">Salvia josetta</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="E99FEACEFFB3FFA9899540DEFC20EF80" bold="true" box="[762,927,417,439]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="193">Salvia fayruziana</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="E99FEACEFFB3FFA98F3740DEFB64EF81" bold="true" box="[1112,1243,417,439]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="193">Salvia veneris</emphasis>
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<th id="260A5DE2FFB300558BFF40B5FE3EEFD6" box="[144,385,458,481]" gridcol="0" gridrow="1" pageId="3" pageNumber="193">
<emphasis id="E99FEACEFFB3FFA98BFF40B4FE87EFD7" bold="true" box="[144,312,458,480]" pageId="3" pageNumber="193">Plant height (cm)</emphasis>
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<td id="260A5DE2FFB300558AF740B5FD5AEFD6" box="[408,741,458,481]" gridcol="1" gridrow="1" pageId="3" pageNumber="193">30–80</td>
<td id="260A5DE2FFB30055899540B5FBF7EFD6" box="[762,1096,458,481]" gridcol="2" gridrow="1" pageId="3" pageNumber="193">50–110</td>
<td id="260A5DE2FFB300558F3740B5FA1FEFD6" box="[1112,1440,458,481]" gridcol="3" gridrow="1" pageId="3" pageNumber="193">20–40</td>
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<emphasis id="E99FEACEFFB3FFA98BFF408BFE9AEC3D" bold="true" box="[144,293,500,522]" pageId="3" pageNumber="193">Leaves position</emphasis>
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<td id="260A5DE2FFB300558995408BFBF7EC3D" box="[762,1096,500,522]" gridcol="2" gridrow="2" pageId="3" pageNumber="193">Caulinary and basal leaves</td>
<td id="260A5DE2FFB300558F37408BFA1FEC3D" box="[1112,1440,500,522]" gridcol="3" gridrow="2" pageId="3" pageNumber="193">All leaves basal</td>
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<emphasis id="E99FEACEFFB3FFA98BFF4361FEF2EC04" bold="true" box="[144,333,542,563]" pageId="3" pageNumber="193">Leaves morphology</emphasis>
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<td id="260A5DE2FFB3005589954361FBF7EC03" box="[762,1096,542,564]" gridcol="2" gridrow="3" pageId="3" pageNumber="193">Ovate</td>
<td id="260A5DE2FFB300558F374361FA1FEC03" box="[1112,1440,542,564]" gridcol="3" gridrow="3" pageId="3" pageNumber="193">Ovate to suborbicular</td>
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<emphasis id="E99FEACEFFB3FFA98BFF4326FEDFEC59" bold="true" box="[144,352,601,622]" pageId="3" pageNumber="193">Leaves apex and base</emphasis>
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<td id="260A5DE2FFB300558F374338FA1FECB6" box="[1112,1440,583,641]" gridcol="3" gridrow="4" pageId="3" pageNumber="193">Apex rounded to acute, base truncate to subcordate</td>
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<emphasis id="E99FEACEFFB3FFA98BFF43EBFE98EC9D" bold="true" box="[144,295,660,682]" pageId="3" pageNumber="193">Leaves margins</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="E99FEACEFFB3FFA98BFF43C1FEF8ECE4" bold="true" box="[144,327,701,723]" pageId="3" pageNumber="193">Leaves length (cm)</emphasis>
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<td id="260A5DE2FFB300558F3743C2FA1FECE3" box="[1112,1440,701,724]" gridcol="3" gridrow="6" pageId="3" pageNumber="193">2.5–8</td>
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<emphasis id="E99FEACEFFB3FFA98BFF4398FEFDECCA" bold="true" box="[144,322,743,765]" pageId="3" pageNumber="193">Leaves width (cm)</emphasis>
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<td id="260A5DE2FFB300558AF74398FD5AECCA" box="[408,741,743,765]" gridcol="1" gridrow="7" pageId="3" pageNumber="193">1–4.5</td>
<td id="260A5DE2FFB3005589954398FBF7ECCA" box="[762,1096,743,765]" gridcol="2" gridrow="7" pageId="3" pageNumber="193">6.5–8</td>
<td id="260A5DE2FFB300558F374398FA1FECCA" box="[1112,1440,743,765]" gridcol="3" gridrow="7" pageId="3" pageNumber="193">1.7–8</td>
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<emphasis id="E99FEACEFFB3FFA98BFF425CFF6AED6B" bold="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="193">Leaves indumentum and texture</emphasis>
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<td id="260A5DE2FFB300558F37426EFA1FED59" box="[1112,1440,785,878]" gridcol="3" gridrow="8" pageId="3" pageNumber="193">Constantly lanate on both surfaces, smooth texture, petioles densely araneous</td>
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<emphasis id="E99FEACEFFB3FFA98BFF42FDFEBAED8B" bold="true" box="[144,272,898,956]" pageId="3" pageNumber="193">Inflorescence architecture</emphasis>
</th>
<td id="260A5DE2FFB300558AF742FDFD5AED8B" box="[408,741,898,956]" gridcol="1" gridrow="9" pageId="3" pageNumber="193">Spaced panicle branched at the base with 2–3 lateral stems</td>
<td id="260A5DE2FFB30055899542FDFBF7ED8B" box="[762,1096,898,956]" gridcol="2" gridrow="9" pageId="3" pageNumber="193">Dense panicle branched with up to 15 lateral stems, each 7–10 cm long</td>
<td id="260A5DE2FFB300558F3742FDFA1FED8B" box="[1112,1440,898,956]" gridcol="3" gridrow="9" pageId="3" pageNumber="193">Panicle branched at the base with 4 lateral stems</td>
</tr>
<tr id="65DB349EFFB300558BFF42AFFA1FEA19" box="[144,1440,976,1070]" gridrow="10" pageId="3" pageNumber="193">
<th id="260A5DE2FFB300558BFF42AFFE3EEA19" box="[144,385,976,1070]" gridcol="0" gridrow="10" pageId="3" pageNumber="193">
<emphasis id="E99FEACEFFB3FFA98BFF428CFE3FEA3E" bold="true" box="[144,384,1011,1033]" pageId="3" pageNumber="193">Floral stem indumentum</emphasis>
</th>
<td id="260A5DE2FFB300558AF742AFFD5AEA19" box="[408,741,976,1070]" gridcol="1" gridrow="10" pageId="3" pageNumber="193">Densely pubescent with short glandular hairs and sessile glands, edges with short hispid hairs</td>
<td id="260A5DE2FFB30055899542AFFBF7EA19" box="[762,1096,976,1070]" gridcol="2" gridrow="10" pageId="3" pageNumber="193">Densely pubescent with short glandular hairs and sessile glands, edges with long hispid hairs</td>
<td id="260A5DE2FFB300558F3742AFFA1FEA19" box="[1112,1440,976,1070]" gridcol="3" gridrow="10" pageId="3" pageNumber="193">Entirely hispid with long eglandular hairs, accompanied with short glandular hairs</td>
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<tr id="65DB349EFFB300558BFF453FFA1FEA60" box="[144,1440,1088,1111]" gridrow="11" pageId="3" pageNumber="193">
<th id="260A5DE2FFB300558BFF453FFE3EEA60" box="[144,385,1088,1111]" gridcol="0" gridrow="11" pageId="3" pageNumber="193">
<emphasis id="E99FEACEFFB3FFA98BFF453FFE87EA61" bold="true" box="[144,312,1088,1111]" pageId="3" pageNumber="193">Stem width (mm)</emphasis>
</th>
<td id="260A5DE2FFB300558AF7453FFD5AEA60" box="[408,741,1088,1111]" gridcol="1" gridrow="11" pageId="3" pageNumber="193">2–3</td>
<td id="260A5DE2FFB300558995453FFBF7EA60" box="[762,1096,1088,1111]" gridcol="2" gridrow="11" pageId="3" pageNumber="193">6–7</td>
<td id="260A5DE2FFB300558F37453FFA1FEA60" box="[1112,1440,1088,1111]" gridcol="3" gridrow="11" pageId="3" pageNumber="193">2–3</td>
</tr>
<tr id="65DB349EFFB300558BFF4515FA1FEAB7" box="[144,1440,1130,1152]" gridrow="12" pageId="3" pageNumber="193">
<th id="260A5DE2FFB300558BFF4515FE3EEAB7" box="[144,385,1130,1152]" gridcol="0" gridrow="12" pageId="3" pageNumber="193">
<emphasis id="E99FEACEFFB3FFA98BFF4515FE3EEAB7" bold="true" box="[144,385,1130,1152]" pageId="3" pageNumber="193">Number of verticillasters</emphasis>
</th>
<td id="260A5DE2FFB300558AF74515FD5AEAB7" box="[408,741,1130,1152]" gridcol="1" gridrow="12" pageId="3" pageNumber="193">4–6</td>
<td id="260A5DE2FFB3005589954515FBF7EAB7" box="[762,1096,1130,1152]" gridcol="2" gridrow="12" pageId="3" pageNumber="193">5–7</td>
<td id="260A5DE2FFB300558F374515FA1FEAB7" box="[1112,1440,1130,1152]" gridcol="3" gridrow="12" pageId="3" pageNumber="193">6–12</td>
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<tr id="65DB349EFFB300558BFF45ECFA1FEAFA" box="[144,1440,1171,1229]" gridrow="13" pageId="3" pageNumber="193">
<th id="260A5DE2FFB300558BFF45ECFE3EEAFA" box="[144,385,1171,1229]" gridcol="0" gridrow="13" pageId="3" pageNumber="193">
<emphasis id="E99FEACEFFB3FFA98BFF45ECFF41EAFA" bold="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="193">Verticillasters internodes length (cm)</emphasis>
</th>
<td id="260A5DE2FFB300558AF745ECFD5AEAFA" box="[408,741,1171,1229]" gridcol="1" gridrow="13" pageId="3" pageNumber="193">4–7</td>
<td id="260A5DE2FFB30055899545ECFBF7EAFA" box="[762,1096,1171,1229]" gridcol="2" gridrow="13" pageId="3" pageNumber="193">1.5–2.5</td>
<td id="260A5DE2FFB300558F3745ECFA1FEAFA" box="[1112,1440,1171,1229]" gridcol="3" gridrow="13" pageId="3" pageNumber="193">2–3</td>
</tr>
<tr id="65DB349EFFB300558BFF459FFA1FEB2C" box="[144,1440,1248,1307]" gridrow="14" pageId="3" pageNumber="193">
<th id="260A5DE2FFB300558BFF459FFE3EEB2C" box="[144,385,1248,1307]" gridcol="0" gridrow="14" pageId="3" pageNumber="193">
<emphasis id="E99FEACEFFB3FFA98BFF459EFEB5EB2D" bold="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="193">Number of flowers per verticillaster</emphasis>
</th>
<td id="260A5DE2FFB300558AF7459FFD5AEB2C" box="[408,741,1248,1307]" gridcol="1" gridrow="14" pageId="3" pageNumber="193">2–6 (lower verticillasters), 1–2 (upper verticillasters)</td>
<td id="260A5DE2FFB300558995459FFBF7EB2C" box="[762,1096,1248,1307]" gridcol="2" gridrow="14" pageId="3" pageNumber="193">2–6</td>
<td id="260A5DE2FFB300558F37459FFA1FEB2C" box="[1112,1440,1248,1307]" gridcol="3" gridrow="14" pageId="3" pageNumber="193">2–6</td>
</tr>
<tr id="65DB349EFFB300558BFF4451FA1FEB5F" box="[144,1440,1326,1384]" gridrow="15" pageId="3" pageNumber="193">
<th id="260A5DE2FFB300558BFF4451FE3EEB5F" box="[144,385,1326,1384]" gridcol="0" gridrow="15" pageId="3" pageNumber="193">
<emphasis id="E99FEACEFFB3FFA98BFF443FFEFEEB62" bold="true" box="[144,321,1344,1365]" pageId="3" pageNumber="193">Floral bract shape</emphasis>
</th>
<td id="260A5DE2FFB300558AF74451FD5AEB5F" box="[408,741,1326,1384]" gridcol="1" gridrow="15" pageId="3" pageNumber="193">Orbicular, cuspidate apex, rounded base, entire margin</td>
<td id="260A5DE2FFB3005589954451FBF7EB5F" box="[762,1096,1326,1384]" gridcol="2" gridrow="15" pageId="3" pageNumber="193">Ovate, acuminate, cordate base, entire margin</td>
<td id="260A5DE2FFB300558F374451FA1FEB5F" box="[1112,1440,1326,1384]" gridcol="3" gridrow="15" pageId="3" pageNumber="193">Ovate to suborbicular, acuminate, rounded base, entire margin</td>
</tr>
<tr id="65DB349EFFB300558BFF4403FA1FEBED" box="[144,1440,1404,1498]" gridrow="16" pageId="3" pageNumber="193">
<th id="260A5DE2FFB300558BFF4403FE3EEBED" box="[144,385,1404,1498]" gridcol="0" gridrow="16" pageId="3" pageNumber="193">
<emphasis id="E99FEACEFFB3FFA98BFF44F1FEB2EBF0" bold="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="193">Floral bract color and indumentum</emphasis>
</th>
<td id="260A5DE2FFB300558AF74403FD5AEBED" box="[408,741,1404,1498]" gridcol="1" gridrow="16" pageId="3" pageNumber="193">Bicolor, white center and green margins, pubescent with short glandular hairs</td>
<td id="260A5DE2FFB3005589954403FBF7EBED" box="[762,1096,1404,1498]" gridcol="2" gridrow="16" pageId="3" pageNumber="193">Bicolor, white center and green margins, ciliate, glabrous to pubescent with short glandular hairs</td>
<td id="260A5DE2FFB300558F374403FA1FEBED" box="[1112,1440,1404,1498]" gridcol="3" gridrow="16" pageId="3" pageNumber="193">Green, lanate on lower surface</td>
</tr>
<tr id="65DB349EFFB300558BFF4492FA1FE810" box="[144,1440,1517,1575]" gridrow="17" pageId="3" pageNumber="193">
<th id="260A5DE2FFB300558BFF4492FE3EE810" box="[144,385,1517,1575]" gridcol="0" gridrow="17" pageId="3" pageNumber="193">
<emphasis id="E99FEACEFFB3FFA98BFF4492FE94E810" bold="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="193">Floral bract size (cm) (length × width)</emphasis>
</th>
<td id="260A5DE2FFB300558AF74492FD5AE810" box="[408,741,1517,1575]" gridcol="1" gridrow="17" pageId="3" pageNumber="193">0.6–1.1 × 0.3–0.7, often as long as calyx</td>
<td id="260A5DE2FFB3005589954492FBF7E810" box="[762,1096,1517,1575]" gridcol="2" gridrow="17" pageId="3" pageNumber="193">1.0–2.6 × 0.5–2.3, longer than calyx</td>
<td id="260A5DE2FFB300558F374492FA1FE810" box="[1112,1440,1517,1575]" gridcol="3" gridrow="17" pageId="3" pageNumber="193">0.2–0.3 × 0.1–0.2, less than half the length of the calyx</td>
</tr>
<tr id="65DB349EFFB300558BFF4745FA1FE8AF" box="[144,1440,1594,1688]" gridrow="18" pageId="3" pageNumber="193">
<th id="260A5DE2FFB300558BFF4745FE3EE8AF" box="[144,385,1594,1688]" gridcol="0" gridrow="18" pageId="3" pageNumber="193">
<emphasis id="E99FEACEFFB3FFA98BFF4721FEFCE844" bold="true" box="[144,323,1630,1652]" pageId="3" pageNumber="193">Calyx morphology</emphasis>
</th>
<td id="260A5DE2FFB300558AF74745FD5AE8AF" box="[408,741,1594,1688]" gridcol="1" gridrow="18" pageId="3" pageNumber="193">Campanulate, upper lip straight with spread teeth in fruit</td>
<td id="260A5DE2FFB3005589954745FBF7E8AF" box="[762,1096,1594,1688]" gridcol="2" gridrow="18" pageId="3" pageNumber="193">Campanulate, upper lip straight with spread teeth in fruit</td>
<td id="260A5DE2FFB300558F374745FA1FE8AF" box="[1112,1440,1594,1688]" gridcol="3" gridrow="18" pageId="3" pageNumber="193">Tubular-campanulate, upper lip bisulcate with connivent teeth in fruit</td>
</tr>
<tr id="65DB349EFFB300558BFF47D3FA1FE93D" box="[144,1440,1708,1802]" gridrow="19" pageId="3" pageNumber="193">
<th id="260A5DE2FFB300558BFF47D3FE3EE93D" box="[144,385,1708,1802]" gridcol="0" gridrow="19" pageId="3" pageNumber="193">
<emphasis id="E99FEACEFFB3FFA98BFF47AFFE85E8D2" bold="true" box="[144,314,1744,1766]" pageId="3" pageNumber="193">Calyx teeth shape</emphasis>
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<td id="260A5DE2FFB300558AF747D3FD5AE93D" box="[408,741,1708,1802]" gridcol="1" gridrow="19" pageId="3" pageNumber="193">All teeth acuminate and mucronate, middle tooth of the upper lip is shorter</td>
<td id="260A5DE2FFB30055899547D3FBF7E93D" box="[762,1096,1708,1802]" gridcol="2" gridrow="19" pageId="3" pageNumber="193">All teeth acuminate and mucronate, middle tooth of the upper lip is shorter</td>
<td id="260A5DE2FFB300558F3747D3FA1FE93D" box="[1112,1440,1708,1802]" gridcol="3" gridrow="19" pageId="3" pageNumber="193">Upper lip with mucronulate teeth, lower lip with mucronate teeth</td>
</tr>
<tr id="65DB349EFFB300558BFF4652FA1FE973" box="[144,1440,1837,1860]" gridrow="20" pageId="3" pageNumber="193">
<th id="260A5DE2FFB300558BFF4652FE3EE973" box="[144,385,1837,1860]" gridcol="0" gridrow="20" pageId="3" pageNumber="193">
<emphasis id="E99FEACEFFB3FFA98BFF4652FE82E974" bold="true" box="[144,317,1837,1859]" pageId="3" pageNumber="193">Calyx length (cm)</emphasis>
</th>
<td id="260A5DE2FFB300558AF74652FD5AE973" box="[408,741,1837,1860]" gridcol="1" gridrow="20" pageId="3" pageNumber="193">0.8–1.1 (in flower), 1.1–1.3 (in fruit)</td>
<td id="260A5DE2FFB3005589954652FBF7E973" box="[762,1096,1837,1860]" gridcol="2" gridrow="20" pageId="3" pageNumber="193">1.0–1.2 (in flower), 1.1–1.4 (in fruit)</td>
<td id="260A5DE2FFB300558F374652FA1FE973" box="[1112,1440,1837,1860]" gridcol="3" gridrow="20" pageId="3" pageNumber="193">0.7–1.0 (in flower), 1.2 (in fruit)</td>
</tr>
<tr id="65DB349EFFB300558BFF4617FA1FE9F1" box="[144,1440,1896,1990]" gridrow="21" pageId="3" pageNumber="193">
<th id="260A5DE2FFB300558BFF4617FE3EE9F1" box="[144,385,1896,1990]" gridcol="0" gridrow="21" pageId="3" pageNumber="193">
<emphasis id="E99FEACEFFB3FFA98BFF46F4FEF4E996" bold="true" box="[144,331,1931,1953]" pageId="3" pageNumber="193">Calyx indumentum</emphasis>
</th>
<td id="260A5DE2FFB300558AF74617FD5AE9F1" box="[408,741,1896,1990]" gridcol="1" gridrow="21" pageId="3" pageNumber="193">Densely pubescent with short glandular hairs and sessile glands, ribs with short hispid hairs</td>
<td id="260A5DE2FFB3005589954617FBF7E9F1" box="[762,1096,1896,1990]" gridcol="2" gridrow="21" pageId="3" pageNumber="193">Densely pubescent with short glandular hairs and sessile glands, ribs with short hispid hairs</td>
<td id="260A5DE2FFB300558F374617FA1FE9F1" box="[1112,1440,1896,1990]" gridcol="3" gridrow="21" pageId="3" pageNumber="193">Pilose with eglandular scabridulous hairs, short glandular hairs and sessile glands</td>
</tr>
<tr id="65DB349EFFB300558BFF46A6FA1FE9D8" box="[144,1440,2009,2031]" gridrow="22" pageId="3" pageNumber="193">
<th id="260A5DE2FFB300558BFF46A6FE3EE9D8" box="[144,385,2009,2031]" gridcol="0" gridrow="22" pageId="3" pageNumber="193">
<emphasis id="E99FEACEFFB3FFA98BFF46A6FEB0E9D9" bold="true" box="[144,271,2009,2031]" pageId="3" pageNumber="193">Corolla color</emphasis>
</th>
<td id="260A5DE2FFB300558AF746A6FD5AE9D8" box="[408,741,2009,2031]" gridcol="1" gridrow="22" pageId="3" pageNumber="193">White labellum and pale lilac hood</td>
<td id="260A5DE2FFB30055899546A6FBF7E9D8" box="[762,1096,2009,2031]" gridcol="2" gridrow="22" pageId="3" pageNumber="193">Entirely violet</td>
<td id="260A5DE2FFB300558F3746A6FA1FE9D8" box="[1112,1440,2009,2031]" gridcol="3" gridrow="22" pageId="3" pageNumber="193">White labellum and pale lilac hood</td>
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<tr id="65DB349EFFB300558BFF497DFA1FE62F" box="[144,1440,2050,2072]" gridrow="23" pageId="3" pageNumber="193">
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<emphasis id="E99FEACEFFB3FFA98BFF497DFEF2E62F" bold="true" box="[144,333,2050,2072]" pageId="3" pageNumber="193">Corolla length (cm)</emphasis>
</th>
<td id="260A5DE2FFB300558AF7497DFD5AE62F" box="[408,741,2050,2072]" gridcol="1" gridrow="23" pageId="3" pageNumber="193">1.8–2.4</td>
<td id="260A5DE2FFB300558995497DFBF7E62F" box="[762,1096,2050,2072]" gridcol="2" gridrow="23" pageId="3" pageNumber="193">2.4–2.7</td>
<td id="260A5DE2FFB300558F37497DFA1FE62F" box="[1112,1440,2050,2072]" gridcol="3" gridrow="23" pageId="3" pageNumber="193">1.7–2.4</td>
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</paragraph>
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<emphasis id="E99FEACEFFB4FFAE8BE7446EFF40EB11" bold="true" box="[136,255,1297,1319]" pageId="4" pageNumber="194">FIGURE 2.</emphasis>
Comparison of habits (1), verticillasters (2), and flowers (3) of 
<emphasis id="E99FEACEFFB4FFAE8819446EFC7CEB11" bold="true" box="[886,963,1297,1319]" pageId="4" pageNumber="194">A1–A3.</emphasis>
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, 
<emphasis id="E99FEACEFFB4FFAE8F0F446EFB14EB11" bold="true" box="[1120,1195,1297,1319]" pageId="4" pageNumber="194">B1–B3.</emphasis>
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, and 
<emphasis id="E99FEACEFFB4FFAE8E2B446EFA2EEB10" bold="true" box="[1348,1425,1297,1319]" pageId="4" pageNumber="194">C1–C3.</emphasis>
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. Photographs A1–A3 by Charalambos Christodoulou (
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), photograph C1 by Samira Matta, photographs B1–B3, C2–C3 by Hicham El Zein.
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</caption>
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<emphasis id="E99FEACEFFB4FFAE8BD244E1FE81EB8F" bold="true" box="[189,318,1438,1464]" pageId="4" pageNumber="194">Etymology</emphasis>
:— 
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<emphasis id="E99FEACEFFB4FFAE8A0D44E1FE47EB8F" box="[354,504,1438,1464]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="194">Salvia josetta</emphasis>
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is named in honor of Josette Duteil, who supported our conservation projects. Without her, these explorations and research would not have been possible.
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</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="93F16557FFB4FFAE8BD24499FBD1E973" pageId="4" pageNumber="194" type="conservation">
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<emphasis id="E99FEACEFFB4FFAE8BD24499FE50E837" bold="true" box="[189,495,1510,1536]" pageId="4" pageNumber="194">Conservation assessment:</emphasis>
—Currently, the new species is known only from one single site, reaching a distribution area of only 
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². As a consequence, following the guidelines and criteria of the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (
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), the Area of Occupancy (AOO) and the Extent of Occurrence (EOO) are both of 
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². Several severe threats were recognized impacting the locus classicus of the species, including deforestation for charcoal production, illegal logging, forest fires, and expanding quarries. According to the detected threats, a single 
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(
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IUCN) has been recognized. Therefore, following the 
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), it will be necessary collecting further data on distribution, population size, and threats, and defining the appropriate strategies for the long-term conservation of the new species.
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