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On the identity of Thymushumifususvar.aureopunctatus (Lamiaceae) and taxonomic notes on the Th.richardii complex
- Source :
- PhytoKeys, PhytoKeys 186: 139-158, Dipòsit Digital de Documents de la UAB, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
- Publication Year :
- 2021
- Publisher :
- Pensoft Publishers, 2021.
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Abstract
- The name Thymus humifusus var. aureopunctatus, described from Bosnia and Herzegovina, is lectotypified, and its taxonomic value is discussed. Thymus richardii subsp. richardii is currently considered an endemic subspecies common to Mallorca (Balearic Islands) and Bosnia and Herzegovina from the Balkan Peninsula. Specimens identified as Th. richardii from both Balearic Islands and Bosnia and Herzegovina were studied to determine if they are indeed the same taxonomic entity. Detailed micromorphological observations and morphometric analysis, suggest that the Balkan plants (Th. humifusus var. aureopunctatus) and the Majorcan populations (Th. richardii subsp. richardii) are clearly separate entities. For the former name, based on morphological, phytochemical, biogeographical and present results, we propose the subspecific rank, as Th. richardii subsp. aureopunctatuscomb. & stat. nov. Full descriptions of all five subspecies currently accepted within Th. richardii are provided.
- Subjects :
- Balkans
Plant Science
Mediterranean
Magnoliopsida
taxonomy
Typification
Plantae
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
Taxonomy
Lamiaceae
Floristics & Distribution
Nomenclature
Southern Europe and Mediterranean
Balkan Peninsula
Original material
Biota
Thymus richardii richardii
Thymus
Lamiales
Europe
original material
Tracheophyta
Italy
Thymus richardii
typification
Research Article
Iberian Peninsula
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 13142003 and 13142011
- Volume :
- 186
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- PhytoKeys
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....320428aa5dc4b8e6b7c4aa308e2877a0