Open AccessOverlooked singularity and tiny plants: the F ilago desertorum clade ( G naphalieae, A steraceae)
Author(s) -
AndrésSánchez S.,
GutiérrezLarruscain D.,
Rico E.,
MartínezOrtega M. M.
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
botanical journal of the linnean society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.872
H-Index - 68
eISSN - 1095-8339
pISSN - 0024-4074
DOI - 10.1111/boj.12318
Subject(s) - clade , biology , taxon , phylogenetic tree , botany , amplified fragment length polymorphism , asteraceae , evolutionary biology , zoology , genetics , gene , population , demography , sociology , genetic diversity
F ilago desertorum , as traditionally circumscribed, is a species that shows high levels of morphological variation. Previous authors have even suggested that this taxon should represent a heterogeneous assembly of true biological species. A taxonomic revision of the species included in the F ilago desertorum clade was performed, and amplified fragment length polymorphism ( AFLP ) markers were used to explore the phylogenetic relationships among the members of the clade. Three species are recognized in the group, one of which is newly described. A full description of F. castroviejoi sp. nov. , a complete nomenclatural treatment and a key to the species included in the clade are provided. © 2015 The Linnean Society of London, Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society , 2015, 179 , 742–754.