Open AccessA new Biscutella (Brassicaceae) species from the western Balearic Islands
Author(s) -
ROSSELLÓ JOSEP A.,
TORRES NÉSTOR,
SÁEZ LLORENÇ
Publication year - 1999
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/j.1095-8339.1999.tb00497.x
Subject(s) - biology , balearic islands , calyx , inflorescence , brassicaceae , petiole (insect anatomy) , botany , raceme , eudicots , taxonomy (biology) , ecology , genus
A new diploid species, Biscutella ebusitana is described from coastal cliffs of the western Balearic islands. It is related to B. sempervirens L. and B. montana Cav. from which it can be distinguished by a combination of vegetative (shape, size, petiole and hairs of leaves, petiolatc leaves) and reproductive features (shape of inflorescence, calyx indument). Earlier Balearic records of B. frutescens Coss. should be referred to B. ebusitana.