Open AccessMorphometric study and taxonomy of Genista pulchella Vis. s.l . (Fabaceae), a south European species
Author(s) -
CONTI FABIO
Publication year - 2007
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.1095-8339.2007.00610.x
Subject(s) - herbarium , biology , botany , taxon , taxonomy (biology) , disjunct , eudicots , population , zoology , demography , sociology
A morphometric study of the known populations of Genista pulchella has been undertaken, based on herbarium specimens and field research. This has made it possible to provide a new taxonomic outline as the disjunct populations of G. pulchella (western part of the Balkan peninsula, central Italy and southern France) seem to be distinct. A new taxon is described: G. pulchella ssp. aquilana ssp. nov. (central Italy), a new combination G. pulchella ssp. villarsiana comb. nov. is proposed for the population from southern France, while G. pulchella ssp. pulchella can be considered endemic to the Balkan Peninsula. Genista pulchella Vis., G. villarsii Clementi and G. villarsiana Jord. are lectotypified. © 2007 The Linnean Society of London, Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society, 2007, 153 , 245–254.