Open AccessThe genus Huperzia (Lycopodiaceae) in the Azores and Madeira
Author(s) -
FERNÁNDEZ PRIETO JOSÉ ANTONIO,
AGUIAR CARLOS,
DIAS EDUARDO,
DE LOS ÁNGELES FERNÁNDEZ CASADO MARÍA,
HOMET JUAN
Publication year - 2008
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.1095-8339.2008.00874.x
Subject(s) - biology , taxonomy (biology) , botany , taxon , nomenclature , genus , zoology
The taxonomy and nomenclature of the genus Huperzia Bernh. in the Azores and Madeira have been reviewed. Plants collected in the Azores and Madeira were characterized morphologically. The independence between two endemic species common to Madeira and the Azores Islands – Huperzia suberecta (Lowe) Tardieu and Huperzia dentata (Herter) Holub – is clearly shown. A clear‐cut morphological separation between these taxa and Huperzia selago (L.) Bernh. ex Schrank & Mart. of continental Europe is established. © 2008 The Linnean Society of London, Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society , 2008, 158 , 522–533.