Open AccessMolecular and morphological evidence supports the resurrection of a neglected species of Daucus (Apiaceae) from North Africa
Author(s) -
MARTÍNEZFLORES FERNANDO,
JUAN ANA,
CRESPO MANUEL B.
Publication year - 2012
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.1095-8339.2012.01219.x
Subject(s) - apiaceae , biology , daucus carota , intergenic region , botany , evolutionary biology , gene , genetics , genome
A neglected species of Daucus (Apiaceae), D. mauritii , endemic to northern Morocco, is revived. A full description, illustrations and photographs are provided, and a lectotype is designated. This species has previously been synonymized under D. muricatus . However, although D. mauritii shares morphological features with D. muricatus and D. aureus , it shows a unique combination of characters that warrants recognition as a distinct species. Analysis of (internal transcribed spacer, ITS), trnQ ‐ rps16 intergenic spacer and rps16 intron sequences indicates that D. mauritii is closely related to D. aureus . © 2012 The Linnean Society of London, Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society , 2012, 169 , 320–337.