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Alchemilla schmakovii sp. nov. from eastern Europe
Author(s) -
Chkalov Andrey V.
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
nordic journal of botany
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.333
H-Index - 33
eISSN - 1756-1051
pISSN - 0107-055X
DOI - 10.1111/njb.00804
Subject(s) - herbarium , biology , taxon , botany , key (lock) , sect , taxonomy (biology) , ecology
A morphological study of specimens collected by the author and a critical revision of the key herbarium collections revealed a new rather peculiar taxon of Alchemilla occurring in almost every region of the Middle Volga basin, Russia. This novelity is here described as A. schmakovii and images of the principal morphological features of this species are provided. The new species is compared with related species in A . sect. Alchemilla (e.g. A. micans ) and sect. Plicatae (e.g. A. breviloba ) based on morphological characteristics.