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Myriolepis , a new genus segregated from Limonium (Plumbaginaceae)
Author(s) -
Lledó M. Dolores,
Erben Matthias,
Crespo Manuel B.
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
taxon
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.819
H-Index - 81
eISSN - 1996-8175
pISSN - 0040-0262
DOI - 10.2307/3647438
Subject(s) - biology , taxon , botany , genus , taxonomy (biology) , mediterranean climate , zoology , ecology
Taxonomic features of Limonium subg. Myriolepis are reviewed and compared with those of other taxa in Plumbaginaceae. The new genus Myriolepis is proposed on the basis of morphological, karyological and phytochemical characters to include two western Mediterranean species of Limonium sect. Myriolepis: L. ferulaceum and L. diffusum . Remaining taxa belonging to L . subg. Myriolepis (those in L . sects. Siphonantha and Polyarthrion ) are recognised as sections in L . subg. Limonium . Affinities to other taxa of Limonium , sometimes suggested as related to Myriolepis , are also discussed.