Article
Taxonomic complexity in the halophyte Limonium vulgare and related taxa (Plumbaginaceae): insights from analysis of morphological, reproductive and karyological data.
Annals of botany - 1 Feb 2015
Cortinhas Ana, Erben Matthias, Paula Paes Ana, Espírito Santo Dalila, Guara-Requena Miguel, Caperta Ana D
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Limonium is a well-known example of a group of plants that is taxonomically complex due to certain biological characteristics that hamper species' delineation. The closely related polyploid species Limonium vulgare Mill., L. humile Mill. and L. narbonense Mill. are defined species and can be used for studying patterns of morphological and reproductive variation. The first two taxa are usually...
Topics
- Biodiversity
- Biological Evolution
- Genetic Variation
- Phylogeny
- Plumbaginaceae
- Portugal
- Reproduction
- Salt-Tolerant Plants
- Spain