Re-establishment of Sileneneglecta Ten. (Caryophyllaceae) with taxonomic notes on some related taxa
Llorenç Sáez1, Melilia Mesbah2,3, Javier López-Alvarado1
1Systematics and Evolution of Vascular Plants (UAB) - Associated Unit to CSIC, Dept. BABVE, Autonomous University of Barcelona, ES08193 Bellaterra, Spain Autonomous University of Barcelona Bellaterra Spain.
Abstract:
Sileneneglecta has been misunderstood and confused with S.nocturna, although several morphological characters (petal shape, calyx indumentum, hairiness of stamen filaments, seed size, seed-coat surface and shape) allow separation of these species. Moreover, S.mutabilis (which has been considered conspecific with S.neglecta) and S.martinolii (an alleged endemic species to south-western Sardinia) are considered here as taxonomic synonyms of S.nocturna and S.neglecta, respectively. These taxonomic conclusions are strongly supported by multivariate morphometric analyses of 21 characters.
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