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Titre :	Two new species of Limonium (Plumbaginaceae) from the island of Kithira (Greece)
Auteurs :	Rea Artelari, Auteur ; Ourania Georgiou, Auteur
Type de document :	Article
Dans :	Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society (131(4) 1999-12-01)
Article en page(s) :	399-415
Résumé :	Two new species, growing on limestone, Limonium aphroditae from the west coast and L. cythereum from the south and east coast of Kithira Island (Greece) are dcscribed and illustrated. Data on their ecology and cytology arc given. L. aphroditae is triploid with 2n = 27, while L. cythereum is hexaploid with 2n = 52. Their reproductive mechanism was determined by examining the pollen and stigma combination. Both species were found to be monomorphic with self-incompatible combinations (‘B’/‘Papillate’ type in L. aphroditae, ‘A’/‘Cob’ type in L. cythreum). On the basis of the above data the new species can be considered as apomictic. Their affinities to the related L. cornariaum (Cretan endemic) and L. pigadiense (south Aegean endemic) respectively, are discussed. Descriptive statistics for their most important distinguishing quantitative characters were calculated, and from the statistical comparison of the new species with their relatives, regarding these characters, very significant differences resulted. In addition, the relationships of all the above mentioned taxa with Aegean and Mediterranean Limonium groups are discussed.
En ligne :	https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1095-8339.1999.tb01522.x

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