A new species of Oxalis section Corniculatae (Oxalidaceae) from the Balearic islands |
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| Authors: | L LLORENS L GIL C CARDONA M FRANQUESA M BOI |
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| Institution: | Laboratori de Botànica, Departament de Biologia, Universitat de les Illes Balears (UIB), 07122, Palma de Mallorca, Spain |
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| Abstract: | A new species, Oxalis ferae Llorens, Gil & Cardona (Oxalidaceae) from the Balearic islands (Spain) is described and illustrated. It is considered to be endemic to Mallorca. The morphological differences between the more closely related taxa of Oxalis section Corniculatae are discussed. IUCN threatened category and observations on the ecology of the populations are noted. © 2005 The Linnean Society of London, Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society , 2005, 148 , 489–493. |
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| Keywords: | endemic Oxalis ferae taxonomy |
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