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Normania,an endemic Macaronesian genus distinct fromSolanum (Solanaceae) |
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| Authors: | J. Francisco-Ortega J. G. Hawkes R. N. Lester J. R. Acebes-Ginovés |
| Affiliation: | (1) Department of Plant Biology, The Ohio State University, 1735 Neil Avenue, 43210-1293 Columbus, OH, USA;(2) School of Continuing Studies, The University of Birmingham, B15 2TT Edgbaston, Birmingham, UK;(3) School of Biological Sciences, The University of Birmingham, B15 2TT Edgbaston, Birmingham, UK;(4) Departamento de Biología Vegetal (Botánica), Universidad de La Laguna, E-38271 La Laguna, Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain |
| Abstract: | Morphological data and results from scanning electron microscopy of seeds and pollen show thatNormaniaLowe [syn.Solanum L. subg.Potatoe (G. Don)D'Arcy sect.Normania (Lowe)Bitter] (Solanaceae: Solaneae) should be considered as a distinct genus fromSolanum L. It has two species, one restricted to the island of Madeira [Normania triphylla (Lowe)Lowe] and the other to Tenerife and Gran Canaria [Normania nava (Webb & Berthel.)Franc.-Ort. & R. N. Lester]. These species are extremely rare and had not been found for about 100 years, untilN. nava was rediscovered in two different localities in Tenerife in 1973 and 1982.Normania triphylla was reported in two different places from northern Madeira in 1991. Both species have the highest conservation priority in the Macaronesian region. |
| Keywords: | Solanaceae Normania nava N. triphylla Solanum nava S. trisectum Triguera osbeckii Taxonomy palynology seed morphology endangered species Macaronesian flora |
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