Genetic diversity and morphological variability in the Balkan endemic Campanula secundiflora s.l. (Campanulaceae) |
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| Authors: | Ivana Janković Zlatko Šatović Zlatko Liber Nevena Kuzmanović Ivan Radosavljević Dmitar Lakušić |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Institute of Botany and Botanical Garden, Faculty of Biology, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia;2. Department of Seed Science and Technology, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia;3. Division of Botany, Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia |
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| Abstract: | We reconstructed the relationships among populations of Campanula secundiflora s.l. and closely related and geographically close populations of C. austroadriatica and C. versicolor. Based on analyses of microsatellite DNA data, the investigated populations have high overall genetic diversity and abundant allelic variation over seven investigated loci. Bayesian model‐based clustering identified four clearly differentiated genetic groups of populations. The genetic differentiation was reflected by morphological differentiation, allowing us to propose a new taxonomic treatment of the constituents of C. secundiflora s.l. The populations distributed in south‐western Serbia and north‐eastern Montenegro were included in C. secundiflora. A new species, C ampanula montenegrina sp. nov. , distributed in the continental part of Montenegro and the northern part of Albania is described. © 2015 The Linnean Society of London, Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society, 2016, 180 , 64–88. |
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| Keywords: | Campanula pyramidalis complex genetic variability microsatellites Montenegro morphometrics Serbia taxonomy |
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