Bellevalia juliana (Asparagaceae), a new hexaploid species from E Kriti (Greece) |
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| Authors: | P Bareka NJ Turland G Kamari |
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| Institution: | 1. Laboratory of Systematic Botany, Faculty of Crop Science, Agricultural University of Athens, Iera Odos 75, 11855 Athens, Greecebareka@aua.gr;3. Botanischer Garten und Botanisches Museum Berlin-Dahlem, Freie Universit?t Berlin, K?nigin-Luise-Str. 6-8, 14195 Berlin, Germany;4. Department of Biology, Botanical Institute, Section of Plant Biology, University of Patras, 26500 Patras, Greece |
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| Abstract: | A new species, Bellevalia juliana Bareka, Turland & Kamari (Asparagaceae) is described from E Kriti (Greece) and compared with other related taxa from Greece and the Mediterranean area. It is a member of B. sect. Bellevalia and a karyological study revealed a hexaploid karyotype with 2n = 6x = 24 chromosomes, illustrated here. The conservation status of the new species is assessed as Vulnerable (VU), according to IUCN criteria. |
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| Keywords: | Chromosome number conservation Crete distribution endemic karyotype morphology polyploidy taxonomy |
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