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Morphological diversity and structure of West Mediterranean Abies species |
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| Authors: | K. Sękiewicz M. Sękiewicz A. K. Jasińska K. Boratyńska G. Iszkuło A. Romo |
| Affiliation: | 1. Institute of Dendrology, Polish Academy of Sciences , Poland kasia.klajbor@vp.pl;3. Institute of Dendrology, Polish Academy of Sciences , Poland;4. Institute of Dendrology, Polish Academy of Sciences , Poland;5. University of Zielona Góra, Faculty of Biological Sciences , Prof. Z. Szafrana 1, 65-516 , Zielona Góra , Poland;6. Institute of Botany , Spain |
| Abstract: | The aim of this study was the biometrical comparison of Abies pinsapo Boiss., Abies maroccana Trab. and Abies tazaotana Côzar ex Villar from Spain and Morocco. The morphological and anatomical analysis of the needle characters of these firs revealed significant taxonomic differences. The results showed considerable distances between regions and very small differences among the Moroccan fir taxa. The examination of the needles and earlier genetic analysis did not provide evidence for distinguishing A. tazaotana at the species level. |
| Keywords: | Biogeography biometrics Mediterranean fir needles plant variation taxonomy |