First record of <Emphasis Type="Italic">Gagea szovitsii</Emphasis> in Central Europe |
| |
Authors: | Gusztáv Jakab Attila Molnár V |
| |
Institution: | (1) Department of Biology, Unit of General and Systematic Botany, Pisa University, via L. Ghini 5, 56126 Pisa, Italy;(2) Martin-Luther-University of Halle-Wittenberg, Biozentrum, Weinbergweg 22, 06120 Halle/Saale, Germany;(3) 14, Promenade des Baldaquins, L’Isle d’Abeau, France;(4) State Office for Environmental Protection of Saxony-Anhalt, Reideburger Str. 47, 06116 Halle/Saale, Germany |
| |
Abstract: | Morphological characters, habitat preference, and currently known distribution of the species Gagea szovitsii (A.F. Láng) Besser, a new indigenous vascular plant species of Central Europe, are presented. The plant was found in alkali
grasslands of the south-eastern part of the Great Hungarian Plain (SE Hungary). Currently, this can be regarded to the westernmost
occurrence of this pontic species. Both G. szovitsii and its closest relative G. bohemica are briefly characterized here with respect to their identification, ecology and distribution. Original illustrations on
G. szovitsii are presented. The paper firstly emphasizes the difference of reproductive strategy between G. szovitsii and G. bohemica; the former reproduce itself primarily sexually via seeds, while the latter reproduce itself in asexual way principally by
bulbils. Taking the paleo-environmental history of its habitat into consideration, the species can be regarded as an ancient,
indigenous Pontic-Pannonian steppe element of Hungary. |
| |
Keywords: | |
本文献已被 SpringerLink 等数据库收录! |
|