A new species of Allium (Alliaceae) from Dalmatia,Croatia |
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| Authors: | SANDRO BOGDANOVI? SALVATORE BRULLO BO?ENA MITI? CRISTINA SALMERI |
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| Institution: | 1. Department of Botany and Botanical Garden, Division of Biology, Faculty of Science, University of Zagreb, Maruli?ev trg 9a, Zagreb, Croatia;2. Dipartimento di Botanica, Università di Catania, via A. Longo 19, Catania, Italy;3. Dipartimento di Scienze Botaniche, Università di Palermo, via Archirafi 38, Palermo, Italy |
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| Abstract: | Allium croaticum , a new species from the island of Vis in Central Dalmatia (Croatia) is described and illustrated. Its relationships with allied species belonging to the A. stamineum group (Allium section Codonoprasum) are discussed. It is a diploid species (2n = 16), colonizing calcareous screes and flowering in early summer. Its morphology, leaf anatomy, karyology, palynology, ecology and taxonomic position are examined. © 2008 The Linnean Society of London, Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society, 2008, 158 , 106–114. |
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| Keywords: | Adriatic Sea Allium croaticum karyology leaf anatomy morphology palynology taxonomy |
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