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Integrative Taxonomy of Armeria arenaria (Plumbaginaceae), with a Special Focus on the Putative Subspecies Endemic to the Apennines
Manuel TiburtiniGiovanni AstutiFabrizio BartolucciGabriele CasazzaLucia VaraldoDaniele De LucaMaria Vittoria BottiglieroGianluigi BacchettaMarco PorcedduGianniantonio DominaSimone OrsenigoLorenzo Peruzzisubject
endemism; morphometrics; image analysis; molecular analysis; niche similarity; nomenclatureGeneral Immunology and MicrobiologySettore BIO/02 - Botanica SistematicaGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciencesendemism morphometrics image analysis molecular analysis niche similarity nomenclatureGeneral Biochemistry Genetics and Molecular Biologydescription
Three subspecies of Armeria arenaria are reported from Italy, two of which are considered endemic to the Apennines. The taxonomic value of these two taxa (A. arenaria subsp. marginata and A. arenaria subsp. apennina) is unclear. Moreover, the relationships between A. arenaria subsp. praecox and Northern Italian populations—currently ascribed to A. arenaria subsp. arenaria—have never been addressed. Accordingly, we used an integrated taxonomic approach, including morphometry, seed morpho–colorimetry, karyology, molecular systematics (psbA–trnH, trnQ–rps16, trnF–trnL, trnL–rpl32, and ITS region), and comparative niche analysis. According to our results, French–Northern Italian populations are clearly distinct from Apennine populations. In the first group, there is evidence which allows the recognition of A. arenaria s.str. (not occurring in Italy) and A. arenaria subsp. praecox. In the second group, the two putative taxa endemic to the Northern Apennines cannot be separated, so a single subspecies is here recognized: A. arenaria subsp. marginata.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-07-14 |