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Taxonomic remarks on Scilla anthericoides Poir. (Asparagaceae, Scilloideae), a neglected species from Algeria

Marcela RosatoJosep A. RossellóErrol VélaGérard De Bélair

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0106 biological sciencesCharybdisbiologyPlant Sciencebiology.organism_classification010603 evolutionary biology01 natural sciencesMediterranean BasinTaxonAsparagaceaeBotanyThreatened speciesIUCN Red ListScilloideaeScillaEcology Evolution Behavior and Systematics010606 plant biology & botany

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Scilla anthericoides is a neglected name traditionally considered as Urginea maritima var. anthericoides. Based on recent field observations of living plants completed by karyological analyses, we promote again this taxon at species rank, under the genus Charybdis. It differs from other species of Charybdis maritima aggregate by many characters of flowers, fruits, bulbs, leaves and by ploidy level. It is endemic to the regional hotspot Kabylias-Numidia-Kroumiria in north-eastern Algeria. It is a threatened species that has been assessed as vulnerable.

yearjournalcountryeditionlanguage
2016-12-14Phytotaxa
https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.288.2.5