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Mangleticornia (Amaranthaceae: Salicornioideae) — a new sister for Salicornia from the Pacific coast of South America

Peter W. BallGudrun KadereitXavier Cornejo

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0106 biological sciences0301 basic medicinebiologySalicorniaWilldenowiaPlant ScienceAmaranthaceaebiology.organism_classification010603 evolutionary biology01 natural sciences03 medical and health sciences030104 developmental biologySensuInfructescenceBotanySalicornioideaeTaxonomy (biology)PerianthEcology Evolution Behavior and Systematics

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Mangleticornia ecuadorensis is a newly recognized monotypic genus from SW Ecuador and adjacent N Peru, where it had previously been identified as Salicornia fruticosa (Arthrocnemum fruticosum) or S. peruviana. It occurs on the coast adjacent to or in Equatorial-Pacific mangroves. Molecular phylogenetic evidence determines that this genus is distinct from and sister to Salicornia sensu lato, and is supported by morphological evidence. The genus is distinguished by a unique combination of characters that are otherwise rare in Salicornioideae: flowers without a visible perianth, anthers and stigmas exserted through pores in the fleshy cortical tissue of the segments, fruit included in the segments, which are dispersed by disarticulation of the infructescence, and large seeds.Citation: Ball P. W., Cornejo X. & Kadereit G. 2017: Mangleticornia (Amaranthaceae: Salicornioideae) — a new sister for Salicornia from the Pacific coast of South America. — Willdenowia 47: 145–153. doi: https//doi.org/10.3372/wi.47.47206Version of record first published online on 13 July 2017 ahead of inclusion in August 2017 issue.

yearjournalcountryeditionlanguage
2017-07-12Willdenowia
https://doi.org/10.3372/wi.47.47206