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First record of Tamarix meyeri (Tamaricaceae) for western Europe

Giuseppe VenturellaGerlando MandracchiaMaria Letizia Gargano

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Cultivated plant taxonomybiologyEcologySettore BIO/02 - Botanica SistematicaTamarixPlant Sciencebiology.organism_classificationHerbariumGeographyWestern europeBotanyDistribution Ecology Herbaria Tamarix meyeri Tamaricaceae western EuropeTamaricaceaeEcology Evolution Behavior and Systematics

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Abstract Field investigations and herbaria reference work carried out in Italy and Spain allowed us to identify wild and cultivated plants of Tamarix meyeri, a new species from western Europe. This small tree is characterized by tetramerous, rarely pentamerous flowers and a paralophic disk.

10.1080/11263504.2011.629010http://hdl.handle.net/10447/65013