A morphometric analysis has been carried out for the first time in order to investigate the variability of the infraspecific taxa included in the steno-Mediterranean Malva cretica s.l., i.e. M. cretica subsp. althaeoides, M. cretica subsp. cretica, and the poorly-known M. cretica var. montana, described from southern Italy. According to our results, M. cretica subsp. althaeoides and subsp. cretica are worth of taxonomicrecognition at subspecies rank and occupy respectively the western andthe central-eastern sectors of the species range. Concerning M. creticavar. montana, characterized by some intermediate features, it should beincluded in M. cretica subsp. cretica.
Taxonomic investigations on Malva cretica s.l. (Malvaceae) / Del Guacchio, E.; Vallariello, R.; Iamonico, D.. - In: ANALES DEL JARDÍN BOTÁNICO DE MADRID. - ISSN 0211-1322. - 77:1(2020), p. 095. [10.3989/ajbm.2539]
Taxonomic investigations on Malva cretica s.l. (Malvaceae)
Del Guacchio E.;Vallariello R.;
2020
Abstract
A morphometric analysis has been carried out for the first time in order to investigate the variability of the infraspecific taxa included in the steno-Mediterranean Malva cretica s.l., i.e. M. cretica subsp. althaeoides, M. cretica subsp. cretica, and the poorly-known M. cretica var. montana, described from southern Italy. According to our results, M. cretica subsp. althaeoides and subsp. cretica are worth of taxonomicrecognition at subspecies rank and occupy respectively the western andthe central-eastern sectors of the species range. Concerning M. creticavar. montana, characterized by some intermediate features, it should beincluded in M. cretica subsp. cretica.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
