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A New Coastal Species of Limonium (Plumbaginaceae) from Southeastern Spain

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A new species, Limonium scopulorum (Plumbaginaceae), is described from the maritime cliffs of Alicante province, Spain (southeastern part of the Iberian Peninsula). This new taxon belongs to the group of Limonium delicatulum, which is highly diversified in the Mediterranean territories of the Iberian Peninsula. It is related to the Balearic species L. biflorum, though several leaf, floral and chromosomal features warrant its easy recognition. Molecular divergence, shown in previous studies, also supports its separate treatment. Major affinities and differences with other related taxa are discussed. Moreover, morphological, ecological, chorological, biogeographic features of the new taxon are discussed, and its conservation status is reported. An identification key is provided for Spanish taxa of the Limonium delicatulum group.

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Acknowledgements

The author wishes to thank the curators of the herbaria BC, BM, K, MA and VAL for the loan of plant material, and also Xavier Fornés for drawings. Prof. Matthias Erben (Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität, München) kindly supplied unpublished information on the chromosome number of Limonium scopulorum, and also made interesting comments on the manuscript. Two anonymous reviewers made a very constructive criticism that much improved the text. This research was partly supported by the Investigation Agreement GV-002/91, between Generalitat Valenciana and Universidad de Alicante.

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Crespo, M.B. A New Coastal Species of Limonium (Plumbaginaceae) from Southeastern Spain. Folia Geobot 44, 177–190 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12224-009-9035-z

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