Naslov
Morphological diversity of Anthyllis vulneraria complex (Fabaceae) in wider Balkan area

Autori
Dujmović, Iva ; Nikolić, Toni ; Liber, Zlatko ; Boršić, Igor

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Sažeci sa skupova, sažetak, znanstveni

Izvornik
Book of abstracts, Third Croatian Botanical Congress with international participation / Jasprica, N. ; Pandža, M. ; Milović, M. - Murter : Hrvatsko Botaničko Društvo, 2010, 75-76

ISBN
978-953-99774-3-4

Skup
Third Croatian Botanical Congress with international participation

Mjesto i datum
Murter, Hrvatska, 24.09.2010. - 26.09.2010

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Poster

Vrsta recenzije
Međunarodna recenzija

Ključne riječi
vegetativne osobine, generativne osobine, diskriminantna analiza, kanonička analiza
(vegetative characters, floral characters, Discriminant analysis, Canonical analysis)

Sažetak
The genus Anthyllis L. is one of 22 genera in the tribe Loteae DC. of Fabaceae family. The most widespread species of the genus is Anthyllis vulneraria L. s.l. that occurs from Scandinavia to the Mediterranean, partly in North Africa and South-west Asia. The species shows a seemingly bewildering range of variation throughout its area of distribution, with many variants of intermediate morphology that form stable and more or less homogeneous populations. Although treated at different taxonomic ranks, variants of A. vulneraria are most appropriately treated as subspecies, and so far 30 or more subspecies have been recognized in Europe. Based on literature and herbarium data there are six subspecies of A. vulneraria recorded for Croatia: A. vulneraria L. subsp. alpestris (Kit. ex Schult) Asch. et Graebn., A. v. subsp. carpatica (Pant.) Nyman, A. v. subsp. polyphylla (DC.) Nyman, A. v. subsp. pulchella (Vis.) Bornm., A. v. subsp. praepropera (A.Kern.) Bornm. and A. v. subsp. weldeniana (Rchb.) Cullen. Delimitation of these taxa, as well as related taxonomy is doubtful. The aims of the study were to preliminary explore morphological diversity of A. vulneraria complex in one part of the Balkan Peninsula and to resolve misleading criteria in the delimitation of some doubtful taxa. The analysis included 493 specimens in total, sampled in 64 localities in Croatia, Italy, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria and Serbia. A total of 30 vegetative and floral characters were recorded for each specimen. Out of them, 23 were measured quantitatively and seven qualitatively. Each character was analysed by standard statistical tools showing overall variability, as well as inter- and intra- population and taxa variability. Discriminant analysis (Wilks Lambda distribution) was used to detect the most useful diagnostic characters, namely: grey dry calyx, calyx colour, corolla colour, stem height, calyx indumentum and keel top colour. Following Canonical analysis resulted in four clearly separated groups of taxa: i) A. vulneraria subsp. alpestris, ii) Mediterranean red flowered group (A.v. praepropera, A.v. weldeniana, A.v. maura), iii) A.v. pulchella, iv) A.v. polyphylla, A.v. carpatica. Misjudged specimens were placed in appropriate taxon.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Biologija

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