Naslov
Vicia loiseleuri (M. Bieb.) D. Litv. (Fabaceae) in Croatian flora

Autori
Šegota, Vedran ; Hršak, Vladimir ; Alegro, Antun ; Sedlar, Zorana

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

Izvornik
Book of abstracts – 6th Balkan Botanical Congress / Bogdanović, Sandro ; Jogan, Nejc - Rijeka, 2015, 113-113

ISBN
978-953-99774-9-6

Skup
6th Balkan Botanical Congress

Mjesto i datum
Rijeka, Hrvatska, 14.09.2015. - 18.09.2015

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Poster

Vrsta recenzije
Međunarodna recenzija

Ključne riječi
Mediterranean; island of Mljet; herbarium

Sažetak
Several specimens of unknown Vicia similar to V. hirsuta (L.) Gray, yet different from it, where found recently on the island of Mljet (southern Croatia). This raised questions about the presence of V. loiseleuri (M. Bieb.) D. Litv. in Croatian flora, initiating literature, herbaria and field investigation. While V. hirsuta has a wide European distribution, V. loiseleuri is restricted mostly to the Mediterranean area, Crimea and the Caucasus. Although known in neighbouring Slovenia and Montenegro, it has been broadly overlooked and misidentified by Croatian botanists. Despite being mentioned in literature at the end of 19th century, the species was overlooked in the Index florae Croaticae and Flora Croatica database. The herbarium revision of the V. hirsuta group from the ZA, ZAHO, CNHM and ZAGR revealed the city of Rijeka (1872) and the island of Lastovo (1966) as two historical finding places of the species. Furthermore, the recent synthesis of flora of Istria (Exkursionsflora für Istrien) finds V. loiseleuri rather common on the entire peninsula, as well as on the island of Krk. Therefore, V. loiseleuri should undoubtedly be added to the Croatian flora. Based on our material collected on the island of Mljet and on previously collected herbarium specimens from Rijeka and Lastovo, a morphological comparison between V. hirsuta and V. loiseleuri was made. The obvious differences in legume hairiness, shape of stipules, peduncle length and colour of flowers in Croatian populations strongly support V. loiseleuri as a morphologically clearly separated and easily identifiable species. Therefore, we proposed a determination key for the V. hirsuta group in Croatia. Further studies should include phenological differences, already observed in other countries.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Biologija

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