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Published: 2015-10-06
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New species and new combinations in Micromeria (Lamiaceae) from the Canary Islands and Madeira

Research Center in Biodiversity and Genetic Resources (CIBIO) / InBio Associated Laboratory, University of Porto, Campus Vairão, 4485–661 Vairão, Portugal Institute of Integrative Nature Conservation Research, University of Natural Resources and Applied Life Sciences, 1180 Vienna, Austria
Institute for Integrative Nature Conservation Research, University of Natural Resources and Applied Life Sciences, 1180 Vienna, Austria
Distribution endemism Lamiaceae Macaronesia Micromeria Eudicots

Abstract

Based on recent molecular evidence, one new species and one new subspecies of Micromeria are described for the Canary Islands: M. pedro-luisii and M. hierrensis subsp. incana. Six new combinations are proposed: M. canariensis, M. canariensis subsp. meridialis, M. gomerensis, M. rupestris, M. herpyllomorpha subsp. palmensis, and M. hierrensis. Three new hybrids are described for La Gomera: M. lepida subsp. bolleana × M. gomerensis, M. lepida subsp. bolleana × M. pedro-luisii, and M. lepida subsp. lepida × M. pedro-luisii. A new name is also given to the taxon from Madeira: M. maderensis. A revised key to the species present in the Canary archipelago is provided.