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Issue: Vol. 234 No. 1: 11 November 2015
Type: Article
Published: 2015-11-11
DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.234.1.2
Page range: 37–50
Abstract views: 40
PDF downloaded: 1

Aichryson santamariensis (Crassulaceae): a new species endemic to Santa Maria in the Azores

CIBIO, Centro de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Recursos Genéticos, InBIO Laboratório Associado, Pólo dos Açores - Departamento de Biologia da Universidade dos Açores, 9501-801 Ponta Delgada, Portugal
Plants Division, Department of Life Sciences, Natural History Museum, London, SW7 5BD, UK
Madeira Botanical Group (GBM) Faculdade de Ciências da Vida, Universidade da Madeira, Alto da Penteada, 9000-390 Funchal, Portugal
Aichryson santamariensis Crassulaceae new species Santa Maria Eudicots Azores

Abstract

A new species of Aichryson, A. santamariensis, is described. The species is endemic to the island of Santa Maria in the Azores. Analysis of molecular (ITS and trnL-F) and morphological data support the segregation of this new species from A. villosum with which it was formerly considered conspecific. Aichryson santamariensis differs from A. villosum by characters including indumentum, leaf shape, seed shape and its generally smaller size.