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Type: Article
Published: 2017-03-01
Page range: 221–233
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A new species of Bituminaria  (Fabaceae) from Tunisia

Dipartimento di Scienze Biologiche, Geologiche e Ambientali, Università di Catania, Via A. Longo 19, I 95125 Catania, Italy
Dipartimento di Scienze Biologiche, Geologiche e Ambientali, Università di Catania, Via A. Longo 19, I 95125 Catania, Italy
Dipartimento di Scienze Biologiche, Geologiche e Ambientali, Università di Catania, Via A. Longo 19, I 95125 Catania, Italy
Universitè de Jendouba. Institut Sylvo-Pastoral de Tabarka, Laboratoire de Botanique Appliquée, Bl. 345, TN 8110 Tabarka, Tunisia
Universitè de Jendouba. Institut Sylvo-Pastoral de Tabarka, Laboratoire de Botanique Appliquée, Bl. 345, TN 8110 Tabarka, Tunisia
Dipartimento di Scienze Biologiche, Geologiche e Ambientali, Università di Catania, Via A. Longo 19, I 95125 Catania, Italy
Psoraleeae Mediterranean flora taxonomy tedera Eudicots

Abstract

Bituminaria tunetana a new species occurring in Tunisia is described and illustrated. It shows some relationships with B. basaltica from Aeolian Archipelago (Sicily), mainly for having very small flowers and also with B. flaccida from Middle East in having pale colored corolla and few-flowered inflorescences, but the three species differ among them in many diacritic features regarding the leaves, flowers, fruits and seeds. Besides, it is well distinct from B. bituminosa, species widely spread in Sicily and in several countries of the Mediterranean area, for many morphological features, as well as in micro-morphology of seed testa and pod indumentum. Its distribution, ecology and conservation status are also examined. An analytical key of the species belonging to Bituminaria subgen. Bituminaria is also provided.