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Type: Article
Published: 2018-02-23
Page range: 137–156
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Taxonomic and geographic novelties in the genus Plantago (Plantaginaceae) in Chile, including the description of a new species

Statens Naturhistoriske Museum, Københavns Universitet, Sølvgade 83 S, 1307 Copenhagen, Denmark
Department of Biology, Minot State University, 500 University Avenue West, Minot, ND 58707, United States of America
Statens Naturhistoriske Museum, Københavns Universitet, Sølvgade 83 S, 1307 Copenhagen, Denmark
Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa, PO Box 467, Cable St, Wellington 6140, New Zealand
distribution extension Plantago johnstonii Plantago nebularis Plantago sericea Plantago zoellneriana taxonomy Eudicots

Abstract

We present taxonomic and geographic novelties in the genus Plantago from Chile. More specifically, we describe P. nebularis, a new species endemic to Cerro Moreno, Antofagasta region, and propose P. zoellneriana, a new name for P. sericea subsp. araucana. We also lectotypify the name P. sericea, expand the recorded distribution of P. lanceolata and P. pachyneura to the Tarapacá region, and argue that the narrowly endemic species P. johnstonii, known only from the type which was collected in Taltal, Antofagasta region, is likely extinct.