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Type: Article
Published: 2019-09-02
Page range: 240–246
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Taxonomic revision of Allium cyathophorum (Amaryllidaceae)

Key laboratory of Bio-Resources and Eco-Environment of Ministry of Education, College of Life Science, Sichuan University, 610065 Chengdu, Sichuan, People’s Republic of China
Key laboratory of Bio-Resources and Eco-Environment of Ministry of Education, College of Life Science, Sichuan University, 610065 Chengdu, Sichuan, People’s Republic of China
Key laboratory of Bio-Resources and Eco-Environment of Ministry of Education, College of Life Science, Sichuan University, 610065 Chengdu, Sichuan, People’s Republic of China
Key laboratory of Bio-Resources and Eco-Environment of Ministry of Education, College of Life Science, Sichuan University, 610065 Chengdu, Sichuan, People’s Republic of China
Key laboratory of Bio-Resources and Eco-Environment of Ministry of Education, College of Life Science, Sichuan University, 610065 Chengdu, Sichuan, People’s Republic of China
Allium farreri Allium subgen. Cyathophora Allium tetraploideum Qinghai-Tibet Plateau Monocots

Abstract

Our integrated evidence indicates morphological and genetic polymorphisms in Allium cyathophorum and thus the need for a taxonomic revision. First, A. cyathophorum var. farreri is reinstated as A. farreri. Second, a cryptic allotetraploid population geographically confined to the intermediate zone between A. cyathophorum and A. farreri is described here as a new species named A. tetraploideum. Morphological characters that differentiate these three species from each other, as well as information on their distribution range and habitat, are provided.

How to Cite

Li, M.J., Liu, J.Q., Guo, X.L., Xiao, Q.Y. & He, X.J. (2019)

Taxonomic revision of Allium cyathophorum (Amaryllidaceae)

. Phytotaxa 415 (4): 240–246. https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.415.4.9