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Issue: Vol. 777 No. 1: 29 Sept. 2026
Type: Article
Published: 2026-09-29
DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.777.1.5
Page range: 65-78
Abstract views: 54
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A new species of Solenopsis (Campanulaceae) from Cyprus

Department of Biological; Geological and Environmental Science; University of Catania; via A. Longo 19; I-95125; Catania; Italy
Department of Biological; Geological and Environmental Science; University of Catania; via A. Longo 19; I-95125; Catania; Italy
Department of Agricultural Botany; University of Zagreb; Faculty of Agriculture; Svetošimunska cesta 25; HR-10000 Zagreb; Croatia
Department of Biological; Geological and Environmental Science; University of Catania; via A. Longo 19; I-95125; Catania; Italy
Department of Biological; Geological and Environmental Science; University of Catania; via A. Longo 19; I-95125; Catania; Italy
Department of Biological; Geological and Environmental Science; University of Catania; via A. Longo 19; I-95125; Catania; Italy
Eudicots Lobelioideae Mediterranean region morphology new species pollen seed testa Solenopsis taxonomy

Abstract

Solenopsis cypria is described as a new species from a few stands near Filani Lake, in the central part of Cyprus Island (East Mediterranean). It shows close morphological relationships with S. antiphonitis, another Cypriot species, as well as with S. sphaciotica from Crete. This new species shares with the aforesaid ones the small size, leaves arranged in basal rosettes and bicoloured corolla with divaricate lips, but it differs in many other features chiefly regarding the vegetative and floral structures, especially the pollen grains and seeds. Its morphology, ecology, distribution, conservation status, taxonomic relationships, as well as seed coat and pollen microsculpture, are examined too. An analytical key of the species more closely related to S. cypria is provided.

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How to Cite

Cambria, S., Galdo, G.G.D., Bogdanović, S., Minissale, P., Siracusa, G. & Brullo, S. (2026) A new species of Solenopsis (Campanulaceae) from Cyprus. Phytotaxa 777 (1): 65–78. https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.777.1.5