New hybrid of genus Silene Caryophyllaceae in th

Authors: LADERO MIGUEL RIVASMARTINEZ SALVADOR AMOR ANGEL SANTOS MARIA TERESA ALONSO MARIA TERESA

Publish Date: 1999/05/01

Volume: 130, Issue: 1, Pages: 69-80

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MIGUEL LADERO SALVADOR RIVASMARTINEZ ANGEL AMOR MARIA TERESA SANTOS MARIA TERESA ALONSO New hybrid of genus Silene Caryophyllaceae in the Serra da Estrela Portugal Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society Volume 130 Issue 1 May 1999 Pages 69–80 https//doiorg/101111/j109583391999tb00784xA description is given of a new hybrid of the genus Silene Caryophyllaceae found in the Serra da Estrela Portugal A brief taxonomic review of the two parent species whose correct denomination has been controversial since the last century is followed by a botanical description of the new taxon Silene x montistellensis nothosp nov SEM study of its seeds revealed the presence of clear morphological characters which are useful for simple identification and differentiation A section on the ecology and phytosociology of the three taxa includes the different affinities of each element for substrate type and plant community in which their optimum is reached Finally we list all the herbarium specimens from Portuguese sites consulted both from our own collections and from different Spanish and Portuguese herbaria Using the data from these Portuguese specimens and from field notes two comparative tables of morphological characters are presented

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