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Weigend, Maximilian ; Gottschling, Marc ; Hilger, Hartmut ; Nürk, Nicolai M.:
Five new species of Lithospermum L. (Boraginaceae tribe Lithospermeae) in Andean South America : Another radiation in the Amotape-Huancabamba Zone.
In: Taxon.
Vol. 59
(2010)
Issue 4
.
- pp. 1161-1179.
ISSN 0040-0262
Abstract in another language
We present a revision of Lithospermum for South America based on extensive field work and herbarium study which leads to the recognition of ten species including five new to science: Lithospermum bolivariensis, L. cuzcoensis, L. leymebambensis and L. rodriguezii from Peru, and L. azuayensis from Ecuador. The South American species group is morphologically heterogeneous and includes a wide range of growth forms, pollen types and corolla shapes. Molecular data indicate that the species from Ecuador, Peru and Bolivia are monophyletic (South American species group) and represent the sister group of Mexican L. distichum. Lithospermum mediale, disjunct between Colombia/Venezuela and Guatemala/Mexico, represents an independent introduction to South America. Diversification of Andean Lithospermum appears to have progressed from South to North, with the basal taxa being present in the high Andes of southern Peru. The bulk of the species is concentrated in the Amotape-Huancabamba Zone (northern Peru to southern Ecuador), with five neo-endemic species being restricted to this area. Lithospermum apparently arrived in the Central Andes ca. 5 Ma and subsequently migrated and diversified northwards, possibly parallel to the uplift of the northern Andes.
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| Item Type: | Article in a journal |
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| Refereed: | Yes |
| Additional notes: | BAYCEER141649 |
| Keywords: | Trichomes; Corolla; Calyx; Taxa; Biological taxonomies; Anthers; Plants; Gynoecium; New species; Pollen |
| Institutions of the University: | Research Institutions Research Institutions > Research Centres Research Institutions > Research Centres > Bayreuth Center of Ecology and Environmental Research- BayCEER Faculties > Faculty of Biology, Chemistry and Earth Sciences > Department of Biology > Chair Plant Systematics Faculties Faculties > Faculty of Biology, Chemistry and Earth Sciences Faculties > Faculty of Biology, Chemistry and Earth Sciences > Department of Biology |
| Result of work at the UBT: | Yes |
| DDC Subjects: | 500 Science |
| Date Deposited: | 26 Jan 2018 08:10 |
| Last Modified: | 18 Sep 2019 09:59 |
| URI: | https://eref.uni-bayreuth.de/id/eprint/41492 |
