Table Of ContentFlora Europaea check-list and chromosome index
Flora Europaea check-list and
chromosome index
D.M. MOORE
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CONTENTS
Introduction i-iv
Check-list and Chromosome Index 1-365
References 366-408
Index to Families and Genera 409-423
Introduction
This book has grown out of the requests by many users of Flora Europaea
(Tutin et al., 1964, 1968, 1972, 1976, 1980) for information on the sources
of the chromosome numbers cited in that work. During discussions about the
publication of these data it became apparent that there is also a demand for
a basic checklist of the taxa recognised in the Flora, and that these two
requirements could readily be met in the same volume.
The Checklist
Apart from the fundamental value of Flora Europaea to all modern taxon-
omic studies of European plants, the names and sequence of taxa it presents
are widely used for arranging herbaria and libraries concerned with these plants.
It is intended that the handy format of this checklist will facilitate these
latter activities, as well as being useful in recording and assessing local
floras within Europe.
The sequence of taxa is exactly the same as that used in Flora
Europaea except that the Rubiaceae, which for technical reasons had to be
published in volume 4 rather than in volume 3, have been positioned correct-
ly in the Checklist. All species and subspecies 'accepted' in Flora
Europaea (i.e. those prefixed by a number or a letter) are included here.
Those unnumbered taxa of doubtful status are only included if a chromosome
number is given for them in Flora Europaea, as is also the case for the
agamospecies ('microspecies') listed, but not described, within the
1species-groups' of apomictic or partially apomictic genera. It has not
been possible to include any synonyms in the Checklist but access to these
is provided by the Consolidated Index of Flora Europaea (Halliday and
Beadle, 1982) as well as the volumes of the Flora itself.
The Chromosome Index
As noted in the Introductions to the five volumes of Flora Europaea,
diploid (2n) chromosome numbers were given when they were derived from
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material of known wild origin. In the case of naturalized or cultivated taxa
chromosome numbers were included when they were known to be based on material
with a status which justified their inclusion in the Flora: aliens had to
be common and to have been naturalized for at least 25 years, while crops had
to be widely cultivated. As can be seen from the Index, between 98% and 99%
of the chromosome numbers included in Flora Europaea fulfil these criteria,
whether they were based on a single observation from one locality or on many
counts from a number of areas. In many instances the Editors were provided with
unpublished chromosome data; some of these were subsequently published, hence
references to them often postdate the publication of the relevant volume of
the Flora, others are apparently still unpublished. The provenance of the
material is indicated by using the abbreviations for the territories
recognised in Flora Europaea (see p. iii) , except where the data only permit a
wider area to be cited. In several cases the chromosome numbers were published
under names different from those adopted in the Flora Europaea, but these can
readily be traced by reference to the synonymy given in the Flora.
Ideally, of course, a definitive chromosome index would give due weight
to the number of observations on which each number is based, but the practical-
ities of Flora-writing preclude this. The Index, consequently, cites only one
reference for each chromosome number given, even though in many instances far
more data were available to the editors of Flora Europaea; this has been done
to obviate any impression of completeness in the coverage, which would be
illusory. Less than 2% of the chromosome numbers cited in the Flora cannot be
substantiated or are shown to be derived from material which does not fulfil
the criteria referred to above. The commonest reason for this is that pre-
liminary accounts of genera included chromosome numbers taken uncritically
from the various worldwide compilations and their credentials were mis-
interpreted or inadequately checked during the various stages of the
editorial process; in other cases, far fewer, the sources cannot now be
traced in the records of the Editorial Committee; occasionally, the
numbers included in the Flora are simple misprints, undetected during proof
reading.
The Chromosome Index reveals, therefore, the problems of fully
documenting multi-author Floras of substantial areas produced within a
realistic, or realisable, time-scale. It is felt that the level of accuracy
achieved fully justifies the approach adopted by the editors of Flora
Europaea and the publication of this documented list of chromosome numbers.
The extra effort required to achieve complete accuracy (if such were possible)
would not have been worthwhile.
Abbreviations of geographical territories
(For precise definitions of these territories, see maps in Flora Europaea)
Al Albania Hs Spain
Amer.* America Hu Hungary
Au Austria Is Iceland
Az Acores (Azores It Italy
Be Belgium and Luxembc Ju Jugoslavia
Bl Islas Baleares Lu Portugal
(Balearic Islands)
No Norway
Br Britain
Po Poland
Bu Bulgaria
Rm Romania
Co Corse (Corsica)
Rs U.S.S.R. (European part),
Cr Kriti (Crete) subdivided thus:
Cz Czechoslovakia (N) Northern region
Da Denmark (B) Baltic region
Fa Faerber (Faeroes) (C) Central region
Fe Finland (W) South-western region
Ga France (K) Krym (Crimea)
Ge Germany (E) South-eastern region
Gr Greece Sa Sardegna (Sardinia)
Hb Ireland Sb Svalbard (Spitsbergen)
He Switzerland Scand.* Scandinavia
Ho Netherlands Si Sicilia (Sicily)
Su Sweden Tu Turkey (European part)
*not used in volumes of Flora Europaea
Acknowledgements
This book is founded on the endeavours of the Editorial Committee of
Flora Europaea (T.G. Tutin, V.H. Heywood, N.A. Burges, D.M. Moore, D.H.
Valentine, S.M. Walters and D.A. Webb), to which I am the most recent
recruit. Professor D.H. Valentine and later Dr. S.M. Walters were primarily
responsible for the chromosome numbers cited in volume 1 of Flora Europaea,
and Dr. Walters for a significant part of those included in the second volume.
They, and my other colleagues on the Editorial Committee, have been a constant
source of support and information. Dr. P.W. Ball, Mr. A.O. Chater, Dr. R.A.
de Fillips and Dr. I.B.K. Richardson, Research Associates during the various
phases of the Flora Europaea project, checked hundreds of chromosome references,
while Dr. Askell LOve freely gave of his wide cytotaxonomical knowledge. Above
all, however, the Chromosome Index is a testament to the many authors of Flora
Europaea who provided accurate documentation of their chromosomal data; the
cooperation of them and other friends and colleagues who made available un-
published information is greatly appreciated. The onerous task of typing the
camera-ready copy was undertaken by Miss Valerie Norris, whose efforts are grate-
fully acknowledged, whilst I am also indebted to the Flora Europaea Trust Fund
of the Linnean Society of London for a grant towards the costs of preparing
the manuscript.
I LYCOPODIACEAE
1 Huperzia Bernh.
1 selago (L.) Bernh. ex Schrank Mart. 90 Fe Sorsa, 1963
264 Br Manton, 1950
c.272 Is Lttve $ Lttve, 1961a
(a) selago
(b) arctica (Grossh.) A. § D. Love
(c) dentata (Herter) Valentine
2 Lepidotis Beauv.
1 cernua (L.) Beauv.
2 inundata (L.) Bttrner 156 Br Fe V. Sorsa, 1958
3 Lycopodium L,
1 annotinum L. 68 Br He Su Manton, 1950
2 dubium Zoega 68 Is Lttve S Love, 1958
3 clavatum L. 68 Br He Manton, 1950
4 Diphasium C. Presl.
1 complanatum (L.) Rothm. 46 Scand. Lttve $ Lttve, 1961a
2 tristachyum (Pursh) Rothm. 46 Scand. Lttve $ Lttve, 1961a
3 issleri (Rouy) J. Holub
4 alpinum (L.) Rothm. 46 Su Wilce, 1961
48-50 Cz Manton, 1950
II SELAGINELLACEAE
1 Selaginella Beauv.
1 selaginoides (L.) Link 18 Br Manton, 1950
2 helvetica (L.) Spring 18 He Manton, 1950
3 denticulata (L.) Link 18 It Manton, 1950
4 apoda (L.) Fernald
5 kraussiana (G. Kunze) A. Braun
III ISOETACEAE
1 Isoetes L.
1 lacustris L. c.110 Is Lbve $ Lttve, 1961d
2 setacea Lam. 22 Is Lttve § Lttve, 1961d
100 Hb Manton, 1950
3 brochonii Moteley
4 azorica Durieu ex Milde
5 boryana Durieu
6 delilei Rothm.
7 malinverniana Cesati § De Not.
8 heldreichii Wettst.
9 velata A. Braun
10 tenuissima Boreau
11 histrix Bory 20 Br Manton, 1950
12 durieui Bory
IV EQUISETACEAE
1 Equisetum L.
1 hyemale L. 216 Is Lttve 5 Love, 1961c
2 ramosissimum Desf. c.216 It Manton, 1950
3 variegatum Schleicher ex Weber
Mohr 216 Is Lttve $ LOve, 1961c
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