Arum cylindraceum subsp. pitsyllianum (Araceae), a New Taxon from Cyprus

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by  Georgios Hadjikyriakou

Arum cylindraceum subsp. pitsyllianum (Araceae),
a New Taxon from Cyprus
Georgias Hadjikyriakou
Antifonitis str. 10, CY-4651 Trachoni, Cyprus, [email protected]
Rolf Hand and Guilhem Mansion
Botanischer Garten und Botanisches Museum Berlin-Dahlem, Freie Universitat Berlin,
Konigin-Luise-Str. 6-8, D-14195 Berlin, Germany, [email protected]; [email protected]
Abstract. Arum cylindraceum Gasp, subsp. pitsyl-
of the plant (one showing the open spathe with
spadix, and one showing the leaf blade) were sent to
Peter Boyce (pers. comm., 2004), who confirmed the
Mediterranean)—the nearest population in the Med-
connectives that are orange.
Key words: Araceae, Arum, Cyprus, IUCN Red populations in continental West Turkey.” Since then,
List.
According to Boyce (1993, 2006), the genus Arum
megobrebi Lobin, M. Neumann. Bogner & P. C.
accepted by Boyce (1993). were later classified
infragenera (cf. Boyce. 1993. 1994. 2006) and Boyce (2006: 134) stated that “without a shadow of
(section Arum), A. sintenisii (Engl.) P. C. Boyce
Dioscoridea subsection Tenuifila (Engl.) P. C. Boyce),
Bedalov & Ktipfer. 2005. for taxonomic concepts),
but a recent molecular study by Linz et al. (2010:
subsect. Alpina P. C. Boyce. Recent molecular The study by Espmdola et al. (2010: 27) indicated
2008; Espmdola et al.. 2010; Linz et al.. 2010),
In 1996, Amm specimens were collected by the Material and Methods
first author from Madari Peak in Cyprus, and the
of the new taxon. Plants collected in the field were
doi: 10.3417/2011007 Novon 21: 431-436. Published on 29 December 2011.

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