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Type: Article
Published: 2015-11-11
Page range: 83–89
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The rediscovery of Astragalus autranii (Fabaceae) on Mt Tomor, south central Albania

Institute of Biology, University of Copenhagen, Øster Farimagsgade 2D, DK-1353 Copenhagen K, Denmark.
Department of Biology, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Tirana University, Albania
Department of Biology, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Aleksander Xhuvani University, Elbasan, Albania
Botanical Garden, State Natural History Museum, Øster Farimagsgade 2C, DK-1353 Copenhagen K, Denmark
amended species description Balkans narrow endemic Southern Albanian mountains General

Abstract

Astragalus autranii (Fabaceae) placed by Sytin & Podlech in a section of its own (A. sect. Baldaccia) was described from a single specimen in the Barbey-Boissier Herbarium at Geneva. Our observations show that its placement in A. sect. Hololeuce would also be appropriate. The species was first collected by Baldacci in 1892 on Mt Tomor in south central Albania and rediscovered by Markgraf at the locus classicus in June 1928. A complete and amended description of the species is here provided as corolla features were not available in the type material and the flower colour was incorrectly described by Markgraf. Information on habitat, ecology and threat status are also detailed for the first time. Mt Tomor is designated as a protected National Park; however, some of the Astragalus populations may be affected by future road construction.