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Type: Article
Published: 2016-12-14
Page range: 154–160
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Taxonomic remarks on Scilla anthericoides Poir. (Asparagaceae, Scilloideae), a neglected species from Algeria

Université de Montpellier, UMR AMAP (botany and modelling of plant architecture and vegetation), Montpellier, France
Université Badji Mokhtar, BP 511, 23000 Annaba, Algérie
Jardín Botanico, Unidad Asociada CSIC-ICBIBE, Universidad de Valencia, Valencia, España
Jardín Botanico, Unidad Asociada CSIC-ICBIBE, Universidad de Valencia, Valencia, España
Monocots Charybdis anthericoides Charybdis maritima endemic flora hotspot IUCN red list Mediterranean basin

Abstract

Scilla anthericoides is a neglected name traditionally considered as Urginea maritima var. anthericoides. Based on recent field observations of living plants completed by karyological analyses, we promote again this taxon at species rank, under the genus Charybdis. It differs from other species of Charybdis maritima aggregate by many characters of flowers, fruits, bulbs, leaves and by ploidy level. It is endemic to the regional hotspot Kabylias-Numidia-Kroumiria in north-eastern Algeria. It is a threatened species that has been assessed as vulnerable.