Discovery of a disjunct Iberian population and revision of the distribution of the Western Mediterranean endemic Carex olbiensis (Cyperaceae)

Keywords: Carex olbiensis, disjunction, Iberian Peninsula, Mediterranean basin, new record, Sierra de Gredos

Abstract

In this paper we report the presence of Carex olbiensis (Cyperaceae) in the CW Iberian Peninsula (Sierra de Gredos, Extremadura region), which represents an important disjunction in relation to the known range of the species and its westernmost new limit. We revised the distribution of this species, which resulted in the likely exclusion of the species from the floras of Bosnia-Herzegovina and Morocco. Finally, we provide an illustration of the species and discuss some aspects of its ecology, morphology, and conservation status.

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Modesto Luceño, Pablo de Olavide University

Departamento de Biología Molecular e Ingeniería Bioquímica

Universidad Pablo de Olavide

Sevilla

Begoña Quirós de la Peña, Pablo de Olavide University

Departamento de Biología Molecular e Ingeniería Bioquímica

Universidad Pablo de Olavide

Sevilla

Rogelio Sánchez-Villegas, Pablo de Olavide University

Departamento de Biología Molecular e Ingeniería Bioquímica

Universidad Pablo de Olavide

Sevilla

 

Manuel Sánchez-Villegas, Pablo de Olavide University

Departamento de Biología molecular e Ingeniería bioquímica

Universidad Pablo de Olavide

Sevilla

Fernando Estévez Rodríguez

Travesía de las Eras s/n. 10612-Jerte (Cáceres)

Santiago Martín-Bravo, Pablo de Olavide University

Departamento de Biología Molecular e Ingeniería Bioquímica

Universidad Pablo de Olavide

Sevilla

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Published
2022-05-30
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Luceño, M., de la Peña, B. Q., Sánchez-Villegas, R., Sánchez-Villegas, M., Rodríguez, F. E., & Martín-Bravo, S. (2022). Discovery of a disjunct Iberian population and revision of the distribution of the Western Mediterranean endemic Carex olbiensis (Cyperaceae). Mediterranean Botany, 43, e79186. https://doi.org/10.5209/mbot.79186
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