Identity and typification of Linaria ×versicolor (Antirrhineae, Plantaginaceae)

  • Nicolas Ruch Jardin botanique de Neuchâtel https://orcid.org/0009-0008-5933-4677
  • Mario Fernández-Mazuecos Departamento de Biología, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, C/ Darwin 2, 28049 Madrid, Spain https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4027-6477
  • Llorenç Saez Goñalons Systematics and Evolution of Vascular Plants (UAB), Associated unit to CSIC, Dept. BABVE, Faculty of Biosciences, Autonomous University of Barcelona, 08193 Bellaterra, Barcelona, Spain https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4551-2432
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5209/mbot.98303
Keywords: Linaria, nomenclature, typification, Plantaginaceae, hybrid, Jacquin
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Abstract

The identity of Linaria ×versicolor (Jacq.) Chaz. is discussed, supporting a hybrid origin in cultivation
that involved species of the North African clade of Linaria subsect. Versicolores as parents. Due to the lack of
original elements, a specimen from the SEV herbarium is designated as the neotype of the name. Ornamental
plants usually known as “Linaria maroccana hort.” correspond to this taxon, and not to L. maroccana Hook.f.,
one of the putative parents, native to the High Atlas (Morocco).

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Published
2025-07-01
How to Cite
Ruch, N., Fernández-Mazuecos, M., & Saez Goñalons, L. (2025). Identity and typification of Linaria ×versicolor (Antirrhineae, Plantaginaceae). Mediterranean Botany, 46(2), e98303. https://doi.org/10.5209/mbot.98303
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Vol. 46 No. 2 (2025)
Section
Systematics, Taxonomy and Nomenclature

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