Bituminaria antiatlantica (Psoraleeae, Fabaceae), a new species from Morocco

Brullo, Salvatore; Brullo, Cristian; Cambria, Salvatore; Cristaudo, A; Galdo, Gianpietro Giusso del

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“…An island origin of Anti‐Atlas populations of Bituminaria is supported by additional lines of evidence. For instance, Brullo et al (2017) noted that specimens of Bituminaria from the Anti‐Atlas region are much woodier than those from continental populations elsewhere, which could be a trait derived from the insular source populations (see descriptions in Méndez et al, 1990). Furthermore, a relatively recent dispersal from the islands and in situ differentiation has been previously suggested by phylogenetic studies for other taxa endemic to this region, such as Aeonium korneliuslemsii (Mort et al, 2002) and Dracaena draco subsp.…”

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“…For nuclear microsatellite analysis, one to three populations on each island/mainland area where sampled ( N = 5–20 individuals per population, N total = 220), except for the island of El Hierro. For both plastid and nuclear microsatellite analyses, special care was taken to represent all of the morphological varieties described in the region (Brullo et al, 2017; Méndez et al, 1990). Vouchers specimens for representative populations were deposited at the JBAG herbarium (accessions JBAG8306‐JBAG8337).…”

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Phylogeography at the crossroad: Pleistocene range expansion throughout the Mediterranean and back‐colonization from the Canary Islands in the legume Bituminaria bituminosa

García‐Verdugo

Mairal

Tamaki

et al. 2021

Journal of Biogeography

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Aim Species with widespread distributions offer excellent opportunities for investigating recent biogeographical patterns across broad scales. Here, we tested the hypothesis that, due to its intermediate geographical location, NW Africa is pivotal in explaining the phylogeographical patterns of taxa with Mediterranean–Macaronesian distributions using a legume species with short generation times. Location Mediterranean, with a focus on NW Africa and the Canary Islands. Taxon Pitch trefoil (Bituminaria bituminosa). Methods We generated genetic data and performed phylogeographical and demographic analyses at two geographical scales: Mediterranean Basin (MB), using plastid sequences (115 individuals), and Macaronesia, using plastid sequences (182 individuals) and 10 nuclear microsatellite loci (220 individuals). We also performed a literature survey focusing on phylogeographical studies of other circum‐Mediterranean taxa. Results Northwest Africa was identified as a centre of genetic diversity (19 out of 38 haplotypes) and demographic expansion of B. bituminosa in the MB during the Pleistocene. Our literature review revealed two main phylogeographical patterns in widespread species: pre‐Mediterranean evergreen sclerophylls versus Pleistocene facultative‐deciduous (including Bituminaria) taxa, but on average, both functional groups show a similar, large genetic diversity (~40% of haplotypes) in NW Africa. At the Macaronesian scale, we found that Canarian Bituminaria is composed of two genetic sublineages that coexist and hybridize on the central islands and in the mainland Macaronesian enclave (Anti‐Atlas region). Demographic analyses rejected the progression rule as the model of island colonization but strongly suggested that Anti‐Atlas populations are the result of back‐colonization from the easternmost islands before the Last Glacial Maximum (LGM). Conclusions Bituminaria displays a pattern of Quaternary eastward expansion in the MB that appears to be paralleled by several members of its functional plant group. Thus, our study reveals a previously undescribed dual role of NW Africa in plant biogeography, acting both as a source of species expansion to the rest of the MB and a LGM refugium of plant populations with a Macaronesian island origin.

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Phylogeography at the crossroad: Pleistocene range expansion throughout the Mediterranean and back‐colonization from the Canary Islands in the legume Bituminaria bituminosa

García‐Verdugo

Mairal

Tamaki

et al. 2021

Journal of Biogeography

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“…The flora of Morocco still brings new discoveries due to its climatic and topographical diversity, and the complexity of its territory. Since the publication of the last volume of the Flore Pratique du Maroc (Fennane et al, 2014), more than 30 new species have been described (Alonso et al, 2015;Andrés-Sánchez et al, 2015;Brullo et al, 2015Brullo et al, , 2017Chambouleyron et al 2015;Dobignard, 2015;Talavera et al, 2015;Vigalondo et al, 2015;Crespo et al, 2016;Sutorý, 2016;Gonçalves, 2018;Gutiérrez-Larruscain et al, 2018;Khamar et al 2018;Martínez-Laborde, 2018;Mejías et al, 2018;Hassemer, 2019;Koch & Lemmel, 2019;Chatelain et al 2020;Martínez Labarga & Ferrer-Gallego, 2020;Vicente et al, 2020;Frankiewicz et al, 2021;Homrani-Bakali & Susanna, 2021Romo, 2021;Barone et al, 2022). This highlights the importance of conducting field explorations.…”

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Phlomis lychnitis (Lamiaceae), una adición a la flora de África desde Marruecos

Bakali

Chatelain

2023

Collect. Bot.

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Phlomis lychnitis se registra por primera vez en el continente africano. Hasta el momento, sólo se conoce de Marruecos en el Alto Atlas Oriental. Se proporciona una descripción de la especie, así como los primeros datos sobre su ecología en Marruecos junto con su distribución geográfica y caracteres diagnósticos con la especie morfológicamente más cercana que comparte flores de color amarillo. También se proporcionan fotografías y una clave actualizada de las especies de Phlomis en Marruecos.

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“…Nevertheless, investigators have been repeatedly surprised by the number of new additions to this flora. At least 16 taxa have been newly reported for the flora of Morocco and/or to science in the last nine years (Martínez-Rodríguez and Crespo 2013;Chambouleyron et al 2014Chambouleyron et al , 2015Alonso et al 2015;Dobignard 2015;Crespo et al 2016;Brullo et al 2017;Sant et al 2017;Khamar et al 2017Khamar et al , 2021Essokne et al 2018;Garcin 2019;Koch and Lemmel 2019;Chatelain et al 2020;Homrani-Bakali and Peltier 2020;Homrani-Bakali and Susanna 2021). These new discoveries demonstrate the importance of field investigations and show that many phytogeographic sectors of the Moroccan territory still remain underrepresented in botanical surveys.…”

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Phyllanthus tenellus Roxb. (Phyllanthaceae), a newly naturalising species in Morocco

Khamar¹,

Benkhnigue²,

Douira³

et al. 2022

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We report the herbaceous plant Phyllanthus tenellus Roxb., a species native to tropical regions, from Morocco. This is the first time that the genus and species are reported from Morocco and continental North Africa. We found this species to be naturalising in several localities in north-western Morocco. A morphological description, the geographic distribution, and notes on the ecology of this species are provided. We present for the first time photographs of P. tenellus from continental North Africa.

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Bituminaria antiatlantica (Psoraleeae, Fabaceae), a new species from Morocco

Cited by 8 publications

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Phylogeography at the crossroad: Pleistocene range expansion throughout the Mediterranean and back‐colonization from the Canary Islands in the legume Bituminaria bituminosa

Phylogeography at the crossroad: Pleistocene range expansion throughout the Mediterranean and back‐colonization from the Canary Islands in the legume Bituminaria bituminosa

Phlomis lychnitis (Lamiaceae), una adición a la flora de África desde Marruecos

Phyllanthus tenellus Roxb. (Phyllanthaceae), a newly naturalising species in Morocco

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