AOBPreview originally published online on December 13, 2004
Annals of Botany 2005 95(3):465-473; doi:10.1093/aob/mci055
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Annals of Botany 95/3 © Annals of Botany Company 2004; all rights reserved
Allozymic Differentiation of the Antirrhinum majus and A. siculum Species Groups
Instituto Cavanilles de Biodiversidad y Biología Evolutiva, C/Dr. Moliner 50, E46100 Burjassot, Valencia, Spain
* For correspondence. E-mail Isabel.Mateu{at}uv.es
Received: 16 July 2004 Returned for revision: 10 September 2004 Accepted: 28 October 2004 Published electronically: 13 December 2004
Background and Aims Fifty-two populations were sampled in order to establish the taxonomic delimitation and relationships of eight taxa belonging to the A. majus L. and A. siculum Miller groups.
Methods Data on 13 allozyme loci were recorded after extraction of fresh leaves and electrophoresis on horizontal 10 % starch gels.
Key Results Genetic distances between conspecific populations are lower than for other species of the genus.
Conclusions These results support the recognition of A. majus, A. tortuosum, A. linkianum, A. cirrigherum, A. litigiosum and A. barrelieri at specific rank. The genetic distances, together with the lack of morphological differences and the sympatric distribution ranges, support the inclusion of A. australe into A. tortuosum, A. dielsianum into A. siculum, and A. latifolium subsp. intermedium as a synonym of A. latifolium. The results support separation of the taxa studied into two groups, coinciding with series Sicula Rothm. and Majora, but disagreeing with the arrangement of species into them. According to our results, Sicula consist of A. siculum and Majora consists of A. latifolium, A. majus, A. tortuosum, A. linkianum, A. cirrigherum, A. litigiosum and A. barrelieri.
Key words: Antirrhinum, A. majus, A. siculum, A. australe, snapdragons, allozymes, systematics, taxonomy
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