REVIEW ARTICLE
Biometry in plant systematic of European and Mediterranean Gymnosperms, a review.
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Faculty of Biological Sciences, Kazimierz Wielki University, Poland
Online publication date: 2021-12-31
Publication date: 2021-12-31
Plant and Fungal Systematics 2021; 66(2): 133-140
KEYWORDS
ABSTRACT
The morphological features of plants, which were the basis of taxonomic solutions
in the past, are now sometimes less appreciated due to the intensive development of
genetic methods. The present review looks at the results of the research on the taxonomy of
plants carried out by the team led by A. Boratyński. The team characterized the taxonomic
and geographical differentiation of some species of the genera Abies, Juniperus, Pinus,
Cupressus, Cedrus, as well as several others. Many of these studies were carried out in the
Mediterranean area due to its importance for biodiversity. The results allowed unravelling
taxonomic ambiguities, emphasizing the importance of geographic barriers in shaping variability,
e.g., the Strait of Gibraltar or the Aegean Sea, and highlighting the role of mountain
ranges as refuges, e.g., the Taurus and Anti-Taurus Mountains. All of the results obtained
with biometrics were confirmed by genetic methods by different authors. Detailed research
allowed the publication of a new name, Juniperus thurifera subsp. africana (Maire) Romo
& Boratyński, stat. nov., and restoration of species status for the dubious taxon Juniperus
canariensis. The review shows that relying on the research of a large number of correctly
sampled populations and correctly selected differentiated characteristics of plants allows
the generation of reliable results.
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