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

By

Brullo, Salvatore
Brullo, Cristian
Cambria, Salvatore
Cristaudo, Antonia
Giusso del Galdo, Gianpietro

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2017

Original Publication

PhytoKeys

Volume

85

Pages

109-124

Subjects

Bituminaria , endemic , Fabaceae , Leguminosae , Morocco , new species , Pollen grain , Psoraleeae , Seed testa , taxonomy

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers [2010]-

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/phytokeys.85.12288

 

Abstract

A new species of Bituminaria is described and illustrated: Bituminaria antiatlantica Brullo, C. Brullo, Cambria, Cristaudo & Giusso, sp. nov., which is endemic to Anti-Atlas Mountains (Morocco). It is a true chasmophyte, characterized by a suffruticose habit, several woody branches, leaflets coriaceous, rounded to ovate, small, few-flowered inflorescences and corolla pale coloured.