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above leaf rosette. Stem internodes thickened,
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long. Sterile branches 812 per stem, curved, articulate, unbranched,
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long, slightly curved to straight, erect, forming branching angles of 30°40°. Inflorescence narrowly obtrullate in outline. Spikes
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long, composed of 12 flowers, remotely arranged at 3 per cm. Outer bract
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broad, glabrous, triangular-ovate; bract margin narrowly membranous; central part fleshy, acuminate. Middle bract membranous, glabrous,
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broad, elliptic, obtuse. Inner bract
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wide; central part fleshy, forming a triangular tip
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long, nearly reaching the upper margin. Calyx
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. Calyx tube densely hairy with short hairs at the base, glabrous beyond. Calyx ribs ending shortly above the base of lobes; calyx lobes ca.
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wide.
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<emphasis id="B948EAB17D63FFB5DC9A684BFF57F88C" bold="true" box="[136,254,1836,1858]" pageId="2" pageNumber="161">FIGURE 1.</emphasis>
Morphological features of
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<emphasis id="B948EAB17D63FFB5DE14684AFD63F88C" box="[518,714,1837,1858]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="161">Limonium ophioides</emphasis>
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.
<emphasis id="B948EAB17D63FFB5DEC7684BFD4FF88F" bold="true" box="[725,742,1836,1857]" pageId="2" pageNumber="161">A</emphasis>
. Habit.
<emphasis id="B948EAB17D63FFB5DF27684AFCECF88C" bold="true" box="[821,837,1837,1858]" pageId="2" pageNumber="161">B</emphasis>
. Leaf.
<emphasis id="B948EAB17D63FFB5DF9B684BFC33F88C" bold="true" box="[905,922,1836,1858]" pageId="2" pageNumber="161">C</emphasis>
. Spike.
<emphasis id="B948EAB17D63FFB5DFF8684AFC52F88C" bold="true" box="[1002,1019,1837,1858]" pageId="2" pageNumber="161">D</emphasis>
. Spikelet.
<emphasis id="B948EAB17D63FFB5D871684AFBDAF88C" bold="true" box="[1123,1139,1837,1858]" pageId="2" pageNumber="161">E</emphasis>
. Calyx.
<emphasis id="B948EAB17D63FFB5D8D6684AFB7AF88C" bold="true" box="[1220,1235,1837,1858]" pageId="2" pageNumber="161">F</emphasis>
. Seeds. Illustration by Lydia A. Papadopoulou based on herbarium material from the type locality.
</paragraph>
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<emphasis id="B948EAB17D63FFB5DCAF68F2FEE1F861" bold="true" box="[189,328,1941,1967]" pageId="2" pageNumber="161">Etymology:</emphasis>
—The specific epithet
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<emphasis id="B948EAB17D63FFB5DE4E68F2FD60F861" box="[604,713,1941,1967]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="161">ophioides</emphasis>
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” originates from the ancient Greek word ὄφις (ophis), meaning snake or serpent, in reference to the conspicuously serpentine morphology of the spikes.
</paragraph>
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<emphasis id="B948EAB17D63FFB5DCAF68BAFE5CF839" bold="true" box="[189,501,2013,2039]" pageId="2" pageNumber="161">Habitat and distribution:</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="B948EAB17D63FFB5DE0368B9FD52F839" box="[529,763,2013,2039]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="161">Limonium ophioides</emphasis>
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is exclusively found at the Maleas Peninsula of southeast
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, localized along the rocky coastal area stretching between the settlements of Paleokastro and Tsoumala. It is found south of Agios Prokopios chapel and approximately
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linear distance south of Neapolis Voion town. Its habitat encompasses the rocky, calcareous segments of the coastline, and it is observed along a hiking trail and in proximity to a small dirt road. This species coexists with other halophytic plants such as
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,
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,
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<emphasis id="B948EAB17D62FFB4DF576E6DFB86FEEA" box="[837,1071,266,292]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="162">Cichorium spinosum</emphasis>
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,
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<emphasis id="B948EAB17D62FFB4D9256E6DFF7EFE86" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="162">Frankenia hirsuta</emphasis>
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, and
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<emphasis id="B948EAB17D62FFB4DE056E49FD6DFE86" box="[535,708,302,328]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="162">Silene sedoides</emphasis>
Poiret (1789: 164)
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. It thrives at 2 to 5 meters above sea level. It is worth noting that this particular coastline of the Maleas Peninsula poses significant accessibility challenges across extensive sections. While the species is considered as very local at present, the existence of additional populations in new locations difficult to access cannot be ruled out.
</paragraph>
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<emphasis id="B948EAB17D62FFB4DCAF6ED9FEEAFE16" bold="true" box="[189,323,446,472]" pageId="3" pageNumber="162">Phenology:</emphasis>
—Flowering from June to October, fruiting from August to December.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8B8336A37D62FFB4DCAF6E85FEA5FD7E" blockId="3.[136,1452,158,688]" pageId="3" pageNumber="162">
<emphasis id="B948EAB17D62FFB4DCAF6E85FE15FE32" bold="true" box="[189,444,482,508]" pageId="3" pageNumber="162">Conservation status:</emphasis>
—According to current knowledge,
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<emphasis id="B948EAB17D62FFB4DF606E84FBC9FE32" box="[882,1120,482,508]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="162">Limonium ophioides</emphasis>
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has a small and restricted population, with the total number of mature individuals estimated between 300 and 400, i.e., below the threshold for the Vulnerable category under Criterion D, as per
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. Although it has an area of occupancy and an extent of occurrence of less than
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and it is found at just one location, no imminent threats are identified to justify a higher risk classification. Hence, the species is categorized as Vulnerable D1, due to the low number of its mature individuals.
</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="8B8336A37D62FFB4DC9A6880FB39F833" blockId="3.[136,1168,2023,2045]" box="[136,1168,2023,2045]" pageId="3" pageNumber="162">
<emphasis id="B948EAB17D62FFB4DC9A6880FF57F832" bold="true" box="[136,254,2023,2045]" pageId="3" pageNumber="162">FIGURE 2.</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="B948EAB17D62FFB4DD11688FFE61F832" box="[259,456,2023,2045]" italics="true" pageId="3" pageNumber="162">Limonium ophioides</emphasis>
<emphasis id="B948EAB17D62FFB4DDDC6880FE4FF832" bold="true" box="[462,486,2023,2044]" pageId="3" pageNumber="162">A.</emphasis>
Habitat.
<emphasis id="B948EAB17D62FFB4DE2C6880FDFDF832" bold="true" box="[574,596,2023,2044]" pageId="3" pageNumber="162">B.</emphasis>
Habit.
<emphasis id="B948EAB17D62FFB4DE896880FD1AF833" bold="true" box="[667,691,2023,2045]" pageId="3" pageNumber="162">C.</emphasis>
Leaves
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and stems.
<emphasis id="B948EAB17D62FFB4DF7C6880FCD6F832" bold="true" box="[878,895,2023,2044]" pageId="3" pageNumber="162">D</emphasis>
. Detail of the inflorescence.
</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="8B8336A37D65FFB3DCAF6FF9FA22FE16" blockId="4.[136,1452,158,581]" pageId="4" pageNumber="163">
<emphasis id="B948EAB17D65FFB3DCAF6FF9FE6EFF76" bold="true" box="[189,455,158,184]" pageId="4" pageNumber="163">Reproductive pattern:</emphasis>
—The investigation of the breeding systems in
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<emphasis id="B948EAB17D65FFB3DFC56FF8FB15FF76" box="[983,1212,158,184]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="163">Limonium ophioides</emphasis>
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revealed a consistent pattern within its solitary population. Individuals exhibit
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A pollen, characterized by cob-like stigmas, or
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B pollen, with papillate stigmas. These morphological variations occur with similar frequencies throughout the population. Pollen viability ranges from relatively high (77%) to exceptionally robust (95%) across all individuals, indicating a strong reproductive capacity with a significant proportion of viable pollen grains capable of successful germination. Furthermore, viable pollen grains are tricolpate and exhibit consistent size, while non-viable ones are noticeably smaller, suggesting potential morphological differences associated with reproductive functionality. The combination of dimorphic pollen and stigmas that occur at about the same ratio, along with high pollen viability and consistent pollen characteristics, collectively support the conclusion that
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<emphasis id="B948EAB17D65FFB3DFAB6ED8FB36FE16" box="[953,1183,446,472]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="163">Limonium ophioides</emphasis>
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reproduces sexually.
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<emphasis id="B948EAB17D65FFB3DCAF6E85FE9BFE32" bold="true" box="[189,306,482,508]" pageId="4" pageNumber="163">Cytology:</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="B948EAB17D65FFB3DD5C6E84FD9FFE32" box="[334,566,482,508]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="163">Limonium ophioides</emphasis>
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is diploid with 2
<emphasis id="B948EAB17D65FFB3DEEE6E84FCA3FE32" box="[764,778,483,508]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="163">n</emphasis>
=2x=18 (
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). Most chromosomes are submetacentric to acrocentric, and unequal in size. Three chromosome pairs are considerably longer, approximately two to three times the size of the remaining chromosomes. A small, satellited chromosome was also identified in the complement.
</paragraph>
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<emphasis id="B948EAB17D65FFB3DC9A6BE7FF57FB58" bold="true" box="[136,254,1152,1174]" pageId="4" pageNumber="163">FIGURE 3.</emphasis>
Mitotic metaphase plate of
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<emphasis id="B948EAB17D65FFB3DE186BE6FD67FB58" box="[522,718,1153,1174]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="163">Limonium ophioides</emphasis>
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with 2n=2x=18. Scale bar = 10 μm.
</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="8B8336A37D65FFB3DCAF6BA3FD5EF7E2" blockId="4.[136,1452,1220,2092]" pageId="4" pageNumber="163">
<emphasis id="B948EAB17D65FFB3DCAF6BA3FE7AFB10" bold="true" box="[189,467,1220,1246]" pageId="4" pageNumber="163">Taxonomic remarks:—</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="B948EAB17D65FFB3DDC16BA2FD13FB10" box="[467,698,1220,1246]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="163">Limonium ophioides</emphasis>
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is classified within the
<emphasis id="B948EAB17D65FFB3DFD86BA2FC48FB10" box="[970,993,1221,1246]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="163">L.</emphasis>
subgenus
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<emphasis id="B948EAB17D65FFB3D84B6BA2FB62FB10" box="[1113,1227,1221,1246]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="163">Limonium</emphasis>
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, specifically within the taxonomically complex “Mediterranean lineage” as defined by Koutroumpa
<emphasis id="B948EAB17D65FFB3D80C6B8FFBF1FACF" box="[1054,1112,1255,1281]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="163">et al.</emphasis>
(2018). This clade comprises a diverse array of Mediterranean endemics, many of which have not been assigned to any specific section within the genus (Koutroumpa
<emphasis id="B948EAB17D65FFB3DD786A48FE08FA86" box="[362,417,1326,1352]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="163">et al.</emphasis>
2018). Concerning morphology,
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<emphasis id="B948EAB17D65FFB3DF1F6A48FC3FFA86" box="[781,918,1326,1352]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="163">L. ophioides</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
is included within the informal “
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<emphasis id="B948EAB17D65FFB3D8EC6A48FE8DFAA5" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="163">L. cancellatum-dictyophorum</emphasis>
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” group according to the classification of
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. This group consists of sexual, diploid species with a chromosome number of 2
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=18 and shared morphological traits, like the green stems, the smooth to rugose leaves, the flexuous and reticulate inflorescences, and the small inner bracts. They are found along the Adriatic and Ionian coasts (
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). In
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, 13 species of this group are known, namely
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<emphasis id="B948EAB17D65FFB3D9286ADCFF5BFA36" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="163">Limonium arcuatum</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
,
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<emphasis id="B948EAB17D65FFB3DDCD6AB8FD32FA36" box="[479,667,1502,1528]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="163">L. cephalonicum</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
,
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<emphasis id="B948EAB17D65FFB3DF956AB8FB9CFA36" box="[903,1077,1503,1528]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="163">L. antipaxorum</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
,
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<emphasis id="B948EAB17D65FFB3D9316AB8FA05FA36" box="[1315,1452,1502,1528]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="163">L. ithacense</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
,
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<emphasis id="B948EAB17D65FFB3DD606965FDB7F9D5" box="[370,542,1538,1563]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="163">L. saracinatum</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
,
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<emphasis id="B948EAB17D65FFB3DF026965FC19F9D5" box="[784,944,1537,1563]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="163">L. zacynthium</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
,
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<emphasis id="B948EAB17D65FFB3D8B36965FAE5F9D5" box="[1185,1356,1537,1563]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="163">L. phitosianum</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
,
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<emphasis id="B948EAB17D65FFB3DD026942FE49F9F0" box="[272,480,1572,1598]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="163">L. damboldtianum</emphasis>
<bibRefCitation id="EFAD4B527D65FFB3DDFB6943FC98F9F0" author="Phitos, D. &amp; Artelari, R." box="[489,817,1572,1598]" pageId="4" pageNumber="163" pagination="18 - 21" refId="ref7990" refString="Phitos, D. &amp; Artelari, R. (1981) A new species of Limonium from Kefallinia (Greece). Botanika Chronika 1: 18 - 21." type="journal article" year="1981">Phitos &amp; Artelari (1981: 18)</bibRefCitation>
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, all distributed on the
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, and
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<emphasis id="B948EAB17D65FFB3D90B6942FA02F9F0" box="[1305,1451,1573,1598]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="163">L. coronense</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
,
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<emphasis id="B948EAB17D65FFB3DD7E692FFE7FF9AF" box="[364,470,1607,1633]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="163">L. pylium</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
,
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<emphasis id="B948EAB17D65FFB3DED2692FFCFFF9AF" box="[704,854,1607,1633]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="163">L. kardamylii</emphasis>
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, and
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<emphasis id="B948EAB17D65FFB3D8EA692FFA02F9AF" box="[1272,1451,1608,1633]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="163">L. messeniacum</emphasis>
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occurring along the western and eastern coasts of
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(
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,
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,
<bibRefCitation id="EFAD4B527D65FFB3DD0169E9FEF9F966" author="Artelari, R. &amp; Kamari, G." box="[275,336,1678,1704]" pageId="4" pageNumber="163" pagination="45 - 49" refId="ref7041" refString="Artelari, R. &amp; Kamari, G. (2000) Limonium messeniacum (Plumbaginaceae), a new species from S. Peloponnisos (Greece). Botanika Chronika 13: 45 - 49." type="journal article" year="2000">2000</bibRefCitation>
).
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<emphasis id="B948EAB17D65FFB3DD7069E8FE51F966" box="[354,504,1679,1704]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="163">L. epiroticum</emphasis>
Brullo
</taxonomicName>
(
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Brullo
<emphasis id="B948EAB17D65FFB3DEB669E8FD75F966" box="[676,732,1678,1704]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="163">et al.</emphasis>
2017
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) from the area of Parga,
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, is presumably diploid too.
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<emphasis id="B948EAB17D65FFB3DC9A69D5FEC7F905" box="[136,366,1713,1739]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="163">Limonium ophioides</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
is morphologically most closely related to
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<emphasis id="B948EAB17D65FFB3DF4469D5FC4FF905" box="[854,998,1714,1739]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="163">L. coronense</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, distributed along the coastline between Koroni town and Finikounda village at the southwestern tip of
<collectingRegion id="49F8F8417D65FFB3DF5D69B3FC4EF920" box="[847,999,1748,1774]" country="Greece" name="Peloponnisos" pageId="4" pageNumber="163">Peloponnisos</collectingRegion>
, but differs primarily in the smaller size of spikes, spikelets, inner bracts, and calyces (
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), as well as in the curvature of spikes—serpentine to straight in
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<emphasis id="B948EAB17D65FFB3DCB6687CFE84F8FB" box="[164,301,1819,1845]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="163">L. ophioides</emphasis>
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compared to straight in
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<emphasis id="B948EAB17D65FFB3DE25687CFD6FF8FA" box="[567,710,1819,1844]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="163">L. coronense</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(
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)—and stem morphology—stems articulated and thickened, robust in
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<emphasis id="B948EAB17D65FFB3DCE76858FE29F896" box="[245,384,1854,1880]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="163">L. ophioides</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
compared to very flexuous and slender to slightly robust in
<taxonomicName id="4C3C4D207D65FFB3D8236858FB6BF896" authorityName="Artelari" authorityYear="1984" box="[1073,1218,1855,1880]" class="Magnoliopsida" family="Plumbaginaceae" genus="Limonium" kingdom="Plantae" order="Caryophyllales" pageId="4" pageNumber="163" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="coronense">
<emphasis id="B948EAB17D65FFB3D8236858FB6BF896" box="[1073,1218,1855,1880]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="163">L. coronense</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
. The geographically nearest species within the same group of
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<emphasis id="B948EAB17D65FFB3DE766805FD58F8B5" box="[612,753,1889,1915]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="163">L. ophioides</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
are
<taxonomicName id="4C3C4D207D65FFB3DF376805FC73F8B5" authorityName="Artelari &amp; Kamari" authorityYear="2000" box="[805,986,1890,1915]" class="Magnoliopsida" family="Plumbaginaceae" genus="Limonium" kingdom="Plantae" order="Caryophyllales" pageId="4" pageNumber="163" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="messeniacum">
<emphasis id="B948EAB17D65FFB3DF376805FC73F8B5" box="[805,986,1890,1915]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="163">L. messeniacum</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and
<taxonomicName id="4C3C4D207D65FFB3D8076805FB05F8B5" authorityName="Artelari &amp; Kamari" authorityYear="1995" box="[1045,1196,1889,1915]" class="Magnoliopsida" family="Plumbaginaceae" genus="Limonium" kingdom="Plantae" order="Caryophyllales" pageId="4" pageNumber="163" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="kardamylii">
<emphasis id="B948EAB17D65FFB3D8076805FB05F8B5" box="[1045,1196,1889,1915]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="163">L. kardamylii</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, located at the central peninsula of south
<collectingRegion id="49F8F8417D65FFB3DD7768E3FE57F850" box="[357,510,1924,1950]" country="Greece" name="Peloponnisos" pageId="4" pageNumber="163">Peloponnisos</collectingRegion>
. However, the new species can be readily differentiated from both of them by its distinct habit and abundance of sterile branches. Finally, it can be distinguished from
<taxonomicName id="4C3C4D207D65FFB3D82968CFFB0DF80F" authorityName="Artelari" authorityYear="1984" box="[1083,1188,1959,1985]" class="Magnoliopsida" family="Plumbaginaceae" genus="Limonium" kingdom="Plantae" order="Caryophyllales" pageId="4" pageNumber="163" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="pylium">
<emphasis id="B948EAB17D65FFB3D82968CFFB0DF80F" box="[1083,1188,1959,1985]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="163">L. pylium</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and
<taxonomicName id="4C3C4D207D65FFB3D8CB68CFFAD1F80F" box="[1241,1400,1959,1985]" class="Magnoliopsida" family="Plumbaginaceae" genus="Limonium" kingdom="Plantae" order="Caryophyllales" pageId="4" pageNumber="163" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="nichoriense">
<emphasis id="B948EAB17D65FFB3D8CB68CFFAD1F80F" box="[1241,1400,1959,1985]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="163">L. nichoriense</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(see below) by its glabrous stems and its laterally curved spikelets. The main morphological diagnostic characters between
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<emphasis id="B948EAB17D65FFB3DC9A6888FEB8F7C6" box="[136,273,2030,2056]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="163">L. ophioides</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="4C3C4D207D65FFB3DD0C6888FE14F7C6" box="[286,445,2030,2056]" class="Magnoliopsida" family="Plumbaginaceae" genus="Limonium" kingdom="Plantae" order="Caryophyllales" pageId="4" pageNumber="163" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="nichoriense">
<emphasis id="B948EAB17D65FFB3DD0C6888FE14F7C6" box="[286,445,2030,2056]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="163">L. nichoriense</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="4C3C4D207D65FFB3DDD86888FDF1F7C6" authorityName="Artelari" authorityYear="1984" box="[458,600,2031,2056]" class="Magnoliopsida" family="Plumbaginaceae" genus="Limonium" kingdom="Plantae" order="Caryophyllales" pageId="4" pageNumber="163" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="coronense">
<emphasis id="B948EAB17D65FFB3DDD86888FDF1F7C6" box="[458,600,2031,2056]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="163">L. coronense</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, and
<taxonomicName id="4C3C4D207D65FFB3DE816888FD52F7C6" authorityName="Artelari" authorityYear="1984" box="[659,763,2030,2056]" class="Magnoliopsida" family="Plumbaginaceae" genus="Limonium" kingdom="Plantae" order="Caryophyllales" pageId="4" pageNumber="163" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="pylium">
<emphasis id="B948EAB17D65FFB3DE816888FD52F7C6" box="[659,763,2030,2056]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="163">L. pylium</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
are provided in
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. No intermediates among
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<emphasis id="B948EAB17D65FFB3D9306888FA02F7C6" box="[1314,1451,2030,2056]" italics="true" pageId="4" pageNumber="163">L. ophioides</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and its closest relatives have been observed in the field.
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