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WILLDENOWIA
Volume 51, Issue 1, Pages 129-139Publisher
BOTANISCHER GARTEN & BOTANISCHE MUSEUM BERLIN-DAHLEM
DOI: 10.3372/wi.51.51111
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Anthemideae; Argyranthemum; Asteraceae; Macaronesia; phylogenetics; taxonomy
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Phylogenetic analysis has shown that Argyranthemum broussonetii is polyphyletic, with its subspecies being resolved in separate clades within the Macaronesian endemic genus Argyranthemum. Differences between the subspecies in leaf traits illustrate adaptation to similar habitats, with their distinction relying on capitula and cypselae characteristics. The proposed recognition of A. broussonetii subsp. gomerensis as a subspecies of A. callichrysum is supported by similarities in capitula and cypselae characters.
Phylogenetic analysis has revealed that Argyranthemum broussonetii is polyphyletic, with subsp. broussonetii (Tenerife) and subsp. gomerensis (La Gomera) resolved in separate clades within the Macaronesian endemic genus Argyranthemum. We show that A. broussonetii subsp. broussonetii and subsp. gomerensis are similar in leaf traits, likely a consequence of adaptation to similar habitats, but that the two can readily be distinguished based on capitula and cypselae characteristics. Indeed, A. broussonetii subsp. gomerensis was found to share greater affinity with A. callichrysum, also from La Gomera based on capitula and cypselae characters, in agreement with its phylogenetic placement. Therefore, we propose that A. broussonetii subsp. gomerensis should be recognized as a subspecies of A. callichrysum, specifically A. callichrysum subsp. gomerensis. A key to differentiate A. broussonetii, A. callichrysum subsp. callichrysum and subsp. gomerensis is provided.
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