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A synopsis of the Iberian clade of Linaria subsect. Versicolores (Antirrhineae, Plantaginaceae) based on integrative taxonomy

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Integrative taxonomy, based on the combination of multiple lines of evidence, provides the foundations for a robust species delimitation. Here we provide a taxonomic synopsis of the Iberian clade of Linaria subsect. Versicolores based on recently published morphometric and phylogenomic data. This clade radiated in the Iberian Peninsula (western Mediterranean) during the Quaternary and is being intensively studied from phylogenetic, evolutionary, biogeographic, ecological and developmental standpoints. Eight morphologically and genetically distinct species are recognised in the clade: L. algarviana, L. becerrae, L. clementei, L. incarnata, L. onubensis, L. salzmannii, L. spartea and L. viscosa. For each accepted species, the type material and notes on diagnostic characters, distribution, habitat and intraspecific variability are provided. Five names are typified (four neotypes and one lectotype are designated), and references to previous typifications are also presented. A distribution map and an identification key are presented. This synopsis will provide the basis for future research on speciation and evolution of the clade.

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Acknowledgements

The authors thank Dr. Mats Hjertson (Uppsala University Museum of Evolution, UPS), Laurence Loze and Laurent Gautier (Phanerogamic Herbarium, Conservatoire et Jardin botaniques, G), Roxali Bijmoer (The National Herbarium of the Netherlands, NHN), Carmen Quesada (GDA), Fred Rumsey and Mark Carine (The Natural History Museum, London, BM), José García (MGC), Joaquim Santos (COI), Jochen Müller (JE), Lynda Brooks and Mark Spencer (The Linnean Society of London, LINN), Concha Baranda and Charo Noya (MA) for their assistance in the preparation of this work; Joaquín Ramírez, José Quiles, Jesús Vílchez and Lucas Gutiérrez for providing photographs and population locations; Werner Greuter for nomenclatural advice; and Pablo Vargas for his support and useful discussion at different stages of this study. M.F.-M. was supported by the Marie Curie Intra-European Fellowship LINARIA-SPECIATION (European Commission, FP7-PEOPLE-2013-IEF, project reference 624396), an Isaac Newton Trust Research Grant to B.J.G. (Trinity College, Cambridge) and a Juan de la Cierva Fellowship (Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competitivity, reference IJCI-2015-23459).

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  1. Departamento de Biodiversidad y Conservación, Real Jardín Botánico (RJB-CSIC), Plaza de Murillo 2, 28014, Madrid, Spain

    Mario Fernández-Mazuecos & Miriam Miguel

  2. Department of Plant Sciences, University of Cambridge, Downing Street, Cambridge, CB2 3EA, UK

    Mario Fernández-Mazuecos & Beverley J. Glover

  3. Servicio de Vida Silvestre, Centro para la Investigación y Experimentación Forestal (CIEF), Generalitat Valenciana, Av. Comarques del País Valencià 114, 46930, Quart de Poblet, Valencia, Spain

    P. Pablo Ferrer-Gallego

  4. Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Ciudad Universitaria de Cantoblanco, 28049, Madrid, Spain

    Miriam Miguel

  5. Sistemàtica i Evolució de Plantes Vasculars, Unitat Associada al CSIC, Botànica, Facultat de Biociències, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, 08193, Bellaterra, Barcelona, Spain

    Llorenç Sáez

  6. Societat d’Història Natural de les Illes Balears, C/Margarida Xirgu 16, 07003, Palma de Mallorca, Balearic Islands, Spain

    Llorenç Sáez

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Additional specimens examined. a L. algarviana; b L. becerrae; c L. clementei; d L. incarnata; e L. onubensis; f L. salzmannii; g L. spartea; h L. viscosa (PDF 186 kb)

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Images of three neotypes and one lectotype designated in this study. a Neotype of Linaria clementei Haens. designated in this study (G, barcode G00356847). © Conservatoire et Jardin botaniques de la Ville de Genève. b Lectotype of Linaria salzmannii Boiss. designated in this study (G, barcode G00356813). © Conservatoire et Jardin botaniques de la Ville de Genève. c Neotype of Linaria spicata Kunze designated in this study (BM, barcode BM001209124). © The Trustees of the Natural History Museum, London. d Neotype of Linaria viscosa var. crassifolia Cout. designated in this study (JE, barcodes JE00024668 and JE00024669). © Herbarium Haussknecht, Institut für Spezielle Botanik, Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena (PDF 12371 kb)

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Online Resource 1. Additional specimens examined: a L. algarviana; b L. becerrae; c L. clementei; d L. incarnata; e L. onubensis; f L. salzmannii; g L. spartea; h L. viscosa.

Online Resource 2. Images of three neotypes and one lectotype designated in this study. a Neotype of Linaria clementei Haens. designated in this study (G, barcode G00356847). © Conservatoire et Jardin botaniques de la Ville de Genève. b Lectotype of Linaria salzmannii Boiss. designated in this study (G, barcode G00356813). © Conservatoire et Jardin botaniques de la Ville de Genève. c Neotype of Linaria spicata Kunze designated in this study (BM, barcode BM001209124). © The Trustees of the Natural History Museum, London. d Neotype of Linaria viscosa var. crassifolia Cout. designated in this study (JE, barcodes JE00024668 and JE00024669). © Herbarium Haussknecht, Institut für Spezielle Botanik, Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena.

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Fernández-Mazuecos, M., Ferrer-Gallego, P.P., Miguel, M. et al. A synopsis of the Iberian clade of Linaria subsect. Versicolores (Antirrhineae, Plantaginaceae) based on integrative taxonomy. Plant Syst Evol 304, 871–884 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00606-018-1517-0

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