Published February 15, 2018
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Ornithogalum insulare (Hyacinthaceae): A new species from the Cretan area (S. Aegean, Greece)
Authors/Creators
- 1. Technological Education Institute of Heraklion, School of Agricultural Technology, Stavromenos, P. O. Box 140, GR-71004 Heraklion, Greece
- 2. Division of Plant Biology, Department of Biology, University of Crete, GR-70013 Heraklion, Greece
- 3. Division of Plant Biology, Department of Biology, University of Patras, GR-2650 Patras, Greece
Description
Ornithogalum insulare collected from three offshore islets of Crete is described as a species new to science. It is illustrated and compared with other related species of the genus. Information regarding its chromosome number (2n = 44) and karyotype is also provided.