Limonium stenotatum, Brullo, Salvatore & Erben, Matthias, 2016

Brullo, Salvatore & Erben, Matthias, 2016, The genus Limonium (Plumbaginaceae) in Greece, Phytotaxa 240 (1), pp. 448-450 : 448-450

63. Limonium stenotatum (Rech. fil.) Erben & Brullo, comb. et stat. nov. ( Fig. 63 )

Basionym:― Limonium graecum (Poir.) Rechinger fil. var. stenotatum Rechinger fil. (1943b: 105). Type (lectotype, designated here): GREECE. Crete: Creta, Distr. Sitia: In saxosis calc. litoreis promontorii Sidero, 5 May 1942, Rechinger 12637 (W!, isotype BM!, M!).

Description: —Plant perennial, glabrous, forming a sub-shrub 10–30 cm tall, with few to numerous ascending to erect stems and a robust tap-root. Caudices 3–18 cm long, branched, densely spirally leafy in the upper two thirds or half. Leaves fleshy, green to glaucous, tuberculate with many crateriform glands, 13–40 mm long and 1.5–5.0 mm broad, linear to narrowly oblanceolate, apex acute, retuse, v-shaped in cross-section, with one central nerve, gradually tapering into the petiole. Stems green to glaucous, tuberculate with many crateriform glands or sometimes more or less verrucate, 10–28 cm long, more or less flexuous, constricted at the nodes, branching frequently begins near the base, some times proliferating in axils. Inflorescence trullate or obtrullate in outline. Sterile branches mostly numerous, 1–3 cm long, straight, tuberculate with many crateriform glands, unbranched. Fertile branches 3–9 cm long, tuberculate with many crateriform glands, slightly arched, constricted at nodes, directed obliquely upwards, forming branching angles of 45°–80°, sometimes branched in the lower half. Spikes 40–110 mm long, straight to slightly curved, erect to directed obliquely upwards; axis of spike with many crateriform glands. Spikelets 9.0–10.0 mm long, composed of 1–5 flowers, very remotely arranged with 1–4 per 2 cm. Outer bract 2.6–3.0 mm long and 2.1–2.6 mm broad, triangular-ovate, obtuse; bract margin broadly membranous, central part slightly fleshy, occasionally with some crateriform glands, acuminate. Middle bract membranous, 2.8–3.1 mm long and 1.8–2.2 mm broad, elliptic to oblong-elliptic, rounded. Inner bract 7.8–8.2 mm long and 4.3–4.8 mm broad, obovate to elliptic, obtuse to rounded; bract margin more or less broadly membranous, central part fleshy, 5.8–6.4 mm long and 2.6–3.5 mm broad, oblong to oblong-obovate, acuminate, forming a triangular tip, 1.0– 1.3 mm long, not reaching the upper margin. Calyx 6.5–7.2 mm long, exceeding the inner bract by 0.5–1.5 mm; calyx tube glabrous or covered with few short hairs, with 5 ribs ending at the base of lobes; calyx lobes ca. 0.6 × 0.9 mm, semi-elliptic. Corolla lilac.

Chromosome number: —2n = 42 (Erben Li–256, unpubl.).

Distribution: —Widespread on Crete, Karpathos and Kasos ( Fig. 89E ).

Habitat: —Rocky coasts on different substrates and salt marshes.

Taxonomic remarks: — L. stenotatum material was previously wrongly named as L. hyssopifolium . Revision of the type material has identified the latter binomial as a synonym of L. roridum . The taxon at issue was described by Rechinger (1943b) from Crete on specimens by himself collected in 1942 at Cap Sideros, who consided it as var. stenantum of L. graecum . Morphologically, L. stenotatum is similar to L. proliferum , from which it differs by having more narrow leaves, longer and very remotely arranged spikelets, and broader inner bracts.

Specimens examined: — GREECE. Crete: Candia, 1822, Olivier s.n., sub Statice olivieri And. (G-DC); In arenosis maritimis ad Candia, 14 June 1899, Baldacci 142 (BM); In saxosis marit. pr. Kissamos , Cretae occidentalis, June 1846, De Heldreich s.n. (BM, OXF); In saxosis maritisis Mavranolus pr. Kissamos , June 1846, De Heldreich s.n. (BM); Crete, Sitia , Capo Sidero , 23 April 1914, Gandoger 1190 (FI); In der Schlucht von Katholiko, etwa 20–30 m über dem Meeresspiegel, in Felsen u. kaum mehr im Bereich vom Salzstaub, 26 June 1937, Lamperg 563 (PR); Kreta, O-Küste der Halbinsel Akrotiri, zwischen den Buchten Kurùpitos und Seitò östl. Rizòskloko, 20 m, Kalk. Verbreitet in den Standklippen, häufig bes. in N-Exp., 18 March 1961, Greuter 3295 (W, Herb. Greuter); Creta, Ep. Sitia , in declivibus austro-orientalibus collis Liópetro, 300 m. Ad rupes praeruptas calcareas solo illustres frequens, 7 October 1966, Greuter 7650 (K, W, Herb. Greuter); Insel Kreta, 5 km W von Mallia, Meeresstrand , June 1970, Mandl s.n. (W); Insula Creta, Dist. Kissamos, Insula Grabusa, substr. calc., 25 July 1973, K. H. Rechinger 45780 (W); Kreta, Prov. Lasithi, Osthänge des Felsens von Liopetro, 300 m, 30 September 1975, Merxmüller & Podlech 30932 (M, MSB 88019 = Li–256); Kreta, Nomos Iraklion, Krateros, Steilküste ca. 1.5 km E des Ortes, 0–20 m, 18 April 1979, Buttler 79–1199 (Herb. Erben); Amnisos, Nomos Iraklion, Kreta, 26 July 1982, Rothlisberger s.n. (G); Agio Pneuma bei Mallia , Nomos Iraklion, Kreta, 28 July 1982, Rothlisberger s.n. (G); Kreta, Ep. Kydonias, Halbinsel Akrotiri, Schlucht zwischen Kloster Gouverneto und dem Meer, Strand, 2 April 1983, Kalheber 83–323 (Herb. Kalheber); Kreta, Nordostküste: Felsküste bei Heraklion, 4 June 1983, R. Hofmann s.n. (Herb. Erben); Griechenland, Kreta, Ep. Pediados, N-Küste, Strand bei Malia, 5 June 1983, Kalheber 83–387 (Herb. Kalheber); Kreta, Prov. Sitia : Ostseite der Bucht von Sitia , ca. 12 km E Sitia an der Strasse nach Paleokastro, 10 m, 9 June 1983, Podlech 38204, sheet 1 (MSB 88023); Kreta, Ep. Kydonias, Halbinsel

LIMONIUM (PLUMBAGINACEAE)

Phytotaxa 240 (1) © 2016 Magnolia Press • 141 Akrotiri , zwischen dem Kloster Gouverneto und dem Meer , Strandfelsen , 26 April 1984, Kalheber 84–510 (Herb. Kalheber); Kreta: über den Klippen NW Agia Pelagia, westlich von Heraklion, 18 May 1992, Albertshofer s.n. (Herb. Erben); Creta, Vai , 24 August 1996, Brullo & Guarino s.n. (CAT); Creta, Ligarias ( Iraklion ), 3 June 2000, Brullo & Giusso s.n. (CAT, Herb. Erben); Creta, Karteros ( Iraklion ), 8 June 2000, Brullo & Giusso s.n. (CAT, Herb. Erben); Creta, costa scistosa ad Est di Sitia , 28 June 2002, Brullo & Giusso s.n. (CAT); Creta, Akr. Mavromouri ( Sitia ), 28 June 2002, Brullo & Giusso s.n. (CAT); Flora di Creta, calanchi argillosi ad Est di Sitia , 28 June 2002, Brullo & Giusso s.n. (CAT).— Dodecanese: Insula Karpathos ( Scarpanto ), in saxosis calc. litoreis ad Phiniki ( Finiki ), 18 June 1935, K. H. & F. Rechinger 8298 (G); Karpathos , Kap Lingi , östl. des Flughafens , Kalksandsteinfelsen in der Salzwasser-Spritzzone, 1 m, 3 May 1982, Raus 6084 & Pleger (B); Karpathos, Insel Moira (vor der SE-Küste von Karpathos), Felsen in der Salzwasser-Spritzzone, 15 m, 10 May 1982, Greuter 18963, Pleger, Raus 6275 (B); Kasos, Westspitze der Insel („Punto Avlaki“), Küstenfelsen und salzbeeinflusster Kalkschutt, 5–20 m, 15 April 1983, Raus 7428 (B); Kasos, Insel Kuriko (-Nord) vor der Westspitze von Kasos, Felsküste und Halophytengebüsch, 5–30 m, 6 June 1983, Raus 8564 (B); Insel Plati vor der Westspitze von Kasos, Felsküste und Halophytengebüsch, 5–30 m, 6 June 1983, Raus 8570 (B); Ins. Pontikonisi (-West) südwestlich der Insel Armathia vor der Nordwestküste von Kasos, Felsküste und Halophytengebüsch, 5–30 m, 6 June 1983, Raus 8611 (B); Der Südküste vorgelagerte Insel Dodekanes, Klippe, 1.5 km nordöstl. des Südkaps von Kasos, salzbeeinflusste Felsvegetation, 5–10 m, 31 May 1984, Raus 10069 (B); Kasos, Kleininsel vor der Südküste, südöstlich von Poli, salzbeeinflusste Felsvegetation, 5–10 m, 31 May 1984, Raus 10080 (B) .

Figures

FIGURE 63. Limonium stenotatum (Rechinger fil.) Erben & Brullo. A) Habit; B) Spikelet; C) Outer bract; D) Middle bract; E) Inner bract; F) Calyx; G) Calyx lobes; H) Leaves. (Habit and leaves drawn from “Creta, costa scistosa ad Est di Sitia, Brullo & Giusso s.n., CAT”, spikelet details from “K.H. Rechinger 12637, M”).

FIGURE 89. (Map 4) Geographical distribution of Limonium arcuatum (A); L. antipaxorum (B); L. cephalonicum (C); L. coronense (D); L. stenotatum (E); L. ithacense (F); L. phitosianum (G); L. parosicum (H); L. palmare (I).