Leontodon albanicus (F.K.Meyer) F. Conti
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https://doi.org/ 10.11646/phytotaxa.360.3.9 |
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Leontodon albanicus (F.K.Meyer) F. Conti |
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Leontodon albanicus (F.K.Meyer) F. Conti View in CoL , comb. & stat. nov. ( Figs. 1–2)
Basionym:— Leontodon incanus subsp. albanicus Meyer (2011: 170) View in CoL .
Type:— ALBANIA. Mali i Gjer (Mali Gjinezh), zwischen Qafa Gradishtit und Qafa Piloit, ca. 1400 m, 26 June 1959, F. K.Meyer 3397 (holotype JE, [digital image]!).
Emended description:—Perennial with a taproot and 1 unbranched stem up to ca. 20 cm tall. Stem ribbed with short stalked 5–9-fid hairs; bracts 0–3. Basal leaves rosulate, 40–130 × 5–30 mm, oblanceolate, sinuate-dentate, greyishgreen, with dense, stalked (4–) 8 (–9)-fid hairs on both surfaces. Capitulum solitary. Involucre 13–22 mm, phyllaries linear-lanceolate, in several rows, outer with sparse to dense flexuose long stalked 2–8-fid hairs, pectinate-ciliate with stellate hairs in the upper part. Ligules yellow. Achene 5–6 mm with minute rigid hairs above, narrowed towards apex. Pappus off-white, 9–11 mm long, denticulate or plumose with a few longer hairs 0.4–0.6 mm. Flowering from end of May to beginning of July, fruiting in July.
Distribution and habitat:—The species is endemic to southern Albania and Greece, in a restricted area. It is known from Gjirokastër district (Rrethi i Gjirokastrës) near Fushë Bardhë and Mt. Nëmerçkë.
Additional specimens examined:— ALBANIA. District of Gjirokastër (Rrethi i Gjirokastrës) ; above the valley of brook “Pirdu” near Fushë Bardhë, between pass Dardhë and Mt Lucë ; in deciduos forest, on limestone, 40.09258 N 19.96774 E, 650 m, 21 May 2011, Z. Barina, H. Mező & D. Pifkó 19216 ( BP!) GoogleMaps ; idem, 40.0935 N 19.96225 E, 1500 m, 21 May 2011, Z. Barina, H. Mező & D. Pifkó 19217 ( BP!) GoogleMaps ; Nemercka, near the summit (Maja e Papingut ), calcareous scree slopes, 2180 m, 40°08’05’’N 20°24’33’’E, 12 July 2012, Conti & Manilla s.n. ( APP Nos. 48886!, 55528!) GoogleMaps ; Tra Poliçan e la vetta del Mt. Nëmerçkë , pendii rupestri e pascoli, 2300 m, 26 June 2015, F. Conti, D. Lakušić, R. Di Pietro, N. Kuzmanović, A. Stinca, S. Durović, I. Janković, R. Pennesi ( APP No. 56996!) ; Mt. Nëmerçkë, circo glaciale principale, pendii rupestri, 28 June 2015, F. Conti, R. Di Pietro, A. Stinca, R. Pennesi ( APP Nos. 57114!, 57115!, 57118!) ; Nemërçkë, Dousko , 40.064832 N, 20.479923 E, alt. 1960 m, alpine grasslands, Daphno-Festucetea limestone, 24 June 2015, D.Lakušić, N. Kuzmanović, S. Đurović, I. Janković ( BEOU No. 42346) GoogleMaps . GREECE. Ioannina Nemërçkë, Dousko, 40.06297N, 20.48703E, alpine grasslands, Daphno-Festucetea limestone, 24 June 2015, D.Lakušić, N. Kuzmanović, R. Di Pietro, S. Đurović, I. Janković ( APP No. 56301!) GoogleMaps .
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Field Museum of Natural History, Botany Department |
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Royal Botanic Gardens |
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Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena |
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Universität Zürich |
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University of Helsinki |
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Hungarian Natural History Museum |
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Parco Nazionale del Gran Sasso e Monti della Laga - Università di Camerino |
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Departamento de Geologia, Universidad de Chile |
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Nanjing University |
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Harvard University - Arnold Arboretum |
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Department of Botany, Swedish Museum of Natural History |
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"Alexandru Ioan Cuza" University |
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University of Belgrade |
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Leontodon albanicus (F.K.Meyer) F. Conti
Conti, Fabio 2018 |
Leontodon incanus subsp. albanicus
Meyer 2011: 170 |