Contribution to genus Armeria in Malaga province (Andalusia, Spain)

Abstract

The populations of the genus Armeria located in the mountain ranges of Aguas and Alcaparain, both in the province of Malaga (Spain), have traditionally been included in Armeria villosa subsp. carratracensis (Bernis) Nieto Feliner. The studied material, collected in both ranges, has shown that two independent taxa exist. The populations of the Sierra de Alcaparaín on dolomites, were identified as Armeria grajoana Casimiro-Soriguer Solanas & Cabezudo, sp. nov. The populations of Sierra de Aguas, living on peridotites, were identified as Armeria villosa subsp. sepentinicola Cabezudo, Perez Latorre & Casimiro-Soriguer Solanas, subsp. nov.