Taraxacum algarbiense
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Taraxacum
Species:
T. algarbiense
Binomial name
Taraxacum algarbiense
Soest

Taraxacum algarbiense is a species of dandelion endemic to the Monchique range in Portugal.[1][2] It belongs to sect. Celtica.[3]


Description

Taraxacum algarbiense is similar to Taraxacum triforme, and sometimes included in it,[3][4] but it differs in the length of the terminal lobe of the leaves. In T. algarviense, this lobe is 1/3 or less of the total length of the leaf, while in T. triforme it amounts to 1/2 to 2/3 of the leaf.[5] T. algarviense is also more glabrescent and has shorter scapes.[4]

Records of Taraxacum algarbiense from Serra da Estrela refer to Taraxacum estrelense, a larger species.[6]

Etymology

It is named after the Algarve, the region of Portugal where it grows.


References

  1. ↑ Soest, J.L. van (1948). "Sur quelques Taraxaca et Hieracia de Portugal". Agron. Lusit. 10: 6–23.
  2. ↑ "Taraxacum algarbiense Soest | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2023-09-16.
  3. 1 2 Galán de Mera, A. (2017). "49. Taraxacum F.H. Wigg. [nom. cons.]". In Talavera, S.; Buira, A.; Quintanar, A.; García, M.Á.; Talavera, M.; Fernández Piedra, P.; Aedo, C. (eds.). Flora Iberica: Plantas vasculares de la Península Ibérica e Islas Baleares. Vol. XVI(II). Compositae (partim). Madrid: Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC. pp. 963–1062. Retrieved 16 September 2023.
  4. 1 2 Vila-Viçosa, C.; Arsénio, P. (2021). "Vegetação do Sudoeste Português". In Capelo, J.; Aguiar, C. (eds.). A Vegetação de Portugal (PDF). Lisboa: Imprensa Nacional-Casa da Moeda, Lisboa Capital Verde Europeia 2020. pp. 963–1062. Retrieved 16 September 2023.
  5. ↑ Soest, J.L. van (1951). "Sur quelques Taraxaca du Portugal". Agron. Lusit. 13 (1): 67-76.
  6. ↑ Galán de Mera, A.; Vicente Orellana, J. A. (2008). "A new species of Taraxacum sect. Celtica (Asteraceae) from the Portuguese mountains". Nordic Journal of Botany. 26: 361–363. doi:10.1111/j.1756-1051.2008.00275.x.
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