Acta Botanica Croatica, Vol. 63 No. 2, 2004.
Original scientific paper
The genus Campanula L. (Campanulaceae) in Croatia, circum-Adriatic and west Balkan region
S. Kovačić
Abstract
The status of the genus Campanula L. (Campanulaceae) in southeast-European, circum-Adriatic and west Balkan countries (Italy, Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia and Montenegro, FYR Macedonia, and Albania) is discussed, according to the local
checklists, recent nomenclature and research. The flora of the region comprises at least 84 Campanula species and subspecies, out of which 75% are endemic, with a considerable number of incipient taxa. Accent is placed on the Croatian flora, which contains 30 species and 5 subspecies (42% of the regional taxa), while some older references are found to be inaccurate or recently unconfirmed. The predominant chromosome number is diploid, 2n = 34, while the most prevailing life form is hemichryptophytic (97% of the
taxa). More than 30% of the Croatian campanulas are endemic, particularly of the Isophylla, Heterophylla (Rotundifolia), Pyramidalis and Waldsteiniana lineages, the unsolved relations among which are considered to be the most interesting in the region. The genus Campanula, in its current circumscription, needs fundamental revision.
Keywords
Campanula; Croatia; Adriatic coast; Balkan
Hrčak ID:
3441
URI
Publication date:
15.10.2004.
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