Title
The new locally endemic genus Yazdana (Caryophyllaceae) and patterns of endemism highlight the high conservation priority of the poorly studied Shirkuh Mountains (central Iran)
Author
Hamid Moazzeni
Department of Botany, Research Center for Plant Sciences, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad
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Abstract
Although mountain ranges are often recognized as global biodiversity hotspots with a high level of endemism, diversity and biogeographic connections of isolated and weakly explored mountains remain poorly understood. This is also the case for Shirkuh Mts. in central Iran. Here, Yazdana shirkuhensis gen. & spec. nov. (Caryophylleae, Caryophyllaceae) is described and illustrated from the high alpine zone of this mountain. Molecular phylogenetic analyses of nuclear and plastid DNA sequence data show that Y. shirkuhensis is related to Cyathophylla and Heterochroa (tribe Caryophylleae). The newly described genus and species accentuate Shirkuh Mts. as a center of endemism, which harbors a high number of narrowly distributed species, mostly in high elevations reaching alpine habitats. As this area is currently not protected, a conservation priority is highlighted for high elevations of Shirkuh Mts.
Keywords
biogeographyendemismgenus novumphylogenyspecies novataxonomy
Object type
Language
English [eng]
Persistent identifier
phaidra.univie.ac.at/o:1218441
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Title
Journal of Systematics and Evolution
Volume
58
Issue
3
ISSN
1674-4918
Issued
2020
From page
339
To page
353
Publication
Wiley
Version type
Date issued
2020
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