An integrative approach to alpha taxonomy in Erica L. (Ericaceae) with three new species from the Western Cape, South Africa.

IF 1.3 3区 生物学 Q3 PLANT SCIENCES
PhytoKeys Pub Date : 2025-06-04 eCollection Date: 2025-01-01 DOI:10.3897/phytokeys.257.139457
Rendert D Hoekstra, Seth D Musker, Michael D Pirie, Jan H J Vlok
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Abstract

The megagenus Erica L. (Ericaceae) comprises 851 species across its global distribution, with an extraordinary focus of diversity in the Cape Floristic Region (CFR) of South Africa where almost 700 species are endemic. The genus is remarkable for both its morphological diversity and the large number of species and subspecific taxa occurring in small populations, often in specialised habitats, putting them at high risk of extinction. Despite significant taxonomic work over the past century, part of this diversity remains undescribed. The sheer size of the genus, its morphological, ecological and geographical variability, and the absence of a modern, consolidated revision make alpha taxonomy challenging. By combining traditional taxonomic methods, standard DNA sequencing methods building on openly available data matrices, and an openly available specialised taxonomic tool for the genus, we present an integrative, reproducible approach to alpha taxonomy in Erica. This approach provided support for the recognition of three new species from the Western Cape in South Africa and aided in ruling out two further putative new species, confirming one as a natural hybrid and the other as a morphological variation within an existing species. We describe the three new species Ericaarida R.D.Hoekstra, Ericahessequae R.D.Hoekstra and Ericainopina J.H.J.Vlok.

An南非西开普省Erica L. (Ericaceae)三新种α分类的综合研究。
Erica L. (Ericaceae)在全球分布有851种,其中南非开普区(Cape Floristic Region, CFR)的多样性尤为突出,那里有近700种特有物种。该属以其形态多样性和大量的物种和亚种分类群出现在小种群中而著称,通常在专门的栖息地,使它们面临灭绝的高风险。尽管在过去的一个世纪里进行了大量的分类工作,但这种多样性的一部分仍未被描述。该属的绝对规模,其形态,生态和地理的可变性,以及缺乏现代的,统一的修订,使阿尔法分类具有挑战性。通过结合传统的分类方法、建立在公开可用数据矩阵上的标准DNA测序方法和公开可用的专门的属分类工具,我们提出了一种综合的、可重复的埃里卡α分类方法。这种方法为在南非西开普发现的三个新种提供了支持,并帮助排除了另外两个假定的新种,确认了一个是自然杂交,另一个是现有物种的形态变异。本文描述了3个新种erica aarida r.d.h ekstra、Ericahessequae r.d.h ekstra和Ericainopina J.H.J.Vlok。
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PhytoKeys
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2.60
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14.30%
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189
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6 weeks
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