Aurinia saxatilis subsp. megalocarpa
Island distribution (first record)
Othonoi
Ereikoussa
Mathraki
Paxos
Antipaxos
Meganisi
Kalamos
Kastos
Atokos
Ithaka
Echinades
Cephalonia (Phitos & Damboldt 1985 as A. saxatilis subsp. megalocarpa)
? ? ... doubtful in literatureZakynthos (Strid & Tan 2002 as A. saxatilis subsp. megalocarpa)
Strofades
Annotation: Phitos & Damboldt 1985: 66 reported both, subsp. megalocarpa and subsp. orientalis, from the same localities on Cephalonia. Such collections had been referred to as »intermediates« between these subspecies by Persson like material from Zakynthos as well as from Corfu and Lefkada (see Persson 1971: 411–415). Our observations from these two latter islands proved the occurrence of subsp. orientalis only. Cephalonian populations partly correspond with fruit dimensions of the latter, partly plants show slightly larger fruits in combination with lower growth, and may be interpreted as first approximations to subsp. megalocarpa, but we have not met plants which are clearly within the variation range of typical subsp. megalocarpa. Further detailed population studies are needed to understand the situation. [2016-03-26]
Taxonomic references ("taxonyms")
linked to standard floras (PFB, FE, FE2, FH) and annotated checklists (AFE, VPG) giving direct reference to occurrences of plant taxa on the Ionian Islands:
PFB: | not listed |
FE: | Alyssum saxatile subsp. megalocarpum |
FE2: | Aurinia saxatilis subsp. megalocarpa |
AFE: | Aurinia saxatilis subsp. megalocarpa |
FH: | Alyssum saxatile subsp. megalocarpum |
VPG: | Aurinia saxatilis subsp. megalocarpa |