Structure and floristic composition associated with an endangered species Beta patula Aiton (Amaranthaceae) in the Islands of Madeira Archipelago

Twenty-two native Crop Wild Relatives (CWR) occur in specific dry environments of Madeira Archipelago, like Desembarcadouro islet in Ponta de São Lourenço and Chão islet in Desertas Islands. Nine of them share the same gene pool with crop species included in Annex I of the International Treaty on Pl...

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Main Author: Nóbrega, Humberto (author)
Other Authors: Freitas, Gregório (author), Zavattieri, M. A. (author), Ragonezi, Carla (author), Carvalho, Miguel Â. A. Pinheiro de (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2021
Subjects:
Associated communities
Crop wild relative
Floristic survey
Macaronesian endemism
Beta patula Aiton (Amaranthaceae)
Madeira Archipelago (Portugal)
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Escola Superior de Tecnologias e Gestão
Faculdade de Ciências da Vida
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10400.13/3851
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:digituma.uma.pt:10400.13/3851
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Summary:Twenty-two native Crop Wild Relatives (CWR) occur in specific dry environments of Madeira Archipelago, like Desembarcadouro islet in Ponta de São Lourenço and Chão islet in Desertas Islands. Nine of them share the same gene pool with crop species included in Annex I of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture. Amongst them, Beta patula Aiton, an IUCN Critically Endangered species, has been studied in detail for in situ and ex situ conservation. The present paper summarises the information recorded during the Beta patula population assessment. Valuable information on plant communities associated with this species was obtained.

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