Chloroplast capture in Juniperus sabina var. balkanensis R. P. Adams and A. N. Tashev, from the Balkan peninsula: A new variety with a history of hybridization with J. thurifera

Authors

Robert P. Adams, Baylor University
Andrea E. Schwarzbach, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
Alexander N. Tashev

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

4-4-2016

Abstract

example of chloroplast capture has been identified in Juniperus sabina from Bulgaria and Greece in the Balkan peninsula. Nuclear DNA and overall morphology clearly indicate a close relationship to Juniperus sabina, whereas the cpDNA from these populations is very uniform and is nearly identical to that of J. thurifera, an unrelated species currently growing in France, Spain and Morocco. The new taxon is recognized as Juniperus sabina var. balkanensis R. P. Adams and A. Tashev. At present, this new variety is known only from locations in Bulgaria and Greece.

Recommended Citation

Adams, R. P., Schwarzbach, A. E., & Tashev, A. N. (2016). Chloroplast capture by a new variety, Juniperus sabina var. balkanensis R. P. Adams and A. N. Tashev, from the Balkan peninsula: A putative stabilized relictual hybrid between J. sabina and ancestral J. thurifera. Phytologia, 98(2), 100–111.

Publication Title

Phytologia