Revision of Malcolmia from Thu, 2018-11-29 09:32

Malcolmia R. Brown
(excl. Strigosella Boiss.)

The generic boundaries of Malcolmia dramatically changed in recent years, mostly as a result of molecular phylogenetic studies. It has always been rather heterogeneous and its limits controversial. In its new circumscription it is restricted to the eastern Mediterranean area, especially the Balkan Peninsula and Aegean Islands, and only counts six species (Al-Shehbaz & al. 2014). It once accommodated more than 30 species and these were transferred to segregate genera like Maresia and Strigosella. The latter by far counts most members of ex-Malcolmia.
Some species of Malcolmia are economically important, mostly as ornamentals in gardens (Akeroyd 1995). M. maritima doubtlessly is the most notable species; it is regularly recorded as alien in Belgium.

Literature:


Akeroyd J.R. (1995) Malcolmia. In: Cullen J. & al. (eds.), The European Garden Flora, vol. 4. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge: 137-138.

Al-Shehbaz I.A., German D.A., Mummenhoff K. & Moazzeni H. (2014) Systematics, tribal placements, and synopses of the Malcolmia s.l. segregates (Brassicaceae). Harvard Papers in Botany 19(1): 53-71. [available online at: https://huh.harvard.edu/files/herbaria/files/19_1_cov_int.pdf?m=1404156345]

Al-Shehbaz I.A. & Warwick S.I. (2007) Two new tribes (Dontostemoneae and Malcolmieae) in the Brassicaceae (Cruciferae). Harvard Pap. Bot. 12: 429-433.

Ball P.W. & Akeroyd J.R. (1993) Malcolmia. In: Tutin T.G. & al. (eds.), Flora Europaea, vol. 1. (2nd ed.). Cambridge University Press, Cambridge: 337-339.

Botschantzev V.P. (1972) The genus Strigosella Boiss. and its relation to the genus Malcolmia R. Br. (Cruciferae) [in Russian]. Bot. Zhurn. 57: 1033-1046.

Cullen J. (1965) Malcolmia. In: Davis P.H. (ed.), Flora of Turkey and the East Aegean Islands. 1: 460-462. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press.

Doğan B., Ünal M., Özgökçe F., Martin E. & Kaya A. (2011) Phylogenetic relationships between Malcolmia, Strigosella, Zuvanda, and some closely related genera (Brassicaceae) from Turkey revealed by inter-simple sequence repeat amplification. Turk. J. Bot. 35: 17-23. [available online at: http://journals.tubitak.gov.tr/botany/issues/bot-11-35-1/bot-35-1-2-1006...

Dvorák F. (1970) Study of the characters of the genus Malcolmia R. Br. Part 1. Feddes Repert. 81: 387-416.

Kaya A., Ünal M., Özgök?e F., Dogan B. & Martin E. (2011) Fruit and seed morphology of six species previously placed in Malcolmia (Brassicaceae) in Turkey and their taxonomic value. Turk. J. Bot. 35: 653-662. [available online at: http://journals.tubitak.gov.tr/botany/issues/bot-11-35-6/bot-35-6-3-1010...

Rich T.C.G. & Foster M.C. (1992) Cabbage patch X. Taking stock of Malcolmia R. Br. BSBI News 60: 41-44. [available online at: http://archive.bsbi.org.uk/BSBINews60.pdf]

Stork A.L. (1972) Studies in the Aegean Flora, part 20: Biosystematics of the Malcolmia maritima complex. Opera Botanica 33: 1-118.

Vassilčzenko I.T. (1970) Malcolmia. In: Shishkin B.K. (ed.), Flora of the U.S.S.R., vol. VIII. Academic Scienc. U.S.S.R.: 203-212. [available online at: https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/95463#page/241/mode/1up]

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Scratchpads developed and conceived by (alphabetical): Ed Baker, Katherine Bouton Alice Heaton Dimitris Koureas, Laurence Livermore, Dave Roberts, Simon Rycroft, Ben Scott, Vince Smith