Alejandro Quintanar- Ph.D.
- Collection Manager at Spanish National Research Council
Alejandro Quintanar
- Ph.D.
- Collection Manager at Spanish National Research Council
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Alejandro Quintanar studies the pantropical family of trees Putranjivaceae (Malpighiales) and the subfamily of grasses Pooideae (Gramineae, Poales), using field work, taxonomy and phylogenetics to improve the classification of these plants, describe and analyse their systematics, evolution and diversity, and promote their conservation. He works at the Royal Botanic Garden of Madrid CSIC, Spain. If you wish to contact him please write to quintanar@rjb.csic.es
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June 2004 - November 2007
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We present a preliminary discussion about cauliflory, sexual dimorphism and biogeographic patterns in Drypetes Vahl (Putranjivaceae Endl.), focused on Africa. We also present a taxonomic treatment for two new species of cauliflorous trees of this genus from the rainforests of western Central Africa, one endemic to Gabon and known from six gathering...
To investigate the evolutionary relationships and biogeographical history among the species of Agrostis and allied genera within the subtribe Agrostidinae, we generated a phylogeny based on sequences from nuclear ribosomal DNA (ITS) and three plastid regions ( rpl32‐trnL spacer, rps16‐trnK spacer, and rps16 intron). We also aimed to assess the gene...
Appendix S1. List of specimens sampled. Taxa corresponding to Sampling 1 are indicated by (1) after the name used in Fig. 1, and Sampling 2 by (2) after the name used in Fig. 4. Taxon name, country, and next division, voucher (collector, number, and where the specimen is housed), and GenBank accession number for DNA sequences ITS, rps16-trnK, rps16...
Koelerioid grasses (subtribe Aveninae, tribe Poeae; Pooideae) resolve into two major clades, here called Koelerioid Clades A and B. Phylogenetic relationships among koelerioid grasses are investigated using plastid DNA sequences of rpl32-trnL, rps16-trnK, rps16 intron, and ITS regions, focusing on Trisetum, Acrospelion, and some annual species (Ros...
We present an overview of the current status and results of our studies in the family Putranjivaceae (Malpighiales). It comprises dioecious evergreen trees from tropical and subtropical areas of the world, often found in humid evergreen forests with high rainfall regimes, where they are particularly diverse and considered indicators of their conser...
A response is provided to the Rapporteurs’ comments on Proposal 193 to amend the Shenzhen Code . If adopted, Prop. 193 would amend Div. III, Prov. 5 of the Code so as to require a simple majority to approve—as opposed to the current 60% majority to reject (and thus 40% + 1 vote to approve)—General Committee recommendations on conservation, protecti...
The Checklist of the Vascular Plants of the Republic of Guinea (CVPRG) is a specimen-based, expert-validated knowledge product, which provides a concise synthesis and overview of current knowledge on 3901 vascular plant species documented from Guinea (Conakry), West Africa, including their accepted names and synonyms, as well as their distribution...
Background and aims – Specimens of a new tree species in the genus Drypetes (Putranjivaceae) distributed in Cameroon and eastern Nigeria, D. stevartii , were associated with D. verrucosa , another tree species endemic to Gabon, due to its warty fruits and to the overall morphological resemblances of both species.
Material and methods – The present...
We describe here two new species of the African tropical genus Discoclaoxylon (Müll. Arg.) Pax & K. Hoffm. (Euphorbiaceae), D. ikabangae O. Lachenaud and D. korupense Barberá & Quintanar. The former species is endemic to Gabon and is preliminarily assessed as "Endangered," while the latter is endemic to Cameroon and is preliminarily assessed as "Vu...
We publish in this article a new species of tree of Drypetes (Putranjivaceae) from the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Republic of the Congo, D. palustris, which occurs in the Western Congolian Swamp Forests ecoregion. It is known from eight gatherings and we compare it with the species with the most similar morphology, D. calvescens, of which...
Drypetes is a pantropical genus of ca. 210 species, of which 80 are found in forests and savannas throughout sub-Saharan Africa and the Malagasy Region. It has been suggested that the genus is an indicator of good-quality, undisturbed forests. Species of Drypetes are shrubs or medium-sized trees. Leaves are simple, petiolate and present a slightly...
To investigate the evolutionary relationships and biogeographical history among the species of Calamagrostis and other members of subtribe Agrostidinae, Calothecinae, Echinopogoninae, and Paramochloinae, we generated a phylogeny based on DNA sequences from one nuclear ribosomal and three plastid areas (ITS, rpl32‐trnL spacer, rps16‐trnK spacer, and...
Drypetes polyantha is a tree up to 20 m and 50 cm diameter, known from terra firme and gallery forests, between 300 and 1,950 m in elevation. The species is endemic to Central Africa occurring in Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo and Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is known from 248 collections made between 1910 and 201...
Drypetes euryodes is a shrub or small tree 3-3.6 m high collected in woody rocky cliffs at around 1,000 m in elevation. The species is endemic to Angola and is only known from one collection made by Welwitsch in 1857 at Pungo Andongo (Malanje province), thus representing a single occurrence. Drypetes euryoides was previously cited for Gabon by Sose...
Drypetes spinosodentata is a tree up to 25 m tall and 40 cm DBH, known from primary and secondary forest and from riverine forest, between 150 and 1000 m in elevation. The species is endemic to Central Africa occurring in Nigeria, Cameroon, and Gabon. It is known from 35 collections and human observations made between 1901 and 2017. Drypetes spinos...
Drypetes calvescens is a tree to 14 m tall, known from terra firme forest and gallery forest, between 250 to 1900 m in elevation. The species is endemic to Central Africa, occurring in Cameroon, Gabon, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Equatorial Guinea (Río Muni). The species is known from 45 collections made between...
This chapter of Flora du Gabon includes 29 species of the genus Drypetes Vahl (Putranjivaceae Endl.) that grow spontaneously in Gabon. The identification of these species is facilitated by means of a key and it is offered for each one of them: the scientific name considered correct and its synonyms, its morphological description, available drawings...
This chapter of Flora iberica includes all the species of the genus Rostraria Trin. (Poaceae) that grow spontaneously in the Iberian Peninsula and the Balearic Islands. The identification of these species is facilitated by means of a key and it is offered for each one of them: the scientific name considered correct and its synonyms, its morphologic...
This chapter of Flora iberica includes all the species of the genus Koeleria Pers. (Poaceae) that grow spontaneously in the Iberian Peninsula and the Balearic Islands. The identification of these species is facilitated by means of a key and it is offered for each one of them: the scientific name considered correct and its synonyms, its morphologica...
This chapter of Flora iberica includes all the species of the genus Briza L. (Poaceae) that grow spontaneously in the Iberian Peninsula and the Balearic Islands. The identification of these species is facilitated by means of a key and it is offered for each one of them: the scientific name considered correct and its synonyms, its morphological desc...
During his stay in Yangambi in the 1940s, the Belgian botanist J. Léonard collected a endangered species of tree (to 35 m high) of the genus Drypetes endemic to DRC. He named it D. morocarpa on herbarium labels, but never published it. Drypetes morocarpa J.Léonard ex D.J. Harris & Quintanar is easily recognizable by its blackish twigs and young bra...
We present an annotated checklist of the 14 species of Drypetes Vahl (Putranjivaceae) that occur in Liberia, as well as distribution maps of the country for each. Three species are new records for Liberia: D. floribunda (Müll. Arg.) Hutch., D. klainei Pierre ex Pax, and D. laciniata (Pax) Hutch. In addition, we describe a new species, D. liberica Q...
Here we publish a new species of forest tree of the genus Drypetes Vahl (Putranjivaceae), D. umbricola D. J. Harris & Quintanar, which has a wide distribution in Central Africa (Cameroon, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Gabon, and Republic of the Congo). It is known from 70 herbarium collections and additional sterile pl...
In this study, we analyzed 313 plastid genomes (plastomes) of Poaceae with a focus on expanding our current knowledge of relationships among the subfamily Pooideae, which represented over half the dataset (164 representatives). In total, 47 plastomes were sequenced and assembled for this study. This is the largest study of its kind to include plast...
Plantas vasculares de la Península Ibérica e Islas Baleares. Fam. Gramineae, primera parte
Based on a molecular DNA phylogeny of three plastid (rpl32-trnK, rps16 intron, and rps16-trnK) and nuclear ITS regions investigating 32 species of Agrostidinae, we describe two new genera, Agrostula gen. nov. with a single species and Alpagrostis gen. nov. with four species; provide support for five species in a monophyletic Podagrostis; and includ...
Background-During his stay in Yangambi in the 1940s, the Belgian botanist J. Léonard collected a species of the genus Drypetes endemic to the Democratic Republic of the Congo. He named it D. morocarpa on herbarium labels, but never published it.
Methods-The present study is based on the revision of 26 collections of D. morocarpa. Morphometric measu...
Andropogon ischaemum L., Sp. Pl.: 1047. 1 Mai 1753 [Angiosp.:Gram.], nom. cons. prop.Typus: Herb. Burser I: 101 (UPS), typ. cons. prop.
Based on morphological and molecular evidence we transfer the species of Trisetum sect. Trisetaera, T. hispidum, and Trisetokoeleria taymirica into Koeleria, describe Koeleria sect. Hispanica, and provide a new generic emendation. A total of 49 new combinations or new names are included. Additionally, we lectotypify Avena clarkei Hook f., Avena mic...
Based on morphological and molecular evidence we present new combinations or new names for 77 taxa of Cinnagrostis, seven taxa of Deschampsia, and 24 taxa of Peyritschia; and describe three new genera, Greeneochloa P.M. Peterson, Soreng, Romasch. & Barberá, gen. nov. (subtribe Echinopogoninae), Paramochloa P.M. Peterson, Soreng, Romasch. & Barberá,...
Based on morphological and molecular evidence we present new combinations or new names for 77 taxa of Cinnagrostis, seven taxa of Deschampsia, and 24 taxa of Peyritschia; and describe three new genera, Greeneochloa P.M. Peterson, Soreng, Romasch. & Barberá, gen. nov. (subtribe Echinopogoninae), Paramochloa P.M. Peterson, Soreng, Romasch. & Barberá,...
To investigate the evolutionary relationships among the species of Trisetum and other members of subtribe Koeleriinae a phylogeny based on DNA sequences from four gene regions (ITS, rpl32‐trnL spacer, rps16‐trnK spacer, and rps16 intron) is presented. The analyses, including type species of all genera in Koeleriinae (Acrospelion, Avellinia, Cinnagr...
Esta obra se ordena esencialmente a facilitar la identificación de las plantas vasculares autóctonas o naturalizadas en la península ibérica e islas Baleares. Este volumen XVI (III) está dedicado a las Compositae.
Se presenta un tratamiento taxonómico para las especies del género Briza (Poaceae) en la Península Ibérica e Islas Baleares, en el ámbito del proyecto Flora iberica. Este tratamiento se fundamenta en la revisión de 2494 especímenes que proceden de diversos herbarios, tanto españoles como del resto de Europa, y en el estudio comparativo de caractere...
El Diario del Jardín Botánico 12: 18 (2018) [Informative article on historical ethnobiology].
It has been famous that Saint John the Baptist, precursor of Christ according to the canonical Gospels, "(...) ate locusts and wild honey" when he baptized in the Jordan River and preached the baptism of repentance for the remission of sins. The diet of Sa...
We examine various aspects of Joseph Quer's Flora espanõla (1762-1764, 1784), taking into consideration the contributions made by Casimiro Gómez Ortega and proposing that he be credited as a co-author on the last two volumes of the work. Flora espanõla comprises 2602 species, 2493 of which are vascular plants, including both wild and cultivated spe...
Flora iberica es el nombre de un proyecto nacido en 1980 que pretende —mediante investigación taxonómica original— poner al día y sintetizar los conocimientos actuales sobre las plantas vasculares que crecen espontáneamente en la Península Ibérica e Islas Baleares, territorio de una notable riqueza florística.
The Royal Botanic Garden of Madrid houses a very diverse collection of cultivated plants —trees, shrubs, climbers, and herbs— that come from all the continents of the planet. Around the World in 80 Plants is a guide inspired by the famous novel of Jules G. Verne Around the World in Eighty Days, published in 1873. The visitor is able to visit
the co...
Three lectotypes are here designated for Euzomodendron bourgaeanum Coss., Guiraoa arvensis Coss. and Laserpitium scabrum Cav. (Guillonea scabra (Cav.) Coss.), whose genera are monospecific and endemic to the Iberian Peninsula. The selected types of the two former species are kept at P and belong to Cosson’s personal herbarium, whilst the last one i...
Flora iberica es el nombre de un proyecto nacido en 1980 que pretende —mediante investigación taxonómica original— poner al día y sintetizar los conocimientos actuales sobre las plantas vasculares que crecen espontáneamente en la Península Ibérica e Islas Baleares, territorio de una notable riqueza florística. El objetivo último es publicar una obr...
El presente estudio florístico aborda el conocimiento de la flora vascular del Barranco de la Hocecilla y su entorno. Este paraje natural se encuentra en el sur de la provincia de Ciudad Real (España), en el extremo oriental del valle de Alcudia. Los antecedentes histórico-botánicos del territorio constituyen un primer capítulo del presente estudio...
Flora iberica es el nombre de un proyecto nacido en 1980 que pretende —mediante investigación taxonómica original— poner al día y sintetizar los conocimientos actuales sobre las plantas vasculares que crecen espontáneamente en la Península Ibérica e Islas Baleares, territorio de una notable riqueza florística. El objetivo último es publicar una obr...
Flora iberica es el nombre de un proyecto nacido en 1980 que pretende —mediante investigación taxonómica original— poner al día y sintetizar los conocimientos actuales sobre las plantas vasculares que crecen espontáneamente en la Península Ibérica e Islas Baleares, territorio de una notable riqueza florística. El objetivo último es publicar una obr...
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A taxonomic revision of the grass genus Koeleria from the study of 3,255 specimens ranging from the western Mediterranean basin and Macaronesia is presented. We include descriptions and nomenclatural synonyms for all taxa inhabiting these regions. Detailed
morphometric descriptions, illustrations, distribution maps, an identification key,...
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There are six species of Bellis inhabiting the Iberian Peninsula, four of their accepted names are typified here. Bellis microcephala Lange, B. perennis L., and B. cordifolia (Kunze) Willk. are lectotypified, while an epitype is designated for B. sylvestris Cirillo. Some diagnostic characters are discussed in order to provide a proper identificatio...
Flora iberica es el nombre de un proyecto nacido en 1980 que pretende —mediante investigación taxonómica original— poner al día y sintetizar los conocimientos actuales sobre las plantas vasculares que crecen espontáneamente en la Península Ibérica e Islas Baleares, territorio de una notable riqueza florística.
Dactylis lobata M. Bieb., Fl. Taur.-Cauc. 1: 67. 1808, nom. rej. prop.Lectotypus (vide Quintanar & al. in Taxon 58: 274. 2009): [Ukraine] [/Sesleria/ Dactylis lobata M.] Ex Tauriâ, “ex herb. M. von Bieberstein” (LE!).
Flora iberica es el nombre de un proyecto nacido en 1980 que pretende —mediante investigación taxonómica original— poner al día y sintetizar los conocimientos actuales sobre las plantas vasculares que crecen espontáneamente en la Península Ibérica e Islas Baleares, territorio de una notable riqueza florística. El objetivo último es publicar una obr...
Some authors have recently considered Koeleria lobata (M. Bieb.) Roem. & Schult. to be the correct name for those grasses traditionally named K. splendens C. Presl. Koeleria lobata is in fact the correct name for another species that has been named as K. brevis Steven or K. degenii Domin. Although the clarification of the true identity of K. lobata...
Dactylis lobata M. Bieb., Fl. Taur.-Cauc. 1: 67. 1808, nom. rej. prop.
Lectotypus (vide Quintanar & al. in Taxon 58: 274. 2009): [Ukraine] [/Sesleria/ Dactylis lobata M.] Ex Tauriâ, “ex herb. M. von Bieberstein” (LE!).
El Campo de Calatrava es una comarca situada en el extremo suroccidental de la meseta castellana en la que predominan suelo ácido y clima mediterráneo, aparte de la variabilidad edáfica o microclimática que ocasionalmente proporcionan tanto otro tipo de suelos --básicos o volcánicos-- como la propia orografía. En aquellos lugares donde la vegetació...
(1836) Koeleria nitida Ten., Fl. Napol. 1: X. 1811 [Monocot.: Gram.], nom. utique rej. prop. Typus: non designatus.
CAPÍTULO I. Filogenia de la tribu Aveneae (Pooideae, Poaceae), inferida a partir de secuencias del cloroplasto (trnT-F) y del núcleo (ITS) [Phylogeny of tribe Aveneae (Pooideae, Poaceae) inferred from plastid trnT-F and nuclear ITS sequences. American Journal of Botany 94(9): 1554-1569] [págs. 1554-1569].
CAPÍTULO II. Adscripción de Parafestuca alb...
Taxonomic notes about the genus Koeleria Pers. in Eastern of Andalusia Palabras clave. Taxonomía, Poaceae, Koeleria, Andalucía oriental.Key words. Taxonomy, Poaceae, Koeleria, Eastern Andalusia.
New insights into evolutionary trends in the economically important oat tribe (Aveneae) are presented. Plastid trnT-F and nuclear ribosomal ITS sequences were used to reconstruct the phylogeny of the Aveneae-Poeae-Seslerieae complex (Pooideae, Poaceae) through Bayesian- and maximum parsimony-based analyses, separately and in combination. The plasti...
A new name, Koeleria loweana Quintanar, Catalán & Castrov. nom. nov., is provided for Parafestuca albida (Lowe) E. B. Alexeev, the single species of the endemic Madeiran genus created by Alexeev to accomodate Festuca albida Lowe. A lectotype is selected and a first chromosome number of 2n = ca. 175 is reported for this taxon. Careful re-examination...
Here we introduce six interesting vascular plants for the knowledge of flora in Ciudad Real. They are first provincial samples: Cosentinia vellea (Aiton) Tod., Cuscuta planiflora Ten., Cytinus ruber Fourr. ex Fritsch., Lotus hispidus Desf. ex DC. and Ononis varelae Devesa, the last mentioned it is in Toledo as well for the first time. Orobanche ram...
Presentamos en este trabajo noticia sobre seis plantas vasculares interesantes para el conocimiento florístico de la provincia de Ciudad Real. Son primeras citas provinciales: Cosentinia vellea (Aiton) Tod.,
Cuscuta planiflora Ten., Cytinus ruber Fourr. ex Fritsch., Ononis varelae Devesa y Lotus hispidus Desf. ex DC., este último se señala también...
New insights into evolutionary trends in the economically important oat tribe (Aveneae) are presented. Plastid trnT-F and nuclear ribosomal ITS sequences were used to reconstruct the phylogeny of the Aveneae–Poeae–Seslerieae complex (Pooideae,
Poaceae) through Bayesian- and maximum parsimony-based analyses, separately and in combination. The plasti...
The present floristic study addresses the knowledge of the vascular flora of the Barranco de la Hocecilla and its surroundings. This natural area is located in the south of the province of Ciudad Real (Spain), at the eastern end of the Alcudia Valley. The historical-botanical background of the territory constitutes the first chapter of this study a...
Realizado para el Organismo Autónomo de Parques Nacionales y publicado por la Real Sociedad Española de Historia Natural
En el herbario del Real Colegio Alfonso XII de San Lorenzo de El Escorial están depositadas varias de las exsiccata repartidas por Eugène Bourgeau a lo largo de su vida. En este trabajo presentamos los materiales que se conservan de la colección que llamó «Plantes d´Espagne, 1849». Su interés histórico radica en que cuenta con plantas utilizadas po...
