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The Genus Campanula L. (Campanulaceae)in Croatia, circum-Adriatic and west Balkan region

Status of the genus Campanula L. (Campanulaceae) in southeast-European amphi-Adriatic and West Balkan countries (Italy, Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia and Montenegro, FYR Macedonia, and Albania) is discussed, according to the local checklists, recent nomenclature and research. The flora of the region comprises at least 84 Campanula species and subspecies, out of which 75% are endemic, with a considerable number of incipient taxa. Accent is placed on the Croatian flora, which contains 30 species and 5 subspecies (42% of the regional taxa), while some older references are found to be inaccurate or recently unconfirmed. The predominant chromosome number is diploid, 2n = 34, while the most prevailing life form is hemichryptophytic (97% of the taxa). More than 30% of the Croatian campanulas are endemic, particularly of the Isophylla, Heterophylla (Rotundifolia), Pyramidalis and Waldsteiniana lineages, the unsolved relations among which are considered to be the most interesting in the region. The genus Campanula, in its current circumscription, needs fundamental revision.

Campanula; Croatia; Adriatic coast; Balkan

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