To continue my last post, in the article "Ortega Olivencia,
A., Carrasco Claver, J., and Devesa Alcaraz, J., `Floral and
reproductive biology of Drosophyllum lusitanicum', Botanical
Journal of the Linnaen Society, (1995) 118:331-351", on page
348 the authors say:
"The presence of this species on both sides of the Straits
of Gibraltar can only be explained with reference to the
natural history of the western Mediterranian region" (see:
Bocquet, G.B., Wilder, B., and Kiefer, H., "The Messinian
Model - A new outlook for the floristics and systematics
of the Meditteranean area", Candollea, 33: 269-287
Happy reading,
Gordon Wells
Instituto de Cibernetica
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Barcelona 08028
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