16.06.2013 Views

Rocket: a Mediterranean crop for the world - Bioversity International

Rocket: a Mediterranean crop for the world - Bioversity International

Rocket: a Mediterranean crop for the world - Bioversity International

SHOW MORE
SHOW LESS

Create successful ePaper yourself

Turn your PDF publications into a flip-book with our unique Google optimized e-Paper software.

14<br />

ROCKET GENETIC RESOURCES NETWORK<br />

Table 1. Species and infraspecific taxa of Diplotaxis † and main area of distribution<br />

Taxon Area<br />

D. acris (Forsk.) Boiss. var. acris<br />

Egypt, Near East to Iraq<br />

var. duveyrieriana (Coss.) Coss.<br />

S Algeria, S Tunisia, S Libya, N Chad<br />

D. assurgens (Del.) Thell. central and N Morocco<br />

D. berthautii Br.-Bl. and Maire central Morocco<br />

D. brachycarpa Godr. N Algeria<br />

D. brevisiliqua (Coss.) Mart.-Laborde NE Morocco, NW Algeria<br />

D. catholica (L.) DC. var. catholica<br />

Spain, Portugal, N Morocco<br />

var. rivulorum (Br.-Bl. and Maire) Maire central Morocco<br />

D. erucoides (L.) DC. subsp. erucoides Europe, North Africa, Near East to Iraq<br />

subsp. longisiliqua (Coss.) Gómez-Campo N Algeria<br />

D. glauca (J. A. Schmidt) O.E. Schulz Cape Verde<br />

D. gracilis (Webb) O.E. Schulz Cape Verde<br />

D. griffitthii (Hook.f. and Thomps.) Boiss. Afghanistan, Pakistan<br />

D. harra (Forsk.) Boiss. subsp. harra<br />

North Africa, W Asia to Iran<br />

subsp. crassifolia (Rafin.) Maire<br />

Sicily<br />

subsp. lagascana (DC.) O. Bolòs and Vigo SE Spain<br />

D. hirta (Chev.) Rustan and Borgen Cape Verde<br />

D. ibicensis (Pau) Gómez-Campo Ibiza, Formentera, Cabrera, E Spain<br />

D. ilorcitana (Sennen) Aedo et al. E Spain<br />

D. kohlaanensis A. Miller and J. Nyberg N Yemen<br />

D. muralis (L.) DC. subsp. muralis<br />

Europe, N Algeria, Near East, America, etc.<br />

subsp. ceratophylla (Batt.) Mart.-Laborde NE Algeria, N Tunisia<br />

D. nepalensis Hara W Nepal<br />

D. ollivierii Maire S Morocco<br />

D. pitardiana Maire S Morocco, S Algeria, Mauritania<br />

D. scaposa DC. Lampedusa<br />

D. siettiana Maire Alboran<br />

D. siifolia Kunze subsp. siifolia<br />

SW Iberian Penisula, N Morocco, NW Algeria<br />

subsp. bipinnatifida (Coss.) Mart.-Laborde S Morocco<br />

subsp. vicentina (Samp.) Mart.-Laborde SW Portugal<br />

D. simplex (Viv.) Sprengel S Morocco to Egypt<br />

D. tenuifolia (L.) DC. subsp. tenuifolia<br />

Europe, North Africa, Near East, America, etc.<br />

subsp. cretacea (Kotov) Sobr. Vesp. NE Ukraine, S Russia<br />

D. tenuisiliqua Del. subsp. tenuisiliqua<br />

central and N Morocco, NW Algeria<br />

subsp. rupestris (J. Ball) Mart.-Laborde central Morocco<br />

D. villosa Boulos and Jallad Jordan<br />

D. viminea (L.) DC. var. viminea<br />

Europe, North Africa, Near East<br />

var. integrifolia Guss.<br />

Europe, North Africa, Near East<br />

D. virgata (Cav.) DC.<br />

Spain and Portugal, Morocco<br />

f. sahariensis Coss.<br />

SE Morocco, SW Algeria<br />

D. vogelii (Webb) O.E. Schulz Cape Verde<br />

†<br />

In some cases <strong>the</strong> status is doubtful or should be changed<br />

chromosome numbers and seem to correspond to what could be called ’natural’<br />

groups within <strong>the</strong> genus.<br />

The D. tenuifolia group includes taxa with seedless beak and petals mostly<br />

brochidodromous (Table 2). Most of <strong>the</strong>m are annuals with subscapose stems, but<br />

D. tenuifolia is perennial and has leafy stems (Figs. 4, 5). Two additional characters, of<br />

phytochemical nature, rein<strong>for</strong>ce <strong>the</strong> group. First, <strong>the</strong> petal extracts of <strong>the</strong>se species<br />

lack <strong>the</strong> very common aglycone kaempferol, which is however present in <strong>the</strong>ir leaves<br />

and o<strong>the</strong>rwise widespread in <strong>the</strong> genus (Sánchez-Yélamo 1994). And second, a<br />

strong, acrid smell comes out from <strong>the</strong>ir foliage, which most probably is due to

Hooray! Your file is uploaded and ready to be published.

Saved successfully!

Ooh no, something went wrong!