Molecular data to elucidate the taxonomy of <i>Seseli</i> sect. <i>Seseli</i> (Apiaceae) in east Mediterranean and southern Europe
Journal: Nordic Journal of Botany
Year: 2018

The taxonomy of the type section of the genus Seseli is revised based on newly obtained molecular data. The type species of the genus, Seseli tortuosum , is shown to be a polyphyletic taxon and is split into two species: the western Mediterranean S. tortuosum and the eastern Mediterranean S. arenarium . The Turkish endemics S. hartvigii , S. serpentinum and S. andronakii , and the Transcaucasian S. grandivittatum form a complex of closely related species together with S. arenarium . The results