title: Phylogenetic position and taxonomy of the enigmaticOrobanche krylowii(Orobanchaceae), a predominatly Asian species newly found in Albania (SE Europe).
abstract: We report on the occurrence ofOrobanche krylowiiin the Alpet Shqiptare (Prokletije, Albanian Alps) mountain range in northern Albania (Balkan Peninsula). The species was previously known only from eastern-most Europe (Volga-Kama River in Russia), more than 2500 km away, and from adjacent Siberia and Central Asia. We used morphological evidence as well as nuclear ribosomal ITS sequences to show that the Albanian population indeed belongs toO. krylowiiand that its closest relative is the EuropeanO. lycoctoni, but notO. elatioras assumed in the past. BothOrobanche krylowiiandO. lycoctoniparasitize Ranunculaceae (Thalictrumspp. andAconitum lycoctonum, respectively). We provide an identification key and a taxonomic treatment forO. krylowii, and suggest the IUCN category CE (critically endangered) for the highly disjunct Albanian population.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Botany, University of Innsbruck, Sternwartestraße 15, A-6020 Innsbruck, Austria; bozo.frajman@uibk.ac.at , peter.schoenswetter@uibk.ac.at.
authors.forename: Božo
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Frajman
authors.affiliation: Jardín Botánico Atlántico, Avenida del Jardín Botánico 2230, E-33394 Gijón (Asturias), Spain; lcarlon@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: Luis
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Carlón
authors.affiliation: Altai State University, Barnaul, Lenina 61, Russia; pakosachev@yandex.ru.
authors.forename: Petr
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Kosachev
authors.affiliation: E-39722 Liérganes (Cantabria), Spain; osanchez@farmalierganes.com.
authors.forename: Oscar Sánchez
authors.initials: OS
authors.lastname: Pedraja
authors.affiliation: Department of Systematic and Evolutionary Botany, University of Vienna, Rennweg 14, A-1030 Vienna, Austria; gerald.schneeweiss@univie.ac.at.
authors.forename: Gerald M
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Schneeweiss
authors.affiliation: Institute of Botany, University of Innsbruck, Sternwartestraße 15, A-6020 Innsbruck, Austria; bozo.frajman@uibk.ac.at , peter.schoenswetter@uibk.ac.at.
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Schönswetter
keywords: Albania; Orobanche; critically endangered; taxonomy