The Forgotten Myrtle of the Alhambra Gardens of Granada: Restoring and Authenticating World Heritage
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URI: https://hdl.handle.net/10481/87056Metadatos
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Ruiz Rejón, Carmelo; Herrán Moreno, Roberto De La; Casares Porcel, Manuel; Tito, J.; Navajas Pérez, Rafael; Molina Luzón, María Jesús; González-Tejero García, María Reyes; Sola-Campoy, Pedro Juan; Gutiérrez-Guerrero, Alejandra; Robles Rodríguez, FranciscaMateria
Alhambra Microsatellite Mirtus communis
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2016Referencia bibliográfica
R. DE LA HERRAN, M. CASARES, F. ROBLES, J. TITO, R. NAVAJAS PEREZ, M.J. MOLINA LUZON, M. DE LOS REYES GONZALEZ TEJERO, P.J. SOLA CAMPOY, A. GUTIERREZ GUERRERO, and J.C. RUIZ REJON, “RESEARCH NOTES: THE FORGOTTEN MYRTLE OF THE ALHAMBRA GARDENS OF GRANADA: RESTORING AND AUTHENTICATING WORLD HERITAGE,” JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (JAST), vol. 18, no. SUPP., pp. 1975–1983, 2016, [Online].
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Departamento de Botánica; Jardín Botánico de la Universidad de Granada; This work was been partially supported under the Agreement C-3161-00/ 01, “Botanical Studio, Historiographical and Genetic Variety of Myrtus communis in the Alhambra and Generalife” by the Council of the Alhambra and the Generalife and the University of Granada.Resumen
In the Alhambra (Granada, Spain), and in other Moorish locations, several individuals
of the original variety of myrtle, the emblematic plant of their gardens, have been
identified and genetically authenticated. After microsatellite analysis, we differentiated
between the wild form (Myrtus communis L.) and two cultivated varieties: the one original
to the Alhambra, the Moorish myrtle (subsp. baetica), and the variety introduced in more
modern times (subsp. tarentina). The genetic and morphological differences between these
two varieties confirm the taxonomic distinctness of the subsp. baetica. With very few
individuals known, this Moorish myrtle is on the verge of extinction. The genetic
identification offers the opportunity to restore a key element of this 14th-century garden
and enhance the authenticity of a World Heritage site. Departamento de Genética. Grupo BIO200. Facultad de Ciencias. Universidad de Granada