@misc{10481/87056,
year = {2016},
url = {https://hdl.handle.net/10481/87056},
abstract = {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.},
abstract = {Departamento de Genética. Grupo BIO200. Facultad de Ciencias. Universidad de Granada},
organization = {Departamento de Botánica},
organization = {Jardín Botánico de la Universidad de Granada},
organization = {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.},
keywords = {Alhambra},
keywords = {Microsatellite},
keywords = {Mirtus communis},
title = {The Forgotten Myrtle of the Alhambra Gardens of Granada: Restoring and Authenticating World Heritage},
author = {Ruiz Rejón, Carmelo and Herrán Moreno, Roberto De La and Casares Porcel, Manuel and Tito, J. and Navajas Pérez, Rafael and Molina Luzón, María Jesús and González-Tejero García, María Reyes and Sola-Campoy, Pedro Juan and Gutiérrez-Guerrero, Alejandra and Robles Rodríguez, Francisca},
}