Avena insularis is a species of wild oat in the genus Avena that is native to Southern Sicilia and North-Eastern Tunisia.[1] The species is a tetraploid and is found in uncultivated patches around the Mediterranean.[2]
| Avena insularis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Poaceae |
| Subfamily: | Pooideae |
| Genus: | Avena |
| Species: | A. insularis
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| Binomial name | |
| Avena insularis Ladiz.
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The species is suspected of being closely related to hexaploid oats Avena sativa and Avena byzantina.[3]
References
edit- ^ Ladizinsky, G. (1998). "A new species of Avena from Sicily, possibly the tetraploid progenitor of hexaploid oats". Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution. 45 (3): 263–269. doi:10.1023/A:1008657530466.
- ^ Ladizinsky, Gideon; Jellen, E.N. (2003). "Cytogenetic affinities between populations of Avena insularis Ladizinsky from Sicily and Tunisia". Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution. 50 (1): 11–15. doi:10.1023/A:1022948413876.
- ^ Fominaya, Araceli; Loarce, Yolanda; González, Juan M.; Ferrer, Esther (15 October 2021). "Cytogenetic evidence supports Avena insularis being closely related to hexaploid oats". PLOS ONE. 16 (10): e0257100. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0257100. PMC 8519437. PMID 34653181.