Table 1.
Description of the populations of Ae. speltoides, the accession numbers and sources of plant material.
| No. | Populations: Origin, Source |
Geographical Zone, Elevation, and Coordinates |
Population Size, Location |
Morphotype |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tartus, Syria 1 PI 487238 |
Mediterranean 600 m 35°07′ N, 36°07′ E |
N/A; cultivated field * |
ssp. aucheri |
| 2 | Kishon, Israel 2 2.22 |
Mediterranean 2 m 32°48′ N; 35°02′ E |
small; natural habitat endangered |
ssp. ligustica ssp. aucheri |
| 3 | Technion, Israel 2 2.36 |
Mediterranean 265 m 32°46′ N, 35°00′ E |
small; natural abitat; extinct |
ssp. ligustica, ssp. aucheri |
| 4 | Ramat haNadiv, Israel 2 2.46 |
Mediterranean 100–125 m 32°33′ N, 34°56′ E |
big; natural habitat, interrupted area |
ssp. ligustica, ssp. aucheri, intermediate |
| 5 | Katzir, Israel 2 2.93 |
Mediterranean 233–250 m 32°29′ N, 35°05′ E |
big; natural habitat |
ssp. aucheri |
Source: 1—USDA, United States Department of Agriculture; 2—IE, Institute of Evolution collection, Haifa, Israel; *—data obtained by Google Earth.