> hopefully others with more up-to-date knowledge will correct me
> (Gordon?), but my principal textbook places Drosophyllum only in the
> southern half of mainland Iberia, not even making it to the Balearics
> or the Canaries. However, I have an older and less reliable book that
> suggests Drosophyllum occasionally hops across the Straits of
> Gibralter into North Africa!
Although Jan has already provided an expert reply, there is one
reference I saw recently to the subject of how Drosophyllum (and other
Iberian flora) may also be found in northern Africa. In the article:
Ortega Olivencia, A., Jarasco Claver, J.P., and Devesa Alcaraz, J.A.,
"Floral and reproductive biology of Drosophyllum Lusitanicum",
Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society, 118:331-351, 1995
the authors list a reference to a book about the geographic history of
this area and its influence on floral geography. Unfortunately, I don't
have the article here at work with me at the moment, so I can't give you
the reference they mention. I'll try to post it on Tuesday (Monday's a
holiday here).
Regards,
Gordon Wells
Instituto de Cibernetica
Diagonal 647, planta 2
Barcelona 08028
SPAIN