Limonium cophanense (Plumbaginaceae), a new species from Sicily

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 07 Apr 2016 Italy Publisher:Magnolia PressJournal:Phytotaxa, volume 255 (issn: 1179-3155, eissn: 1179-3163,

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Authors: Brullo C; BRULLO, Salvatore; Cambria S; GIUSSO DEL GALDO, GIANPIETRO; Ilardi V.;

doi: 10.11646/phytotaxa.255.2.4

handle: 20.500.11769/49050

Limonium cophanense (Plumbaginaceae), a new species from Sicily

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Limonium cophanense is described and illustrated as a new species from the rocky coast of northwestern Sicily. It is a very rare and localized chamaephyte occurring near the sea on calcarenitic substrate, where it grows together with other halophytes. Its morphology, ecology, conservation status and relationships with the species belonging to the L. bocconei group are also examined.

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Italy

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University of Palermo
Italy
University of Catania
Italy

Keywords

Endemic; Mediterranean flora; Sea lavander; Sicily, Tracheophyta, Magnoliopsida, Plumbaginaceae, Biodiversity, Plantae, Caryophyllales, Taxonomy

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