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Salmeri C.
Taxonomic investigation on Allium hirtovaginum group (Amaryllidaceae) from East Mediterranean area
Within taxonomic studies on Allium sect. Codonoprasum from Mediterranean flora, populations belonging to A. hirtovaginum Candargy group were examined. Based on field investigation and herbarium surveyes, this group is represented by very critical and not well known taxa, distributed in the East Mediterranean, showing a marked morphological variability. Currently, the species referable to this group in addition to A. hirtovaginum are also A. pilosum Sibth. & Sm., A. aeginiense Brullo, Giusso & Terrasi and A. nerimaniae Koçyiğit & Kaya. Besides, other 13 species are here described as new to science, they are A. pythagoricum, A. pignattii, A. hippocraticum, A. abanticum, A. velutin…
Problematicità tassonomiche e corologiche nel genere Fraxinus (Oleaceae) in Italia.
Il contributo analizza le criticità tassonomiche e la distribuzione sul territorio italiano delle specie del genere Fraxinus, evidenziando la necessità di una revisione tassonomica e nomenclaturale dei taxa esistenti
Plant Conservation Centres in Sicily: The ‘Valle Maria’ Regional Centre (Godrano, Palermo) and the case study of the rare Centaurea erycina (Asteraceae).
The role of the ‘Valle Maria’ Regional Centre and its activity in plant conservation thank to the collaboration with the University of Palermo, Dept. STEBICEF is discussed. The case study on propagation of Centaurea erycina, a narrow Sicilian endemic is presented.
Rilevanza tassonomica dell’anatomia delle strutture vegetative e delle plantule in specie del genere Kali (Amaranthaceae).
Per approfondire il grado di variabilità morfo-anatomica delle strutture vegetative nel genere Kali, è stato avviato uno studio su sei specie legate a condizioni bioclimatiche ed edafiche differenti. In particolare, sono state analizzate e messe a confronto sezioni trasversali di fusto della zona basale, foglie adulte, brattee e plantule, ottenute da campioni vivi coltivati in analoghe condizioni di crescita per minimizzare l’espressione dei caratteri epigenetici.
Arabis madonia (Brassicaceae), specie critica della flora siciliana
Nell’ambito di ricerche biosistematiche condotte sulla flora endemica della Sicilia, viene esaminata sotto il profilo morfologico Arabis madonia C.Presl, una specie ancora poco nota e critica sotto il profilo tassonomico.
Plant adaptation to drought: evidence and morpho-anatomical diversity in Kali species (Amaranthaceae) from inland and coastal sites.
This study was performed on 6 species of Kali from different habitats and bioclimatic conditions in order to determine the structural differences and variability rate between plant populations from maritime and inland areas, particularly morpho-anatomic functional traits of stem and leaf which allow them to survive under specific environmental conditions.
The RIBES strategy for ex situ conservation: conventional and modern techniques for seed conservation
The Italian seed bank network (RIBES) aims to improve the quality and safety of the germplasm reserves of native plant species in Italy to ensure the long-term conservation of endangered and/or endemic flora. The strategy includes traditional methods to secure seed conservation. A comprehensive priority list for seed collection is being defined, it was prepared by crossing data of various checklists (red lists, endemics) and will soon be cross-referenced with an updated list of accessions of the whole network. A safety-backup program of duplicates will quickly be implemented to secure the conservation of the most threatened species in at least two seed banks of the network. On the other han…
Plant morphology: outdated or advanced discipline in modern plant sciences?
In the last decades, with the increase of molecular studies, the study of plant forms has gone through a steady decline in interest, and researches on this topic are often neglected and underestimated. Notwithstanding, comparative morphology as integrative discipline still assumes a pivotal role in modern sciences, remaining fundamentally relevant to nearly all fields of plant biology, such as systematics, evolutionary biology, ecology, physiology, genetics, molecular biology, not to mention also agriculture, bioengineering, and forensic botany. Contrary to common belief, plant morphology is not a conservative finished science, but, like other sciences, it is open to constant innovations in…
Mediterranean plant germination reports – 4
This is the fourth issue of the series of germination reports from Mediterranean areas (sensu Med-Checklist). It comprises germination protocols for 17 taxa: Centaurea from central Italy by V. Di Cecco & L. Di Martino (No. 86); Limonium from Sardinia by M. E. Boi & al. (No. 87); Glaucium, Helichrysum, and Plantago from Central Italy by S. Magrini & al. (Nos. 88-90); Anthemis from Sicily by C. Blandino & al. (Nos. 91-97); Silene from Sicily and Calabria by C. Brullo & C. Salmeri (Nos. 98-102); lastly, Armeria from North Italy by Vuerich & al. (2022).
Mediterranean plant germination reports – 3
This is the third issue of the series of germination reports from Mediterranean areas (sensu Med-Checklist). It comprises germination protocols for 40 taxa: Teucrium from Sardinia by M. Porceddu & al. (Nos. 46-47); Campanula from North Italy by S. Villa & al. (No. 48); Anacamptis from Greece by S. Oikonomidis & C. A. Thanos. (No. 49); Astragalus, Iris, Jacobaea, and Klasea from central Italy by V. Di Cecco & al. (No. 50-53); Drimia, Periploca, Asparagus, Myrtus, and Pancratium from Malta by J. Buhagiar & al. (Nos. 54-58); Thymus from Sicily by G. Gugliuzza & al. (No. 59); Agrostemma, Bupleurum, and Xeranthemum from North Italy by A. Cucchietti & al. (Nos. 60-62);…