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Up-to-date report on the distribution ofHelianthemum lippii(Cistaceae) in Italy

Alfonso La RosaTeresa TuttolomondoRiccardo CompagnoSalvatore La BellaGiuseppe VenturellaMaria Letizia GarganoClaudio Leto

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PopulationClassification schemePlant ScienceCistaceaelocus classicudistributionHelianthemum lippiiIUCN Red ListeducationEcology Evolution Behavior and Systematicseducation.field_of_studyEcologybiologyEcologySettore BIO/02 - Botanica Sistematicabiology.organism_classificationlanguage.human_languageGeographyItalyHabitatSettore BIO/03 - Botanica Ambientale E ApplicatalanguageIUCN Threats Classification SchemeSicilianCartographyHelianthemum lippii

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An up-to-date report on the distribution of Helianthemum lippii in Italy is provided also on the basis of the findings by Lojacono-Pojero in 1889 who reported the existence of a relic population in Sicily (southern Italy), which is now thought to be extinct because of human disturbance. Field excursions permitted to confirm the locus classicus reported by Lojacono-Pojero as the other Sicilian localities that have been reported more recently. Based on a careful analysis of the literature the presence of H. lippii is currently excluded in Calabria and Apulia. The main causes that threaten the habitat of H. lippii in Sicily are pointed out according to IUCN Threats Classification Scheme.

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2015-01-02Webbia
https://doi.org/10.1080/00837792.2015.1024398