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RESEARCH PRODUCT

Trees and shrubs in the city of Bari (Italy)

Maria Letizia GarganoGiuseppe VenturellaEmilio Di GristinaGianniantonio Domina

subject

ShrubSustainabilityApuliaSettore BIO/02 - Botanica SistematicaStreet treeSettore BIO/03 - Botanica Ambientale E ApplicataPlant ScienceGreen citie

description

The authors recorded in the city of Bari 221 specific and infraspecific taxa, used as onramentals, belonging to 126 genera of 64 families with a prevalence of exotic species over native ones. The study is preparatory to the redevelopment of urban green areas concerning the recent Municipal Regulation on green spaces in the city. The flora investigated is rich in elements native to Italy. Anyway, the most common species are commonly used as ornamental also in the other regions of Italy. Argania spinosa, Ceiba speciosa, Cyperus papyrus, Euphorbia ingens, Ficus rubiginosa, and Jacaranda mimosifolia are species less commonly used and noteworthy, because at their climatic limit.

10.7320/flmedit31.023http://hdl.handle.net/10447/509920