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Pyrus ciancioi (Rosaceae), a new species from Sicily

Pasquale MarinoGiuseppe CastellanoFrancesco Maria RaimondoVivienne Spadaro

subject

Settore BIO/02 - Botanica SistematicaPyrus Pomoideae vascular flora Sicilian endemics Mediterranean inlands.

description

A new species of Pyrus L. from the Nebrodi Mountains (NE Sicily) is described, named, and illustrated. It differs from P. spinosa in the shape and diameter/length ratio of its fruits and in the width/length ratio of the leaf lamina. An analytical key to the Pyrus species growing in Sicily is provided.

10.1080/11263504.2012.700960http://hdl.handle.net/10447/65144