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Clinopodium raimondoi (Lamiaceae), a new species from Sicily
Vivienne SpadaroAli S. FaqiPietro Mazzolasubject
biologyTraditional medicineSettore BIO/02 - Botanica SistematicaBotanyClinopodium vascular plants Mediterranean floraLamiaceaePlant ScienceClinopodiumbiology.organism_classificationdescription
On the basis of the taxonomic study of the collections made by F. M. Raimondo, kept in PAL, a new species of Clinopodium is described. The new taxon, named Clinopodium raimondoi, occurs in N-W coast of Sicily on limestone substrata, in steppe communities dominated by Hyparrhenia hirta. The main distinctive characteristics of C. raimondoi, with respect to other taxa known from Europe and other Mediterranean countries, are the large size, the opposite and decussate branches, and the clearly woody at base stems of mature plants as well. Relationships of the new taxon with the Mediterranean ones in the C. nepeta group are also discussed.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-01-01 | Flora Mediterranea |