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Sorbus busambarensis (Rosaceae), a new endemic species of Sicily

Giuseppe CastellanoVivienne SpadaroPasquale MarinoFrancesco Maria Raimondo

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SpiraeoideaeSorbusTaxonbiologySpiraeoideae Sorbus aria group Italian flora Sicilian endemics taxonomy.Settore BIO/02 - Botanica SistematicaRosaceaeBotanyTaxonomy (biology)Plant Sciencebiology.organism_classificationEndemismEcology Evolution Behavior and Systematics

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Abstract In this study, Sorbus busambarensis, a new species from Rocca Busambra (Palermo, NW Sicily) has been described and named. On the basis of the critical features of its flowers, fruits and leaves, it is noted to be a member of S. sect. Aria and is related to the other taxa that form the polymorphic group of S. aria, which in Sicily is represented by S. aria s. str., S. graeca and S. umbellata.

https://doi.org/10.1080/11263504.2012.709199