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RESEARCH PRODUCT

Ferula sommieriana (Apiaceae), a new species from Pelagie Islands (Sicily)

Pietro MinissaleSalvatore CambriaC BrulloGianpietro Giusso Del GaldoSaverio SciandrelloGianmarco TavillaSalvatore Brullo

subject

Mediterranean climateMorphology (biology)Plant ScienceBiologyMagnoliopsidaBotanyLampedusaEudicotsPlantaeEcology Evolution Behavior and SystematicsTaxonomygeographyApiaceaegeography.geographical_feature_categoryBiodiversitybiology.organism_classificationlanguage.human_languageFerulaTracheophytaApialesItalyArchipelagoLinosalanguageConservation statusTaxonomy (biology)SicilianApiaceae

description

Ferula sommieriana, a new species occurring in Lampedusa and Linosa, islands of Pelagie Archipelago in the Sicilian Channel, is described and illustrated. Previously it was attributed to F. communis, from which it differs in several features regarding mainly the morphology and anatomy of terminal leaf lobes and mericarps, as well as the shape and size of reproductive structures. Its ecology, conservation status and relationships with other allied Mediterranean species of the sect. Ferula are provided, as well as the analytical keys of the species belonging to the aforesaid section.

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2021-11-15
https://zenodo.org/record/5701858