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Silene crassiuscula (Caryophyllaceae), a new species from Sicily

Vincenzo IlardiGianluigi BacchettaSalvatore CambriaCristian BrulloGianpietro Giusso Del GaldoSalvatore Brullo

subject

SileneEcologybiologyEcologyChorologyCaryophyllaceae; Central mediterranean; Chorology; Ecology; Silene sect. Dipterosperma; TaxonomyCaryophyllaceaeCaryophyllaceaePlant Sciencebiology.organism_classificationCentral mediterraneanChorologyTaxonInflorescenceSilene sect. DipterospermaHalophyteBotanyTaxonomy (biology)EudicotsEcology Evolution Behavior and SystematicsTaxonomy

description

Silene crassiuscula,, a new species of S. sect. Dipterosperma, is described and illustrated from North-Western Sicily. It is an annual halophyte with succulent growing on carbonatic or calcarenitic rocks of coastal stands. From the morphological point of view , S. crassiuscula appears to be similar to the species belonging to the S. colorata group especially to S. nummica, from Sardinia, from which it differs in several features chiefly regarding the habit, leaves, inflorescences, floral pieces and seed micro-morphology. An analytical key of the taxa belonging to this section is also provided.

yearjournalcountryeditionlanguage
2015-12-18Phytotaxa
https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.239.1.3