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A new species of Centaurea (Asteraceae) from Calabria(S Italy)

Vivienne SpadaroA. S. GiardinaFrancesco Maria RaimondoG. Caruso

subject

GeographybiologyCentaureaEcology (disciplines)Settore BIO/02 - Botanica SistematicaBotanyCalabria vascular flora Italy plant taxonomy Centaurea calabraPlant ScienceAsteraceaebiology.organism_classificationPlant taxonomyEcology Evolution Behavior and Systematics

description

A new species is described here from the Presila in Calabria (S Italy) and named Centaurea calabra. It belongs to Centaurea sect. Phalolepis and is related to the C. deusta group, namely to C. sarfattiana. Taxonomical characteristics, distribution, and ecology of the new Centaurea are also provided.

10.1080/11263504.2013.829889http://hdl.handle.net/10447/103768