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The genus Orobanche (Orobanchaceae) in Sicily
2011
The taxa of Orobanche occurring in Sicily and on the surrounding islets have been surveyed in the field and in herbaria. In total, 23 species occur in the region. O. litorea is found to be distinct from O. minor and O. thapsoides from O. canescens. O. crenata and O. ramosa are serious pests that cause heavy losses to broad bean and tomato cultures, respectively.
Proposal to conserve the name Orobanche foetida (Orobanchaceae)
2015
In this Proposal we formally propose to conserve O. foetida with Bourgeau’s gathering of 16 April 1856 as conserved type. Our choice rests on the following reasons: (1) it clearly represents the current usage of the name O. foetida; (2) it is based upon material from northern Algeria not far from the Algerian-Tunisian border where the ranges of the two species overlap and in a region broadly coincident with the original terra classica of Poiret’s name; (3) the proposed conserved type is readily accessible online in a remarkably detailed digitization; (4) the sheet contains a sample of the host plant, which proves to be a non-shrubby Fabaceae (presumably Medicago laciniata (L.) Mill.) and th…
Orobanche centaurina Bertol. the correct name for O. kochii F.W. Schultz (Orobanchaceae)
2019
After the studying the original material of Orobanche centaurina Bertol. (Orobanchaceae) deposited in BOLO, a forgotten species described from Massa (Central Italy) parasitizing Centaurea paniculata L., and compared it with the type of O. kochii F.W. Schultz and with the types of others taxa actually considered synonyms of this, we concluded that the name of Bertoloni is the correct one for this species. Orobanche centaurina Bertol., nombre correcto para O. kochii F.W. Schultz (Orobanchaceae). Después de estudiar el material original de Orobanche centaurina Bertol. (Orobanchaceae) depo sitado en BOLO, una olvidada especie descrita de Massa (Italia central) parásita de Centaurea paniculata L…