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Type: Correspondence
Published: 2016-11-30
Page range: 207–210
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A revision of Helichrysum panormitanum s.l. (Asteraceae) in the Italian and Maltese floras


Department PDTA, University of Rome Sapienza, 00196 Rome, Italy
Department STEBICEF - Botanical Unit, University of Palermo, 90123 Palermo, Italy.
Department STEMBIO, University of Palermo, 90123 Palermo, Italy.
Botanical Garden of Rome, Department of Environmental Biology, University of Rome Sapienza, 00196 Rome, Italy
Compositae Egadi Gozo new combination new subspecies Sicily Eudicots

Abstract

As part of the ongoing researches on Asteraceae for the new edition of the Italian Flora, a revision of Helichrysum panormitanum s.l. is presented here. On the basis of previously published morphological and chemical data, as well as our morphological and chorological observations, we hereby propose to recognize six subspecies under H. panormitanum: subsp. panormitanum, subsp. stramineum, subsp. brulloi subsp. nov., subsp. messeriae, subsp. latifolium, and subsp. melitense comb. nov. All these taxa are endemic to Sicily and Egadi Islands (Italy), except H. panormitanum subsp. melitense which is endemic to Gozo island (Maltese archipelago). A diagnostic key for the six accepted subspecies is provided.