Abstract
A taxonomic account of the Centaurea parlatoris complex (Asteraceae), endemic to Sicily, is presented. This complex includes six taxa, three described in the 19th century (C. parlatoris, C. parlatoris var. tomentosa and C. parlatoris var. virescens) and three recently described (C. sicana, C. giardinae and C. heywoodiana). Starting from the designation of the types for the oldest plant names that have not been typified yet, taxonomic considerations are formulated and C. parlatoris var. virescens is elevated to the rank of species. An identification key and a distribution map complete this account.
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Brundu, G., Peruzzi, L., Domina, G., Bartolucci, F., Galasso, G., Peccenini, S., Raimondo, F.M., Albano, A., Alessandrini, A., Banfi, E., Barberis, G., Bernardo, L., Bovio, M., Brullo, S., Brunu, A., Camarda, I., Carta, L., Conti, F., Croce, A., Iamonico, D., Iberite, M., Iiriti, G., Longo, D., Marsili, S., Medagli, P., Mariotti, M.G., Pennesi, R., Pistarino, A., Salmeri, C., Santangelo, A., Scassellati, E., Selvi, F., Stinca, A., Vacca, G., Villani, M., Wagensommer, R.P. & Passalacqua, N.G. (2017) At the intersection of cultural and natural heritage: distribution and conservation of the type localities of the Italian endemic vascular plants. Biological Conservation 214: 109–118. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2017.07.024
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Di Gristina, E., Raimondo, F.M., Domina, G. & Gottschlich, G. (2012) Typification of eight names in Hieracium (Asteraceae). Taxon 61: 1317–1320. https://doi.org/10.1002/tax.616013
Domina, G., Greuter, W. & Raimondo, F.M. (2016) Types of names of taxa belonging to the Centaurea cineraria group (Compositae) described from Sicily. Willdenowia 46: 23–26. https://doi.org/10.3372/wi.46.46102
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Giardina, G., Raimondo, F.M. & Spadaro, V. (2007) A catalogue of plants growing in Sicily. Bocconea 20: 5–582.
Gussone, G. (1843–1844) Florae Syculae Synopsis, vol. 2. Tramater, Napoli, 529 pp.
Heldreich, T. de (1843) Descrizione di alcune specie nuove di piante siciliane. Annali dell’Accademia degli aspiranti naturalisti 1: 283–292.
La Valva, V. (1993) La Collezione Gussone Sicilia. Webbia 48: 515–537.
Peruzzi, L., Domina, G., Bartolucci, F., Galasso, G., Peccenini, S., Raimondo, F.M., Albano, A., Banfi, E., Barberis, G., Bernardo, L., Bovio, M., Brullo, S., Brundu, G., Camarda, I., Carta, L., Conti, F., Croce, A., Iamonico, D., Inerite, G., Longo, D., Marsili, S., Medagli, P., Pistarino, A., Salmeri, C., Santangelo, A., Scassellati, E., Selvi, F., Soldano, A., Stinca, A., Villani, M., Wagensommer, R.P. & Passalacqua, N.G. (2015) An inventory of the names of vascular plants endemic to Italy, their loci classici and types. Phytotaxa 196: 1–217. https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.196.1.1
Peruzzi, L., Galasso, G., Domina, G., Bartolucci, F., Santangelo, A., Alessandrini, A., Astuti, G., D’Antraccoli, M., Roma-Marzio, F., Ardenghi, N.M.G., Barberis, G., Conti, F., Bernardo, L., Peccenini, S., Stinca, A., Wagensommer, R.P., Bonari, G., Iamonico, D., Iberite, M., Viciani, D., Del Guacchio, E., Giusso Del Galdo, G., Lastrucci, L., Villani, M., Brunu, A., Magrini, S., Pistarino, A., Brullo, S., Salmeri, C., Brundu, G., Clementi, M., Carli, E., Vacca, G., Marcucci, R., Banfi, E., Longo, D., Di Pietro, R. & Passalacqua, N.G. (2019) An inventory of the names of native, non-endemic vascular plants described from Italy, their loci classici and types. Phytotaxa 410: 1–215. https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.410.1.1
Pignatti, S. (2018) Centaurea L. In: Pignatti, S. Flora d’Italia, 2nd ed., vol. 3. New Business media, Milano, pp. 977–1018.
Raimondo, F.M. & Bancheva, S. (2009) Centaurea parlatoris subsp. virescens. Flora Mediterranea 19: 305.
Raimondo, F.M. & Spadaro, V. (2006) Centaurea giardinae (Asteraceae) nuova specie dell’Etna (Sicilia orientale). Il Naturalista siciliano, s. 4., 30 (3–4): 371–378.
Raimondo, F.M. & Spadaro, V. (2008) A new species of Centaurea (Asteraceae) from Sicily. Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 157: 785–788. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1095-8339.2008.00813.x
Raimondo, F.M., Spadaro, V. & Di Gristina, E. (2020) Centaurea heywoodiana (Asteraceae), a new species from the Nebrodi Mountains (NE-Sicily). Flora Mediterranea 30: 369–376. https://doi.org/10.7320/FlMedit30.369
Thiers, B. (2021) Index Herbariorum: A global directory of public herbaria and associated staff. Available from: http://sweetgum.nybg.org/ih/ (accessed 4 June 2021)
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