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Issue: Vol. 751 No. 2: 15 Apr. 2026
Type: Article
Published: 2026-04-15
DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.751.2.4
Page range: 109-130
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Typification of nine Orchidaceae names described from Sicily (Italy)

Naturalis Biodiversity Center, Leiden, Darwinweg 2, 2333 CR Leiden, the Netherlands
Department STEBICEF, Section of Botany, Anthropology and Zoology, University of Palermo, via Archirafi 38, 90123 Palermo, Italy
Department STEBICEF, Section of Botany, Anthropology and Zoology, University of Palermo, via Archirafi 38, 90123 Palermo, Italy
via Libertà 200, 93100 Caltanissetta, Italy
Institute of Biosciences and BioResources (IBBR), National Research Council (CNR), Unit of Palermo, Via Ugo La Malfa 153, 90146 Palermo, Italy
Italian orchids Mediterranean flora Orchideae taxonomy Orchidoideae Sicilian endemic orchids Sicilian flora Monocots

Abstract

We typify nine orchid names described by Michele Lojacono-Pojero, Filippo Parlatore, Agostino Todaro, Vincenzo Tineo, Giuseppe Bianca and Constantine Rafinesque-Schmaltz, who were active in Sicily between the early 19th and the early 20th centuries. These names refer to seven taxa and two hybrids. An updated taxonomic prospect, protologues, taxonomically relevant characters, ecology and global and regional distribution based on both relevant literature and authors’ personal data are presented.

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How to Cite

Kreutz, K. (C.a.j.), Scafidi, F., Rosa, A.L., Falci, A. & Pasta, S. (2026) Typification of nine Orchidaceae names described from Sicily (Italy). Phytotaxa 751 (2): 109–130. https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.751.2.4