Pyrus ciancioi (Rosaceae), a new species from Sicily |
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| Authors: | P Marino G Castellano F M Raimondo V Spadaro |
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| Institution: | 1. Dipartimento di Biologia ambientale e Biodiversità , Università degli Studi di Palermo , Palermo , Italy pasquale.marino@unipa.it;3. Dipartimento di Biologia ambientale e Biodiversità , Università degli Studi di Palermo , Palermo , Italy |
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| Abstract: | Abstract A new species of Pyrus L. from the Nebrodi Mountains (northeast Sicily) is described, named, and illustrated. It differs from Pyrus spinosa in the shape and diameter/length ratio of its fruits and in the width/length ratio of the leaf lamina. An analytical key to the Pyrus species growing in Sicily is provided. |
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| Keywords: | Pyrus" target="_blank">Pyrus Pomoideae vascular flora Sicilian endemics Mediterranean inlands |
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