A new species of Centaurea (Asteraceae) from Calabria (S Italy) |
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| Authors: | G Caruso A S Giardina V Spadaro |
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| Institution: | 1. Dipartimento di Scienze Agrarie, Alimentari ed Ambientali, Università Politecnica delle Marche, Via Brecce Bianche 10, 60131, Ancona, Italy;2. Dipartimento STEBICEF/Sezione di Botanica ed Ecologia Vegetale, Università degli Studi di Palermo, Via Archirafi 38, 90123, Palermo, Italy |
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| Abstract: | A new species is described here from the Presila in Calabria (S Italy) and named Centaurea calabra. It belongs to Centaurea sect. Phalolepis and is related to the C. deusta group, namely to C. sarfattiana. Taxonomical characteristics, distribution, and ecology of the new Centaurea are also provided. |
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| Keywords: | Calabria vascular flora Italy plant taxonomy Centaurea calabra |
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