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FIGURE 1 in Typification of the Presl's name Calamintha canescens (Lamiaceae)
No full textFIGURE 1. Lectotype of the name Calamintha canescens C. Presl (PRC 450921!)Published as part of Gristina, Emilio Di, Raimondo, Francesco M. & Spadaro, Vivienne, 2021, Typification of the Presl's name Calamintha canescens (Lamiaceae), pp. 85-88 in Phytotaxa 525 (1) on page 86, DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.525.1.10, http://zenodo.org/record/568177
Fig. 1 in Pilosella hoppeana subsp. sicula Di Grist., Gottschl. & Raimondo (Asteraceae), a new endemic subspecies from Sicily (Italy)
No full textFig. 1. – Pilosella hoppeana subsp. sicula Di Grist., Gottschl. & Raimondo. A. Habit; B. Detail of apical stem; C. Capitulum; D. Achene. [Di Gristina 101238, PAL] [Drawing: F.P. Campione]Published as part of Gristina, Emilio Di, Gottschlich, Günter & Raimondo, Francesco Maria, 2016, Pilosella hoppeana subsp. sicula Di Grist., Gottschl. & Raimondo (Asteraceae), a new endemic subspecies from Sicily (Italy), pp. 7-12 in Candollea 71 (1) on page 9, DOI: 10.15553/c2016v711a2, http://zenodo.org/record/568360
Fig. 3 in Pilosella hoppeana subsp. sicula Di Grist., Gottschl. & Raimondo (Asteraceae), a new endemic subspecies from Sicily (Italy)
No full textFig. 3. – Details of the indumentum of the bracts. A. Pilosella hoppeana subsp. sicula Di Grist., Gottschl. & Raimondo; B. P. hoppeana subsp. macrantha (Ten.) S. Bräut. & Greuter.Published as part of Gristina, Emilio Di, Gottschlich, Günter & Raimondo, Francesco Maria, 2016, Pilosella hoppeana subsp. sicula Di Grist., Gottschl. & Raimondo (Asteraceae), a new endemic subspecies from Sicily (Italy), pp. 7-12 in Candollea 71 (1) on page 11, DOI: 10.15553/c2016v711a2, http://zenodo.org/record/568360
Centaurea sicana Raimondo & Spadaro 2008
No full textCentaurea sicana Raimondo & Spadaro (2008: 785). Ind. Loc.: —N slopes of Cammarata Mt. Type: — ITALY. Sicily: “ad rupes septentriones spectantes montis Cammarata (Agrigento), solo carbonatico, c. 1250 m ”, 8 June 2005, Raimondo & Spadaro (holotype PAL; isotypes PAL, FI). Notes:—Species confined to Cammarata and Delle Rose Mt. in the Sicani mountains (C Sicily); it is the only member of the C. parlatoris group to have glabrous cypselae.Published as part of Domina, Gianniantonio, Barone, Giulio, Gristina, Emilio Di & Raimondo, Francesco M., 2021, The Centaurea parlatoris complex (Asteraceae): taxonomic checklist and typifications, pp. 243-247 in Phytotaxa 527 (4) on page 245, DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.527.4.1, http://zenodo.org/record/576616
Centaurea heywoodiana Raimondo, Spadaro & Di Gristina 2020
No full textCentaurea heywoodiana Raimondo, Spadaro & Di Gristina (2020: 370). Ind. Loc.: —Nebrodi Mts, Floresta, SE slopes of Musarra Mt. Type: — ITALY. Sicily: “Monti Nebrodi, Floresta, pendici sud orientali di Monte Musarra, nei luoghi aperti pascolati, su suolo argilloso-calcareo, 1081 m (s.l.m.), 37°51’39,45” N –14°54°28,94” E ”, 27 July 2020, Raimondo (holotype PAL-Gr; isotypes FI, PAL). Notes:—Species currently known only from the locus classicus in the Nebrodi Mts (NE Sicily); it is a small plant, prostrate with branches spreading over the ground.Published as part of Domina, Gianniantonio, Barone, Giulio, Gristina, Emilio Di & Raimondo, Francesco M., 2021, The Centaurea parlatoris complex (Asteraceae): taxonomic checklist and typifications, pp. 243-247 in Phytotaxa 527 (4) on page 245, DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.527.4.1, http://zenodo.org/record/576616
Centaurea giardinae Raimondo & Spadaro 2006
No full textCentaurea giardinae Raimondo & Spadaro (2006: 373). Ind. Loc.: —NW slopes of the Etna Mt., above Linguaglossa (Catania) in locality Mareneve. Type: — ITALY. Sicily: “pendici nord-orientali dell’Etna sopra Linguaglossa (Catania), su suolo lavico in località Mareneve in ambiente semirupestre, 760 m s.l.m., 37°49’49,02”N – 15°06’30,72”E ”, 15 June 2005, Raimondo & Spadaro (holotype PAL; isotypes PAL, FI). Notes:—This species is very common in the Etna volcano. Compared to the other species of the C. parlatoris complex, it usually has a caespitose habit.Published as part of Domina, Gianniantonio, Barone, Giulio, Gristina, Emilio Di & Raimondo, Francesco M., 2021, The Centaurea parlatoris complex (Asteraceae): taxonomic checklist and typifications, pp. 243-247 in Phytotaxa 527 (4) on page 245, DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.527.4.1, http://zenodo.org/record/576616
Centaurea
No full textIdentification key 1. Capitula ovate, the upper ones 8–11 mm in diameter..................................................................................................... C. gussonei – Capitula broadly oblong, the upper ones 6–7.5 mm in diameter...................................................................................................... 2 2. Scapes branched from the base......................................................................................................................................................... 3 – Scapes branched in the upper half.................................................................................................................................................... 4 3. Scapes and branches ascending, pappus 1/5 of the cypsela.......................................................................................... C. giardinae – Scapes reclining, branches forming an angle with the scape between 45° and 90°, pappus 1/3 of the cypsela..... C. heywoodiana 4. Central appendage of the bracts twice as long as the lateral fimbriae; cypsela glabrous, pappus 1/5 of the cypsela........ C. sicana – Central appendage of the bracts as long as the lateral fimbriae; cypsela hairy, pappus 1/3 of the cypsela...................................... 5 5. Plant grey-tomentose; rosette and lower cauline leaves lyrate-pinnatifid..................................................................... C. parlatoris – Plant green-lanuginose; rosette and lower cauline leaves bipinnatifid.......................................................................... C. virescensPublished as part of Domina, Gianniantonio, Barone, Giulio, Gristina, Emilio Di & Raimondo, Francesco M., 2021, The Centaurea parlatoris complex (Asteraceae): taxonomic checklist and typifications, pp. 243-247 in Phytotaxa 527 (4) on page 246, DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.527.4.1, http://zenodo.org/record/576616
THE PROBLEM OF MISIDENTIFICATION BETWEEN A WILD EDIBLE PLANT AND A POISONOUS ONE: THE CASE OF BORAGE
No full textAt present, in many European countries people is looking for wild edible plants to experience new tastes and
flavors, by following the new trend of being green and environmentally friendly (1). Borago officinalis L.
(borage) is an annual herb originating in the Mediterranean region but naturalized and widely cultivated
throughout most of Europe, traditionally used for culinary and medicinal purposes. Its leaves are mixed in
salads and used as a vegetable in different European countries, such as Germany, Spain, Greece, and Italy
(2), especially in Liguria as a stuff of traditional ravioli and pansoti (3). However, young borage leaves can
be easily confused by inexpert pickers with those of other plants, including poisonous ones, such as
Mandragora autumnalis (mandrake), common in Southern Italy and Sicily, or Digitalis purpurea (foxglove),
in Northern Italy. Patients who turn to Italian Poison Control Centers or Hospital Emergency Rooms after
accidental ingestion of these plants, show anticholinergic symptoms due to unintentional ingestion of the
leaves of mandrake (most commonly) or foxglove (less frequently). In the period 1995-2007, 50 cases of
intoxication by accidental ingestion of mandrake and 6 cases after ingestion of foxglove have been reported
in Italy (1). In the present work we show the pharmacognostic characterization of young leaves from B.
officinalis (Boraginaceae), M. autumnalis (Solanaceae), and D. purpurea (Scrophulariaceae). Micromorphological,
phytochemical and molecular identification techniques were used. Fresh leaf samples were
analyzed by optical and scanning electron microscopy, highlighting main anatomical and histological
features, such as stomata and trichome types and distribution (Fig 1, A-C). DNA barcoding sequences (using
a region of the plastidial RbcL as DNA marker), analyzed using a bioinformatics tool (MEGA v. 7.0),
allowed to determine the intra- and inter-genetic variability (K2P distance) among the three taxa. No genetic
variation was detected within species, while consistent genetic distances were observed among species:
borage vs foxglove K2P = 7.46%, foxglove vs. mandrake K2P = 7.46% and borage vs mandrake K2P =
7.46%. GC-MS analysis of fresh leaves pentane/hexane extract (5:1, v/v) revealed a typical chemical
fingerprint of each plant analyzed and a particularly interesting difference between poisonous and nonpoisonous
plants. In fact, M. autumnalis and D. purpurea leaf extract contain vitamin E, while in B.
officinalis this metabolite is absent. Therefore, the authors conclude that, in this case, the presence of this
metabolite is discriminant among poisonous and edible plants and could be used as a phytochemical marker,
while among the poisonous ones becomes useful analyze the discriminant wax alkanes to differentiate them.
This study provides a multi-disciplinary approach to the problem of misidentification between wild edible
plants and poisonous species. The reported protocols provide fast and reliable determination of species
causing poisoning, allowing a quick management of poisoned patients
Statice tenuicula Guss., Fl. Sic. Prodr.
No full text12. Statice tenuicula Tineo ex Guss., Fl. Sic. Prodr. suppl. 1: 90(–91). 1832. ≡ Limonium tenuiculum (Tineo ex Guss.) Pignatti, Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 64: 365. 1971. Ind. Loc.: —“Maretimo”. Lectotype (here designated):—[Sicily] Statice tenuiculum Nob., Marettimo, 1832, V. Tineo (NAP0001792 Photo!). Note:— There are two specimens at FI (barcodes FI002299 and FI002300) collected by V. Tineo in Marettimo, but without collection date. The specimen PAL60382 was collected in Marettimo in June (no year of collection was reported) by V. Tineo. Finally, a specimen at NAP (barcode NAP0001792), collected by Tineo in Marettimo, is dated (year 1832); it includes one individual with flowers. A furthe NAP specimen (NAP0001793) was collected the 10 May 1829, but it includes an individual without flowers. NAP0001792 (date and with flowers) is here designate as lectotype of the name Statice tenuicula; it fits the original description and corresponds to the current use of the name that applies to a species strictly endemic to the island of Marettimo (Brullo & Brullo 2020).Published as part of Barone, Giulio, Domina, Gianniantonio, Gristina, Emilio Di, Mirabile, Giulia & Gargano, Maria Letizia, 2023, Typification of names published by Vincenzo Tineo from Sicily, pp. 139-147 in Phytotaxa 612 (2) on page 144, DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.612.2.2, http://zenodo.org/record/832346
Scilla ughii Guss., Fl. Sic. Prodr.
No full text10. Scilla ughii Tineo ex Guss., Fl. Sic. Prodr. suppl. 1: 162 (102). 1832. ≡ Caloscilla ughii (Tineo ex Guss.) Jord. & Fourr., Icon. Fl. Eur. 1(7–8): 15. 1867. ≡ Scilla peruviana subsp. ughii (Tineo ex Guss.) K.Richt., Pl. Eur. 1: 220. 1890. ≡ Scilla peruviana var. ughii (Tineo ex Guss.) Fiori, Fl. Italia 1(1): 189. 1896. ≡ Oncostema ughii (Tineo ex Guss.) Speta, Phyton (Horn) 26(2): 265. 1987. Ind. Loc.:—“In rupibus calcareis aquilonem spectantibus; Maretimo”. Lectotype (here designated):—[Sicily] Scilla ughii Tin., Marettimo, 10 May 1829, V. Tineo (NAP0001789 Photo!). Note:—Three specimens of Scilla hughii, collected in the island of Marettimo by Vincenzo Tineo, occur in PAL (codes PAL61048, PAL61049, PAL61050); no date is reported in the labels. In NAP is housed a specimen sent by Tineo to Gussone; it is dated 10 may 1829 (NAP0001789). We here designate as lectotype of the name Scilla hughii the specimen housed in NAP, which clearly belongs to the original material by including the date of collection. This specimen was checked by P. Mazzola in February 1986, but it has not been used for nomenclatural acts. The lectotype here designated fits the original description and corresponds to the current use of the name that applies to a species strictly endemic to Marettimo (Brullo & Brullo 2020).Published as part of Barone, Giulio, Domina, Gianniantonio, Gristina, Emilio Di, Mirabile, Giulia & Gargano, Maria Letizia, 2023, Typification of names published by Vincenzo Tineo from Sicily, pp. 139-147 in Phytotaxa 612 (2) on pages 143-144, DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.612.2.2, http://zenodo.org/record/832346
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