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No full textLorenzo Giusso è stato un indiscusso e, in parte, inedito protagonista della stagione novecentesca, a livello letterario, ma anche filosofico e sociologico
Silene nefelites (Caryophyllaceae), a new annual species from Sicily
No full textA new species of Silene sect. Dipterosperma, named S. nefelites C. Brullo, S. Brullo, Giusso & Ilardi spec. nova, from Sicily is described and illustrated. Some of the characteristics are pinnately nerved leaves, 10–25 mm long bracts and 10–
15 mm long filaments. It is a therophyte occurring on the top of Mt. Erice, near Trapani, where it grows on calcareous rocky stands. Its relationships with S. colorata and allied species are also examined. A key to the Sicilian species belonging
to S. sect. Dipterosperma is providedEine neue Art von Silene sect. Dipterosperma, nämlich S. nefelites C. Brullo, S. Brullo, Giusso & Ilardi spec. nova von Sizilien wird beschrieben und illustriert.
Einige der Merkmale sind fiedernervige Blätter, 10–25 mm lange Brakteen und 10–
15 mm lange Filamente. Sie ist ein Therophyt, der im Gipfelbereich des Mt. Erice bei Trapani auf Kalkfels-Standorten vorkommt. Die Beziehungen zu S. colorata und verwandten Arten wurden studiert. Weiters bringen wir einen Bestimmungsschlüssel für die sizilianischen Arten von S. sect. Dipterosperm
Cephalaria bigazzii (Dipsacaceae), a new species from Sardinia
No full textA new species of Cephalaria, C. bigazzii Bacch., Brullo & Giusso (Dipsacaceae), is
described and illustrated. It is a typical chasmophyte, exclusive to a small area of SW
Sardinia where it grows together with several other rare endemics. It belongs to the
Cephalaria squamiflora group, showing close relationships with C. mediterranea and
C. balearica. Its ecology, distribution and conservation status are examined. A
distribution map of the new species and related species is provided. A new status and
combination is proposed for Cephalaria ebusitana
A New Autumn-Flowering Species of Allium (Alliaceae) from Croatia
No full textHere we describe Allium telmatum Bogdanović, Brullo, Giusso & Salmeri,
a new species of Allium sect. Codonoprasum from North Dalmatia (Croatia). Its
chromosome number (2n=32), karyotype, leaf anatomy, ecology and taxonomical
relationships are examined. Several features, such as phenology (flowering in autumn),
occurrence in coastal salt marshes, tetraploid chromosome number, and morphology,
indicate that it is most closely related to the Tyrrhenian species Allium savii. On the
basis of our herbarium survey, we present here a distribution map of the autumnflowering
species of Allium sect. Codonoprasum in the Mediterranean area
Prospero hierae (Hyacinthaceae), a new species from Marettimo Island (Sicily)
No full textA new species, Prospero hierae C. Brullo, S. Brullo, Giusso, Pavone & Salmeri
(Hyacinthaceae), from Island of Marettimo (Egadi Archipelago, Sicily) is described and illustrated. Its chromosome number (2n = 14), leaf anatomy and ecology are examined. This small species with glaucous, adaxially flat leaves is closely related with the taxa belonging to the Prospero autumnale group and, in particular, it shows more affinities with P. corsicum, P. pulchellum and P. minimum
Taxonomic remarks on Dianthus sylvestris Wulfen group (Caryophyllaceae) in C-S Italian Peninsula, Sicily and Sardinia
No full textA taxonomic revision of the populations belonging to the Dianthus sylvestris Wulfen group (Caryophyllaceae) occurring
in central and southern Italy, Sardinia and Sicily has been made. This group is represented in the surveyed territories
by 17 morphologically and ecologically well differentiated species: Dianthus arrosti C. Presl, D. siculus C. Presl,
D. graminifolius C. Presl, D. cyathophorus Moris, D. gasparrinii Guss., D. longicaulis Ten., D. virgatus Pasquale, D. tarentinus
Lacaita, D. morisianus Vals., D. japygicus Bianco & Brullo, D. sardous Bacch., Brullo, Casti & Giusso, D. busambrae
Soldano & F. Conti, D. brachycalyx Huet sp. nov., D. oliastrae sp. nov., D. insularis sp. nov., D. genargenteus sp. nov. and
D. ichnusae sp. nov. Besides, two new subspecies are recognized within D. ichnusae (subsp. ichnusae and subsp. toddei).
This taxonomical treatment is supported by a multivariate analysis based on 25 morphological characters and
1 phenological character. Each of the taxa is described and illustrated. In addition, notes on nomenclature, ecology,
chorology, taxonomical relationships and conservation status are given. Lectotypes are designated for those taxa that are
based on material from the investigated territories
Evoluzione storica del Castello Giusso in relazione alle esigenze abitative
No full textSi è presentata l'evoluzione del fabbricato dall'epoca medievale ai giorni nostri, evidenziando le caratteristiche tipologiche e costruttive e le trasformazioni in funzione delle esigenze mutevoli dei diversi proprietari nel tempo. L'excursus ha evidenziato il progetto di restauro degli anni settanta anche in relazione alla innovativa gestione economica
Taxonomic and phylogenetic investigations on Psoralea acaulis (Psoraleeae: Fabaceae) with the description of a new genus Kartalinia
No full textPsoralea acaulis Hoffm. is a very peculiar and taxonomically isolated species of the tribe Psoraleeae, occurring in the Caucasian territories. Currently, this tribe contains 10 distinct genera, well differentiated morphologically. Due to some morphological similarities, P. acaulis was attributed to Bituminaria Heist ex Fabr., a genus with a Mediterranean-Macaronesian distribution. However, as it has many characters, some of which are autapomorphic, it was assigned its own subgenus: Christevenia Barneby ex C. H. Stirt. In light of detailed cladistic and phylogenetic analyses, this arrangement is taxonomically questionable and rather controversial. In order to clarify its status, extensive macromorphological, micromorphological, karyological, and palynological investigations of the currently known species of Bituminaria and all other genera of the tribe Psoraleeae were carried out. This allowed us to establish that P. acaulis should be placed in a separate genus in this tribe. According to the cladistic analysis of all known genera of Psoraleeae, this new monospecific genus, named Kartalinia Brullo, C. Brullo, Cambria, Acar, Salmeri & Giusso, is morphologically and karyologically very distinct and taxonomically isolated from Bituminaria, as well as from the other members of Psoraleeae. In this paper, the morphology and micromorphology of pod and seed testa, pollen grains, and seedlings; the karyology (2n=22); ecology; conservation status; and chorology of K. acaulis (Hoffm.) Brullo, C. Brullo, Cambria, Acar, Salmeri & Giusso are examined. An analytical key to all genera of Psoraleeae is also provided
Limonium ksamilum Bogdanovic, Shuka, Giusso & Brullo 2022, sp. nov.
No full textLimonium ksamilum Bogdanović, Shuka, Giusso & Brullo, sp. nov. (Fig. 1) A Limonio dictyophoro internodis saepe longioribus, inflorescentia rigida, leviter contract, spicis brevioribus, spiculis 1–3 floris, ad 4–5 in 1 cm dispositis, bractea inferiore latiore, bractea superiore latiore, acumine breviore, costis calycis pilosis, lobis ovatotriangularis, acutis, longioribus differt. Type:— ALBANIA. Ksamil, SW promontory, on calcareous rocky coast, 39°46’10.80”N, 19°59’8.90”E, 3 August 2021, S. Bogdanović s.n. (holotype ZAGR-73805!, isotypes CAT!, TIR!, ZA!, ZAGR-73806!). Plant perennial, 15–40 cm tall, glabrous, with robust tap-root. Caudices branched, 1–4 cm long, and covered by leaves in the upper part. Leaves rigid, rugose, glabrous, green, 1–5 cm long, 2–10 mm wide, spathulate to linear-spathulate, revolute at the margin, 1-nerved, tapering into a long petiole, retuse at the apex. Stems numerous, erect, rigid, robust, striate, glabrous, with numerous sterile branches, branched, fragile at nodes, slightly curved, diverging at the angle of 10–25°, internodes 1–5 cm long. Inflorescence erect, slightly contract, rigid, branched; spikes 1–5 cm long, straight to curved. Spikelets 6–6.5 mm long, 1–3-flowered, 4–5 per cm; outer bract 1.2–1.7 mm long, 1.5–1.7 mm wide, ovate, acute, narrowly membranous, glabrous, with central part fleshy, acuminate, with acumen not reaching the apex; middle bract 2–2.2 mm long, 1.6–1.8 mm wide, hemielliptical, rounded at the apex, membranous, glabrous; inner bract 3.6– 4.5 mm long, 2.5–3.2 mm wide, ovate-oblong, obtuse to subrounded, with margin membranous, glabrous, 0.3–0.6 mm wide, with central part fleshy, glabrous, 1.7–2 mm wide, long apiculate, forming a triangular tip, 0.6–0.8 mm long, no reaching the upper margin. Calyx 5–5.2 mm long, exserted 2.2–2.7 mm from the inner bract, tube and ribs hairy, ribs reaching the middle part of the lobes; calyx lobes, ovate-triangular, 1–1.3 × 0.8–1 mm, acute. Corolla lilac. Habitat and Distribution:— Limonium ksamilum is localized on rocky stands near the sea, markedly affected by the marine aerosol (Fig. 2). It exclusively grows on the crevices of calcareous outcrops featured by a very feeble accumulation of salty soil. The vegetation colonizing this peculiar habitat shows very poor cover values and is dominated by L. ksamilum growing together with few other halophytes, such as Crithmum maritimum Linnaeus (1753: 246), Lotus cytisoides Linnaeus (1753: 776), Silene sedoides Poiret (1789: 164), Reichardia picroides (Linnaeus 1753: 792) Roth (1787: 35), Elymus acutus (Candolle de 1813: 153) M.-A. Thiébaud (1987: 340), etc. Basing on personal field observations, this species is localized on a narrow coastal area represented by the promontory at southwest of the Ksamil village (southern Albania), as well as on the small islets facing the village (Fig. 3). Etymology:— The epithet refers to Ksamil, village in southern Albania where the plant was collected. Phenology:— Flowering from June to September. Conservation status:— Limonium ksamilum is currently known from a single population occurring in the neighbouring of Ksamil village (South Albania) represented by about 1,000 mature individuals scattered over an area of ca. 2 km 2. The habitat of this species, exclusively growing along a narrow coastal belt (wide 8–20 m), is continuously threatened by tourist activities that have already damaged part of it. Therefore, according to the IUCN Red list category (IUCN 2022), this species for its restricted distribution, low number of mature individuals and severe human pressure should be considered as Vulnerable—VU D1+2. Taxonomic remarks:— Limonium ksamilum shows close morphological relationships (Table 1) with some species localized in the calcareous rocky coast of southern Croatia, Montenegro, Albania and Kerkyra island in Greece. Among the allied species can be mentioned L. dictyophorum (Tausch) Degen, L. himariense F.K.Meyer and L. arcuatum Artelari (1984: 20) which are all characterized by a very similar habit, with leaves spathulate, revolute at margin, emarginate at the apex, stems glabrous, erect, fragile at the nodes, with sterile branches in lower part, inflorescence lax, diffuse, spikes with remotely arranged spikelets, calyces long exerted from bracts (Meyer 2011, Bogdanović & Brullo 2015, Brullo & Erben 2016). In particular, L. ksamilum differs from L. dictyophorum in having inflorescence more rigid and contract (vs. flexuous and lax), spikelets 4–5 per cm, with 1–3 flowers (vs. 2–4 per cm, with 3–7 flowers), inner bract obtusesubrounded, wider up to 3.2 mm broad (vs. subacute and max. 2.7 mm broad), calyx hairy also in the ribs (vs. ribs glabrous above), calyx lobes acute, ovate-triangular, 1–1.3 mm long (vs. rounded, hemielliptical, 0.6–0.7 mm long) (see Bogdanović & Brullo 2015, Figs. 7, 36). Besides, L. ksamilum shows some relationships with L. arcuatum, but significant features allow to distinguish very well the two species. Actually, according to Brullo & Erben (2016, Fig. 32), L. ksamilum differs from the latter for the internodes slightly curved up to 5 cm long (vs. very curved max. 3 cm long), inflorescence slightly contracted, with 4–5 spikelets per cm (vs. lax, with 2–4 spikelets per cm), middle bract 2– 2.2 × 1.6–1.8 mm (vs. 1.3–1.8 × 1–1.2 mm), inner bract ovate-oblong (vs. elliptical), calyx exserted 2.2–2.7 mm from the inner bract, densely hairy in the tube and ribs hairy (vs. exerted 1.5–2 mm from the inner bract, sparsely hairy in the tube and ribs glabrous), calyx lobes acute 1–1.3 mm long (vs. rounded, 0.8 mm long). Finally, L. ksamilum shows a strong affinity with L. himariense, which also grows in Albania but in northern coastal stands. In order to emphasize the morphological features of L. himariense a detailed illustration is provided (Fig. 4). The more relevant diagnostic features that allow to differentiate L. ksamilum from L. himariense are the inflorescence slightly contracted (vs. lax), spikelets 6–6.5 mm long, 4–5 per cm (vs. 4.5–5.2 mm long, 3 per cm), outer bract 1.5–1.7 mm long, acute (vs. 1–1.2 mm long, obtuse), inner bract 3.6–4.5 × 2.5–3.2 mm, ovate-oblong (vs. 3–3.4 × 2.5–2.6 mm, ovate-subrounded), calyx 5–5.2 mm long, exerted 2.2–2.7 mm from the inner bract (vs. 3.8–4 mm long, exerted 1.2–1.8 mm from the inner bract), calyx tube densely hairy and ribs hairy (vs. sparsely hairy and ribs glabrous), calyx lobes acute, 1–1.3 mm long (vs. obtuse, 0.5 mm long). Basing on literature (Demiri 1983, Meyer 2011, Vangjeli 2015, Pils 2016, Barina 2017), the following analytical key of the Limonium species occurring in Albania is provided: 1. Leaves sinuate, stem winged, calyx lobes blue................................................................................................................. L. sinuatum - Leaves entire, stem not winged, calyx lobes white............................................................................................................................2 2. Stems without sterile branches, leaves very large, with pinnately nerves..................................................................... L. narbonense - Stems with sterile branches, leaves linear-spathulate, 1-nerved........................................................................................................3 3. Leaf margin flat, stem rigid not fragile at the nodes, inner bract markedly curved.......................................................... L. virgatum - Leaf margin revolute, stem curved, fragile at the nodes, inner bract straight....................................................................................4 4. Spikelets 4.5–5.2 mm long, outer bract obtuse 1–1.2 mm long, inner bract 3–3.4 mm long, calyx 3.8–4 mm long, with lobes obtuse 0.5 mm long.................................................................................................................................................................... L. himariense - Spikelets 6–6.5 mm long, outer bract acute 1.2–1.7 mm long, inner bract 3.6–4.5 mm long, calyx 5–5.2 mm long, with lobes acute 1–1.3 mm long.................................................................................................................................................................. L. ksamilum Other specimen examined of Limonium ksamilum (paratype) :— ALBANIA. Ishujt e Ksamilit, in front of Ksamil village, on calcareous rocky coast, 39°46’31.49”N, 19°59’26.63”E, 3 August 2021, S. Bogdanović s.n. (CAT!, ZAGR!). Specimens examined of Limonium himariense :— ALBANIA. Himara, Dhermi, Strand, an Felsen im flachen Meer, 7 September 1961, F. K. Meyer 5964 (holotype: JE00016701!, isotype: JE00016702!); Porto Palermo, calcareous rocky coast, 1 August 2021, S. Bogdanović s.n. (CAT!, ZAGR!); Himare, Spile bay, southern rocky coast, 25 June 2019, S. Bogdanović s.n (ZAGR!); Palermo, calcareous rocky coast, 1 August 2021, S. Bogdanović s.n. (CAT!, ZAGR!); Himare, Spile, calcareous rocky coast, 6 October 2017, S. Bogdanović s.n. (ZAGR!); Qeparo, Grava bay, S. Bogdanović s.n. (ZAGR!); Porto Palermo, na stijenama uz obalu mora, 8 July 2010, C. Gangale & D. Uzunov s.n. (ZAGR!); Himara, costa rocciosa, 16 June 2018, S. Cambria s.n. (CAT!); Vlorë, Dhërmi, 2 m, 21 November 1984, V. Tartari & A. Mullaj s.n. (TIR!); Dhërmi, 3-4 m, 26 August 1957, A. Duka s.n. (TIR!), sub. Statice oleifolia; Ranishtet e Himarës, 3 August 1960, V. Tartari s.n. (TIR!), sub Statice cosyrense; Ranishtet e Himarës, 3 August 1960, s.l., (TIR!), sub. Statice oleifolia; Himara, 13 May 2018, S. Cambria s.n. (TIR!); Dhërmi, on the coastal rocky cervices, 2–15 m, 3 July 2018, L. Shuka s.n. (private herbarium Shuka!); Himara, on the coastal rocks, 5–10 m, 8 August 2019, D. Shuka s.n. (private herbarium Shuka!). Specimens examined of Limonium arcuatum :— GREECE. Corfù a Paleokastritsa, rupi calcaree sul mare, 19 August 1999, Bartolo, Brullo, Guarino & Signorello s.n. (CAT!); Isole ioniche, Corfù a Ermones, rupi calcaree sul mare, 19 August 1999, Bartolo, Brullo, Guarino & Signorello s.n. (CAT!); Corfù a Glifada, rupi calcarenitiche sul mare, 19 August 1999, Bartolo, Brullo, Guarino & Signorello s.n. (CAT!); Ins. Kerkyra: ad loco Agios Gordios, in rupestribus maritimis, 13 August 1978, R. Artelari 223 (M!). Specimens examined of Limonium dictyophorum :— CROATIA. Dubrovnik, Dalmazia meridionale, sotto albergo Neptun, litorale roccioso, 6 November 2006, Brullo, Bogdanović & Giusso s.n. (CAT!, ZAGR!); Trsteno, sotto l’arboreto, Dalmazia meridionale, litorale roccioso, 6 November 2006, Brullo, Bogdanović & Giusso s.n. (CAT!, ZAGR!); Prevlaka, Dalmazia meridionale, litorale roccioso, 6 November 2006, Brullo, Bogdanović & Giusso s.n. (CAT!, ZAGR!); Isola di Sv. Andrija vicino a Lopud, Sud Dalmazia, 16 June 2005, Kovačić s.n. (CAT!, ZAGR!), Vitaljina (selo kod Igala), obalni grebeni uz more, 12 October 1981, Hećimović s.n. (ZA!); Duboka (uvala i selo kod Kleka), obalni grebeni uz more, 10 November 1981, Hećimović s.n. (ZA!); Mrkan, otočić kod Cavtata, pukotine stijena uz more, 20 June 1979, Hećimović s.n. (ZA!); Lokrum kod Dubrovnika, 26 September 1930, Lochingg s.n. (ZA!); Otok Šipan: Kaludrica, uz more, u as. Limonietum anfracti, 25 August 1979, Hećimović s.n. (ZA!); Bobara, otočić kod Cavtata, pukotine stijena uz more, 8 August 1979, Hećimović s.n. (ZA!); In maritimis Gravosae, 1808, Vodipić s.n. (ZA!). MONTENEGRO. Budva, Felsküste, 14 July 1973, Heinrich s.n. (M!); An der Bucht südlich Rodovići, 1 September 1977, Krach s.n. (M!); In rupestribus maritimis ad Pristan-Bar, July 1890, Baldacci s.n. (K!).Published as part of Bogdanović, Sandro, Shuka, Lulëzim, Galdo, Gianpietro Giusso Del & Brullo, Salvatore, 2022, Limonium ksamilum (Plumbaginaceae), a new species from Albania, pp. 85-92 in Phytotaxa 554 (1) on pages 86-90, DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.554.1.7, http://zenodo.org/record/680983
Limonium poimenum Ilardi, Brullo, Cusimano & Giusso 2014, sp. nov.
No full textLimonium poimenum Ilardi, Brullo, Cusimano & Giusso sp. nov. (Figs. 1, 2A–C) Type:— ITALY. Sicily: Monte Pecoraro presso Palermo, versante occidentale, a ca. 700 m di quota, 39° 09′ 48′′ N, 13° 07′ 22′′ E, 11 July 2014, Ilardi & Cusimano s.n. (holotype CAT!; isotypes: CAT!, PAL!) Diagnosis: — Recedit ab Limonio todaroano habito dense pulvinato, foliis viridibus, 1-nerviis, 10–50 cm longis, 3–8 mm latis, rotundatis vel subobtusis, leviter revolutis margine, scapis rugoso-striatis, ramis sterilibus simplicibus aliquot, spicis 5–20 mm longis, spiculis 5–6 mm longis, 2-floris, ad 6–7 in 1 centimetro dispositis, bractea inferiore 2–2.5 × 1.5–2 mm, bractea media denticulata apice, bractea superiore apiculo centrali attingens marginem superiorem, calyce 4–4.5 mm longo, ex bractea superiore 1.5–1.8 mm exserto, tubo unilateraliter dense piloso et lobis triangularibus. Description: —Plant perennial, glabrous, forming a sub-shrub densely pulvinate, 30–50 cm tall, with several erect stems and a very robust tap-root. Caudices 10–20 cm long, branched, densely spirally leafy mainly in the upper half, living leaves in apical rosettes. Leaves fleshy, green, slightly rugose, 10–50 mm long and 3–8 mm wide, oblanceolatespathulate, rounded to subobtuse at apex, slightly revolute at margin, uninerved, gradually tapering into the petiole. Stems green, rugose-striate, 12–35 cm long, slightly flexuous, often branched from the base, with several simplex sterile branches, 0.5–5.0 cm long. Inflorescence terminal, few branched, with branches sub-erect, the lower long pedicelled, the upper with pedicel progressively reduced. Spikes 5–20 mm long, straight to slightly curved, erect to directed obliquely upwards; axis of spike rugose. Spikelets 5–6 mm long, 2-flowered, densely arranged, 6–7 per 1 cm. Outer bract 2.0– 2.5 mm long and 1.5–2.0 mm wide at the base, triangular-ovate, acute, with margin broadly membranous and central part fleshy, acuminate up to the apex. Middle bract membranous, 2.0–2.2 × 1.1–1.3 mm, oblong-elliptic, rounded-denticulate at the apex. Inner bract 4.2–5.0 × 2.5–2.7 mm, oblong, rounded, with margin more or less broadly membranous, central part fleshy, lanceolate, acuminate, forming a narrowly triangular tip, 1.0– 1.2 mm long, reaching the upper margin. Calyx 4.0– 4.5 mm long, exceeding the inner bract by 1.5–1.8 mm, with tube densely hairy only from one side and 5 ribs ending at the base of lobes; calyx lobes triangular, 0.6–0.8 × 0.6–0.8 mm. Corolla pale violet. Chromosome number: —Unknown. Etymology: —The specific epithet is derived from the ancient Greek “poimen”, which means shepherd. It refers to “Monte Pecoraro” (in English Mt. Shepherd), the locus classicus of L. poimenum. Phenology: —Flowering July−August, fruiting up to October. Habitat and distribution —It is a rare endemic chasmophyte restricted to the calcareous cliff facing the airport of Palermo near Punta Raisi (NW Sicily, Fig. 3). This new species grows in the crevices of more or less vertical surfaces at an elevation of 650−750 m a.s.l. The cliff has a western aspect, and is usually affected by a regime of dense fog due to the humid winds coming from the Tyrrhenian Sea. L. poimenum is a member of a rupestrian plant community characterized by numerous endemics linked to these habitats, such as Centaurea panormitana Lojacono (1903: 137), Helichrysum panormitanum Tineo ex Gussone (1844: 467) subsp. panormitanum, Lomelosia cretica (Linnaeus 1753: 100) Greuter & Burdet (1985: 74), Seseli bocconei Gussone (1821: 80), Dianthus rupicola Bivona (1806: 31) subsp. rupicola, Iberis semperflorens Linnaeus (1753:648). Conservation status: —According to the IUCN Red list category and criteria (IUCN 2014), Limonium poimenum should be treated as Endangered: EN (criterion D), because of the low number of individuals (less than 100) and the very limited distribution (less than 1 km 2). Taxonomical notes: — Limonium poimenum belongs to the subgenus Limonium and it is morphologically well different from other species by a pool of diacritical characters: the dense shrubby pulvinate habit, few branched and poor inflorescence, leaves densely arranged along the caudices, dense and very short spikes. Among the Limonium occurring in Sicily, this new species shows some relationships mostly with L. todaroanum, which grows at Mt. Passo del Lupo (San Vito Lo Capo, NW Sicily) not far from Mt. Pecoraro (Fig. 3). L. todaroanm also grows in the crevices of a calcareous cliff of a mountain near Trapani at a elevation of about 700 m a.s.l., together with several other endemic chasmophytes. Despite this L. todaroanum clearly differs from L. poimenum in having a habit lax not pulvinate, leaves dark green, (1–)3-nerved, obtuse (rarely rounded or retuse), (20–)30–70 × 7–12 mm, flat, stems slightly scabrous, sterile branches absent o rare, spikes longer and lax, 2–6 cm long, with 2–4(–5) spikelets per 1 cm, spikelets (2–)3- lowered, 7–8 mm long, outer bract 1.5–2 × 1.3–1.5 mm, middle bract smooth at the apex, inner bract with central tip 0.9–1.0 mm long, not reaching the upper margin; calyx 5–7 mm long, exceeding the inner bract by 2–3 mm, with tube sparsely hairy at the base and lobes subrounded (Figs. 2D, 4). Besides, both species behave as true chasmophytes linked to unsalted substrates and growing in mountain stands. For their peculiar morphological features, unusual ecological requirements, isolated and well circumscribed distribution, as well as for the low number of individuals, these two species must be considered as relicts, similarly to many other rupestrian species occurring in this habitat.Published as part of Ilardi, Vincenzo, Brullo, Salvatore, Cusimano, Dario & Galdo, Gianpietro Giusso Del, 2014, Limonium poimenum (Plumbaginaceae), a new chasmophyte species from Sicily, pp. 268-274 in Phytotaxa 188 (5) on pages 268-273, DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.188.5.4, http://zenodo.org/record/514751
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