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PLANTS-BASEL
Volume 11, Issue 22, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/plants11223094
Keywords
endemism; floristic research; herbaria; lectotype; Mediterranean flora; nomenclature; taxonomy
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The study confirmed the presence of Ranuculus gracilis in Italy through literature analysis, field surveys, and examination of herbarium specimens, and discussed the taxonomic status of Ranunculus agerii and R. schowii.
Ranuculus gracilis is endemic to the SE Euro-Mediterranean area and its presence in Italy is controversial. Based on analysis of the relevant literature, field surveys and examination of herbarium specimens, a revised distribution of this species in Italy is presented and its conservation status is assessed. Ranunculus agerii, described by Antonio Bertoloni from Bologna (Emilia-Romagna, Northern Italy), and R. schowii, described by Vincenzo Tineo from Vittoria and Terranova (Sicily), usually regarded as synonyms of R. gracilis, are here lectotypified and their taxonomic status discussed. Thanks to our study, the presence of R. gracilis in Italy is confirmed and, now, it is reported in a national conservation framework.
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