Syntaxonomical Remarks on the Garrigues from Apulia (S Italy) and Neighboring Territories.

In this study, the garrigues occurring in Apulia and neighboring territories (southern Italy) were surveyed in order to clarify their syntaxonomical arrangement. Many contributions previously focused on this vegetation type, often adopting different and sometimes contrasting treatments from both the nomenclature and syntaxonomical aspects. Our investigations are supported by the multivariate analysis of a dataset containing 292 phytosociological relevés, whose resulting cluster dendrogram highlights the hierarchical relationships between the examined plant communities.

Taxonomic and ecological remarks on species complex (Campanulaceae).

The populations usually attributed to (Tineo) M.B.Crespo, Serra & A.

(Amaryllidaceae), A New Species from Turkey.

In this paper, , a new species of the sect. from Turkey, is described and illustrated. The new species is endemic to Central Anatolia, limited to the area of Nevşehir, where it grows on sandy or rocky soil at an elevation of 1000-1300 m a.

, a new species of  sect.  (Asteraceae) from Croatia.

A new species, , is described and illustrated from the island of Vis (Dalmatia, Croatia). It occurs on northwest-facing calcareous cliffs near the sea, where it grows with several other rare endemic species. is morphologically similar to and of C.

Variability and Nativeness in the Mediterranean Taxa: Divergence and Phylogeography of (Fabaceae) Inferred from Nuclear and Plastid Data.

is a remarkable and well-known tree endemic to Sicily, Sardinia, and Corsica (Mediterranean Basin). Nevertheless, its morphological variability and its native status throughout its range need to be further investigated. In this study, we aim to clarify some aspects of this infraspecific variability by molecular means.

The Plant Communities of the Class in Sicily.

A syntaxonomical revision of the class for the Sicilian territory is provided. This syntaxon gathers the ephemeral herbaceous hygrophilous plant communities linked to periodically submerged soils, widely distributed in the European, circum-Mediterranean and Macaronesian territories. Within this class, two orders are recognized, , with a prevalently Mediterranean distribution, and chiefly occurring in the central-European and Atlantic territories, with scattered and marginal occurrence in the Mediterranean area.

Contribution to the Orophilous Cushion-Like Vegetation of Central-Southern and Insular Greece.

The results of a phytosociological investigation regarding the orophilous cushion-like vegetation occurring in the top of the high mountains of central-southern Greece and in some Ionian (Lefkas, Cephalonia) and Aegean Islands (Euboea, Samos, Lesvos, Chios and Thassos) are provided. Based on 680 phytosociological relevès (460 unpublished and 220 from literature), a new syntaxonomical arrangement is proposed with the description of a new class, including two new orders, eight new alliances, and several associations (many of them new). Compared to the previous hierarchical framework usually followed in the literature, this study provides a more realistic and clear phytosociological characterization of this peculiar and archaic vegetation type, which is exclusive to the high mountains of the north-eastern Mediterranean.

(Amaryllidaceae), a new species from Balkans and its relationships with Heldr. & Hausskn. ex Halácsy.

A new species, , is described and illustrated from Albania (Balkan Peninsula). It grows on serpentines or limestone in open rocky stands with a scattered distribution, mainly in mountain locations. Previously, the populations of this geophyte were attributed to Heldr.

(Psoraleeae, Fabaceae), a new species from Morocco.

A new species of is described and illustrated: Brullo, C. Brullo, Cambria, Cristaudo & Giusso, , which is endemic to Anti-Atlas Mountains (Morocco). It is a true chasmophyte, characterized by a suffruticose habit, several woody branches, leaflets coriaceous, rounded to ovate, small, few-flowered inflorescences and corolla pale coloured.