Italian Vascular Flora: New Findings, Updates and Exploration of Floristic Similarities between Regions
The tradition of floristic studies in Italy has made it possible to obtain a good knowledge of plant diversity both on a national and regional scale. However, the lack of knowledge for some areas, advances in plant systematics and human activities related to globalization, highlight the need for fur...
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| author | Adriano Stinca Carmelo Maria Musarella Leonardo Rosati Valentina Lucia Astrid Laface Wolfgang Licht Emanuele Fanfarillo Robert Philipp Wagensommer Gabriele Galasso Simonetta Fascetti Assunta Esposito Tiberio Fiaschi Gianluca Nicolella Giuseppina Chianese Giampiero Ciaschetti Giovanni Salerno Paola Fortini Romeo Di Pietro Enrico Vito Perrino Claudia Angiolini Leopoldo De Simone Giacomo Mei |
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| description | The tradition of floristic studies in Italy has made it possible to obtain a good knowledge of plant diversity both on a national and regional scale. However, the lack of knowledge for some areas, advances in plant systematics and human activities related to globalization, highlight the need for further studies aimed at improving floristic knowledge. In this paper, based on fieldwork and herbaria and literature surveys, we update the knowledge on the Italian vascular flora and analyze the floristic similarities between the administrative regions. Four taxa, all exotic, were recorded for the first time in Italy and Europe. In detail, <i>Elaeodendron croceum</i>, <i>Kalanchoë</i> <i>blossfeldiana</i>, and <i>Sedum</i> <i>spathulifolium</i> var. <i>spathulifolium</i> were found as casual aliens, while <i>Oxalis</i> <i>brasiliensis</i> was reported as historical record based on some herbarium specimens. Furthermore, <i>Kalanchoë</i> <i>laxiflora</i> was confirmed as a casual alien species for Italy and Europe. Status changes for some taxa were proposed at both national and regional levels, as well as many taxa were reported as new or confirmed at the regional level. Currently the Italian vascular flora comprises 9150 taxa of which 7547 are native (of which 1598 are Italian endemics) and 1603 are exotic at the national level. The multivariate analysis of updated floristic data on a regional scale showed a clear distribution along the latitudinal gradient, in accordance with the natural geographical location of the regions in Italy. This pattern of plants distribution was not affected by the introduction of alien species. Despite some taxonomic and methodological issues which are still open, the data obtained confirm the important role of floristic investigations in the field and in herbaria, as well as the collaborative approach among botanists, in order to improve the knowledge of the Italian and European vascular flora. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-e0d7312c93054227a0d70320e8ec91382023-11-22T23:04:42ZengMDPI AGDiversity1424-28182021-11-01131160010.3390/d13110600Italian Vascular Flora: New Findings, Updates and Exploration of Floristic Similarities between RegionsAdriano Stinca0Carmelo Maria Musarella1Leonardo Rosati2Valentina Lucia Astrid Laface3Wolfgang Licht4Emanuele Fanfarillo5Robert Philipp Wagensommer6Gabriele Galasso7Simonetta Fascetti8Assunta Esposito9Tiberio Fiaschi10Gianluca Nicolella11Giuseppina Chianese12Giampiero Ciaschetti13Giovanni Salerno14Paola Fortini15Romeo Di Pietro16Enrico Vito Perrino17Claudia Angiolini18Leopoldo De Simone19Giacomo Mei20Department of Environmental, Biological and Pharmaceutical Sciences and Technologies, University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, 81100 Caserta, ItalyDepartment of Agraria, Mediterranea University of Reggio Calabria, 89122 Reggio Calabria, ItalySchool of Agricultural, Forestry, Food and Environmental Sciences, University of Basilicata, 85100 Potenza, ItalyDepartment of Agraria, Mediterranea University of Reggio Calabria, 89122 Reggio Calabria, ItalyInstitute of Organismic and Molecular Evolution, Johannes Gutenberg-University Mainz, 55122 Mainz, GermanyDepartment of Life Sciences, University of Siena, 53100 Siena, ItalyDepartment of Biology, University of Bari “Aldo Moro”, 70125 Bari, ItalySection of Botany, Natural History Museum of Milano, 20121 Milano, ItalySchool of Agricultural, Forestry, Food and Environmental Sciences, University of Basilicata, 85100 Potenza, ItalyDepartment of Environmental, Biological and Pharmaceutical Sciences and Technologies, University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, 81100 Caserta, ItalyDepartment of Life Sciences, University of Siena, 53100 Siena, ItalyIndependent Researcher, Via di Valle Melaina 61, 00139 Roma, ItalyMuseum Center “Museums of Agricultural Sciences”, University of Naples Federico II, 80055 Portici, ItalyMaiella National Park, 67039 Sulmona, ItalyDepartment of Sciences, “Roma Tre” University, 00146 Rome, ItalyDepartment of Bioscience and Territory, University of Molise, 86090 Pesche, ItalyDepartment of Planning, Design and Architecture Technology, Sapienza University of Roma, 00196 Roma, ItalyCIHEAM, Mediterranean Agronomic Institute of Bari, 70010 Valenzano, ItalyDepartment of Life Sciences, University of Siena, 53100 Siena, ItalyDepartment of Life Sciences, University of Siena, 53100 Siena, ItalyDepartment of Agraria, Mediterranea University of Reggio Calabria, 89122 Reggio Calabria, ItalyThe tradition of floristic studies in Italy has made it possible to obtain a good knowledge of plant diversity both on a national and regional scale. However, the lack of knowledge for some areas, advances in plant systematics and human activities related to globalization, highlight the need for further studies aimed at improving floristic knowledge. In this paper, based on fieldwork and herbaria and literature surveys, we update the knowledge on the Italian vascular flora and analyze the floristic similarities between the administrative regions. Four taxa, all exotic, were recorded for the first time in Italy and Europe. In detail, <i>Elaeodendron croceum</i>, <i>Kalanchoë</i> <i>blossfeldiana</i>, and <i>Sedum</i> <i>spathulifolium</i> var. <i>spathulifolium</i> were found as casual aliens, while <i>Oxalis</i> <i>brasiliensis</i> was reported as historical record based on some herbarium specimens. Furthermore, <i>Kalanchoë</i> <i>laxiflora</i> was confirmed as a casual alien species for Italy and Europe. Status changes for some taxa were proposed at both national and regional levels, as well as many taxa were reported as new or confirmed at the regional level. Currently the Italian vascular flora comprises 9150 taxa of which 7547 are native (of which 1598 are Italian endemics) and 1603 are exotic at the national level. The multivariate analysis of updated floristic data on a regional scale showed a clear distribution along the latitudinal gradient, in accordance with the natural geographical location of the regions in Italy. This pattern of plants distribution was not affected by the introduction of alien species. Despite some taxonomic and methodological issues which are still open, the data obtained confirm the important role of floristic investigations in the field and in herbaria, as well as the collaborative approach among botanists, in order to improve the knowledge of the Italian and European vascular flora.https://www.mdpi.com/1424-2818/13/11/600Apennine peninsulabiological recordingexotic speciesfloristic inventoriesfloristic studiesherbaria |
| spellingShingle | Adriano Stinca Carmelo Maria Musarella Leonardo Rosati Valentina Lucia Astrid Laface Wolfgang Licht Emanuele Fanfarillo Robert Philipp Wagensommer Gabriele Galasso Simonetta Fascetti Assunta Esposito Tiberio Fiaschi Gianluca Nicolella Giuseppina Chianese Giampiero Ciaschetti Giovanni Salerno Paola Fortini Romeo Di Pietro Enrico Vito Perrino Claudia Angiolini Leopoldo De Simone Giacomo Mei Italian Vascular Flora: New Findings, Updates and Exploration of Floristic Similarities between Regions Diversity Apennine peninsula biological recording exotic species floristic inventories floristic studies herbaria |
| title | Italian Vascular Flora: New Findings, Updates and Exploration of Floristic Similarities between Regions |
| title_full | Italian Vascular Flora: New Findings, Updates and Exploration of Floristic Similarities between Regions |
| title_fullStr | Italian Vascular Flora: New Findings, Updates and Exploration of Floristic Similarities between Regions |
| title_full_unstemmed | Italian Vascular Flora: New Findings, Updates and Exploration of Floristic Similarities between Regions |
| title_short | Italian Vascular Flora: New Findings, Updates and Exploration of Floristic Similarities between Regions |
| title_sort | italian vascular flora new findings updates and exploration of floristic similarities between regions |
| topic | Apennine peninsula biological recording exotic species floristic inventories floristic studies herbaria |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/1424-2818/13/11/600 |
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