Natura Croatica Issue number: Natura Croatica, Vol. 21 No.2

Floristička opažanja o posebnoj zajednici Acer opalus Mill. ssp. obtusatum (Waldst. et Kit. ex Willd.) na području Gargana (Apulija, Italija).

Authors: Enrico Vito Perrino, Viviana Cavallaro, Luca Chiandetti

Authors and affiliation

  • Enrico Vito Perrino CIHEAM, Agronomic Mediterranean Institute of Bari, via Ceglie 9, 70010 Valenzano (Bari), Italy
  • Viviana Cavallaro University of Bari, Botanical Garden Museum, E. Orabona street 4, 70126 Bari, Italy
  • Luca Chiandetti University of Bari, Botanical Garden Museum, E. Orabona street 4, 70126 Bari, Italy

Abstract

The results of floristic investigation into the most representative plant community of Acer opalus subsp. obtusatum growing on Gargano Promontory (Apulia, Italy) are presented. The taxon is in the Regional Red List of plants of Apulia, with lower risk (LR). In all, 126 taxa were recorded, exsiccata of which were stored in the Herbarium Horti Botanici Barensis (BI), while 15 of them are considered important from a conservation point of view. For these species a detailed account is provided.

Keywords

floristic investigations, Acer opalus subsp. obtusatum, Gargano Promontory, Apulia Region