Typification of names in Draba sect. Aizopsis (Cruciferae, Arabideae) based on material from Italy

Abstract

Names of 20 presumed taxa in Draba sect. Aizopsis, all based on material from Italy, are considered. Full synonymies are provided, and types are designated (for 14 names) or indicated. Most of the taxa are currently considered unworthy of recognition, of which 16 belong to D. aspera sensu lato. However, the question of whether the Sicilian populations might be distinct from the peninsular populations is still unsettled.

Keywords::

• Brassicaceae (= Cruciferae)
• Draba
• Italian Peninsula
• nomenclature
• Sicily
• taxonomy

Acknowledgements

We are grateful to the staff of all consulted herbaria for assistance in the search for original material, and especially to A. Managlia and U. Mossetti (BOLO), C. Nepi (FI), L. Amadei (PI), R. Vallariello (NAP), Z. Barina (BP), M. Puscas (CL), K. Zernig (GJO), G. Unterberger (ADMONT), L. Gautier (G), R. Borosova (K), R. Huxley (BM), M. Baltisberger and R. Nyffeler (Z). Financial support from the International Foundation Pro Herbario Mediterraneo is gratefully acknowledged.

Notes

^* Current address: Dipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie Biologiche Chimiche e Farmaceutiche, Università degli Studi di Palermo, via Archirafi 38, I-90123 Palermo, Italy.

^** Current address: Dipartimento di Scienze Agrarie e Forestali, Università degli Studi di Palermo, Palermo, Italy.