Notulae to the Italian alien vascular flora: 14

In this contribution, new data concerning the distribution of vascular flora alien to Italy are presented. It includes new records, confirmations, and status changes for Italy or for Italian administrative regions. Nomenclatural and distribution updates, published elsewhere, and corrections are provided as Suppl. material 1

Taxonomic investigations on Malva cretica s.l. (Malvaceae)

A morphometric analysis has been carried out for the first time in order to investigate the variability of the infraspecific taxa included in the steno-Mediterranean Malva cretica s.l., i.e. M. cretica subsp. althaeoides, M. cretica subsp. cretica, and the poorly-known M. cretica var. montana, described from southern Italy. According to our results, M. cretica subsp. althaeoides and subsp. cretica are worth of taxonomicrecognition at subspecies rank and occupy respectively the western andthe central-eastern sectors of the species range. Concerning M. creticavar. montana, characterized by some intermediate features, it should beincluded in M. cretica subsp. cretica

The Libyan Collections of vascular plants by Fridiano Cavara: museological importance and holdings of nomenclatural types

The first description of Cavara Libyan collection in NAP is given, highlighting its relevance among the Libyan collection present in Italian Herbaria in terms of specimen number and diversity of genera represented. The names of 19 taxa belonging to 9 families and described by Cavara, sometimes jointly with Trotter, or Grande, and by other botanists (Pampanini and Hackel) on material collected by Cavara, are here typified. Types previously designated by others are also listed and referenced. A new combination and status novus Limonium hirtiflorum (Cavara) Cuccuini is propose