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Phyton (Horn, Austria) 17. 8. 2009

Prospero hierae (Hyacinthaceae), a New Species from
Marettimo Island (Sicily)

By

Cristian BRULLO*), Salvatore BRULLo*), Gianpietro Grusso DEL GALDO*),

Pietro PAVONE*) and Cristina SALMERI**)

With 4 Figures

Received April 21, 2009

Key words: Hyacinthaceae, Prospero hierae spec. nova.- Taxonomy, karyol-
ogy, leaf anatomy, chorology, ecology. - Flora of Italy, Marettimo, Sicily.

Summary

BRULLO C., BRULLO S., Grusso DEL GALDO G., PAVONE P. & SALMERI C. 2009.
Prospero hierae (Hyacinthaceae), a new species from Marettimo Island (Sicily). -
Phyton (Horn, Austria) 49 (1): 93- 104, with 4 figures.

A new species, Prospero hierae C. BRULLO, S. BRULLO, Grusso, PAVONE & SAL-
MERI (Hyacinthaceae), from Island of Marettimo (Egadi Archipelago, Sicily) is de-
scribed and illustrateci. Its chromosome number (2n = 14), leaf anatomy and ecology
are examined. This small species with glaucous, adaxially flat leaves is closely re-
lated with the taxa belonging to the Prospero autumnale group and, in particular, it
shows more affinities to P corsicum, P pulchellum and P minimum.

Zusammenfassung

BRULLO C., BRULLO S., GIUSSO DEL GALDO G., PAVONE P. & SALMERI C. 2009.
Prospero hierae (Hyacinthaceae), a new species from Marettimo Island (Sicily).
[Prospero hierae (Hyacinthaceae), eine neue Art von der Insel Marettimo (Sizilien)]. -
Phyton (Horn, Austria) 49 (1): 93- 104, mit 4 Abbildungen.

Die neue Art Prospero hierae C. BRULLO, S. BRULLO, GIUSSO, PAVONE & SALMERI
(Hyacinthaceae) von der Insel Marettimo (Egadi-Archipel, Sizilien) wird beschrieben

*) Dr. C. BRULLO, Prof. Dr. S. BRULLO, Dr. G. Grusso DEL GALDO and Prof. Dr.
P. PAVONE, Dipartimento di Botanica, Università di Catania, via A. Longa, 19, 95125
Catania (Italy); e-mail: salvo .brullo@gmail.com

**) Prof. Assoc. Dr. C. SALMERI, Dipartimento di Scienze Botaniche, Università di
Palermo, Via Archirafi, 38 , 90123 Palermo (Italy); e-mail: cristinasalmeri@gmail.com