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cover;; ('okhidl·. Tu:<run-Lntial llarellll ll<l, l,l',itl,.,.. ,nlut· n•li\'1 tuoJJtaue lot:•·
litie!l. Erica sicttln WiA'"· l:.l-1, 136) i<' t hamct(ll"il\rcl hy n rcstlei:s ~rowth, a
rathor stron~ rlc.~rre c•r xorophily of thr leaf ancl 11 hiJ.;'lt ln.XI)JJOI11Ìral d ifferell ·
t iat.ion.
F.videut.ly Wl' doal with :llu·iunt t•la ut:<. c>xpr·t·i1dl,v l~rir·a ~; ic!Lia . origiunlt•d
iu a well obumrlorir.c•l tblil.1' d i111flt<'. 1vil hou1 nuy rc·,tiug- ~ùa ~n n nlonA' lho .rMr.
:J) Herbs of mcsophilou11 lypr: for lhis g rou t> 11u ltavr ~1!'<'11 l'ompellcd '"
base om· •·c:ocnr!'IJCII uuly nu clJ'Il'Olog-ical dala uud po.;;;ihly ou the heluwit111r
uf t hesc plunl~ in lhei1· prl'scul bahitat. Thi" group c·un•pruhc•ul" sun1e utout:lll<'
vtant~ <'hiorl,\· clio;tl'ihut cd in thr Alla>< IIIOIIIIlllill" uf t hr Xorlh \\'rs t .\Crka
(n ypocltactis lac·l'if!ala. l~i~. Il !i. nnd HalllwculuR mprRtris. l!'i~. 12ti). l n th i'
group wc fi111l :d-;11 :1 hnlhun' plnnt (S<:illa IlttfJhii, l·'ig. 121) with IIICflitonanoall
eJtaracteri;;tir·x :111!1 :111 :lf'('ftlllll:t!Cd drgrPCI Of lllO!IIlphil~· in ttppo;;itillll !o 111<•
~tJliod 8 Ci/111, 1'/0II[Jalu ; Il (l fin d h oro LOO /11'/VIfiÌN~ III(ICI'OCIU'JI{I (t() hc C(llltlitlcn •d
111 11Ch lliOI'U fL hi,; (l01'01111in 1 liPI'h tbn.n fL ,;lll'llh) \l it iJ c·illl,l"ll,f'I OI'i! of a III('SOplJilolll'
meditorr:IIIB:III phwt. Olttl '" l"twtn iu clogrcc• of alnpll it i c: a.<ltlJlf 111 inu nn d ri11u ll.\·
/J(lfl!t1'nS IWfltll~ V/1,1', lll'iJtitUII lt jWi111ÌlÌVI\ l'll!it,v. t'OIII(HU'tltl Wil lt l iti' lliiiiiÌII IOIIÌ·
tenanonn LII!JIIrtH• ova.1.w1. Ali 1110$(1 plrt~t l 8 liv(· 111ort• m·'''"" t·x•·lusin•I,Y 011 tlu·
vo• ·tical difiH. :Lit lwug h tlioy rlo noi soom lo po~o~••'"" nuy pnrtit·ul:l t' adapLa·
tion or prcndaptn.t iou t o l hl.' I'Ol·ky lttl.hitat.
·~) il rrhR nj Ili('!/ ilt'l'l'(llll'(lll ·(11/lutfir l!ffll' : Wl' hu \'(1 li Ili)' n 11(• I'UJli'('>'CII t 1\ ti\'\'
or this g roup: 1-:mditWI ltWY'ÌtiiiiUIII . T hit< J)liilll prolmlll,v ori;.!illatocl ili tlll'
ùighor aJtitHIIt·~ of tJie IIIClLil<liT:lll('Hil 11101111(1\ÌIIH whCII LJW dilnll((' o( lht:
moditetT:liiC:III bnsin Wll'oo of a troph:al t,\'JH'. fl'<llll Lhort· Hrodi"w nw1·ilimtl lll
xprc:td 1lown nnù nlong tho atlantir- ouropcan I'Oa;,t~, whcrc' lO<h\y it hno; tu
t~ta.nd n diumll.'l with :t >~Cnr~C' sca ounl difff•J'<'IIIint.inu. ThiK plnnt ::tho" "· Jil,c·
])"p/mc olr•ifolio. a <•(lrlnin r·nnt:H't wi!lt tlt•• tunr~>h,v huhi tn t .....
Thc isln11cl of .\l:u·t· Llimo wu :;~ hu1·t· lwc11 jliM't <•f :t " ;-;PIII h 'l'irm11i1' ('oli·
liuont » aL (.ho it(•gill ll int; 01' lho .\Ji0\'0110. aud flln>'t, llii.Vll hr•·fl llll' Ji ll ÌKill ltcl al,
t ho 1Jogin11in~ of t ltn QunLNIHII'S j)<'l'iod.
'l'hu ~o u ih Tin·oui<· Conlilllllll r·On>'il!tOtl uf ll••·cu nud11 porthm:~ (fig. 15 1) :
l ) :~ palcogoni<· porliou, I'OITNltJI)lllliiiJ.r t n l hu t• rit~talliu mouutai1111 uf
·:~labrin ::\lld :-;il'il,v. whirh aderi a!< a hi'Ìri).!Chl•tHl fm· t 111' i11va~io11 of t·~t':llt
pian t,s.
2) ~\Il olii.!:Ot'('IIÌIHlliO<'<'Ili<· port.iun I'OI'I'UlS(lOilcliug Ili 111<' t•alt::li'COUH WC:o(
:Sicily n wl t ht•rdun· ini'I1Hli11g n Iso .\larC't t imo. whit'11 n<·t rtl "" a hricl~l'hC'ncl
for tbc iuvn.~ion uf thu plnnl;. t·nmintt frorn tho Hiffnn-B<'tic· lanci~ ancl fro111
Co r~artlinia. :w cl ,\ lgcriu.
:J) :t JIOit tie por!io11 whil'lt uxtettrlcu fro111 ~il-il y tu t.hc centrai i!ulinu
!)OIIÌn:'lul:.t.
;\[a.rettil llo, 11wiug lo its pot~itiuu aL t.ho south western poiut of Uds :-loul h
Tinoni<· t'vlltint,nt j,., ptu·t.icul:trly ric·lt in wcstC'I'Il tiiOlliletTA II<':tll rPlict ~'<.
The t:vlon il'n l Ìull or 1\ln.roLtiliiU tuo), jtlncc IliO!:! l pmbahl_,. rlul'iug l hP \l illl'OIH'
(Fig. J 5:3). Duriug Lhc g ronto'l( sea ingrossion8 ;\lt~rc t lill•o pmbabl_,. bcutlllll·
and island of an Ar<'hipelago. ;mccc' Rively nl t.ho lilllo ol' tho grealìll!l land
emersion )larettimo becnmc <>neo more part or t h<' ahO\'O lllt•nt ioncd l'ontinent.
nnd took l'Onncclion with thc :-lorth Westeru lanll:o.
During t ll1• Pont.ic Lhe nwuntains of ~laret.timo probubl~· "cru .. urrotmd<•tl
b.,- n lap;oon ... omcho\\ lik(• .\lnntc .\rj!enlnric• wcln..\·. in lhc Tn>'l'llll .\lan' lllllt:t.