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Fée; incl. “P. vulgare var. a.” sensu Guss. (1845); incl. “P. vulgare” sensu Lojac. (1909)
cum totis varietatibus]
According to Greuter (1981) this taxon should be treated as a subspecies, since the typical pop-
ulation of P. cambricum is a sterile variation of uncertain taxonomic status. The majority of pteri-
dologists disagree on this approach. – Woods, walls. – Everywhere on cool rocks on the coast and
in woods. – CC.

15. Polypodium interjectum Shivas in J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 58: 28 (1961)
Cliffs, shady walls. – Reported for the Madonie Mountains by Nardi & Tommei (1976). Its dis-
tribution is still not well known according to Soster (2001). Ascertain localities: Madonie near
Castelbuono (Raimondo & al. 2004). Also found by us near Mount Sambughetti (Nicosia)! – R.
* Polypodium vulgare L., Sp. Pl.: 1085 (1753)
Cliffs, shady walls.– According to Marchetti (2004) it may occur at high altitude and in cool
places.

SINOPTERIDACEAE

16. Cheilanthes maderensis Lowe in Trans. Cambridge Philos. Soc. 6: 528 (1830)
Shady cliffs. – S. Margherita presso Messina (Borzì) (Zodda 1908); Pantelleria: Bugeber,
Rakhale, M. Gelkhamar, Lave Gelfizer (Di Martino 1963); Calatafimi (?), Palermo, Galati
Marina, Castelmola, Acireale, Massannunziata, Tra Mascalucia e Nicolosi, Catania Chiuse?,
Alicudi, Pantelleria Montagna Grande, Pantelleria Cuddia Attalora, Pantelleria M. Gibele (ulte-
riori dettagli in Nardi & al. 1979); Sicilia nord-orientale da Messina a Catania, Eolie, Pantelleria
(Raimondo & al. 1994). All localities lie within the Etna and Pantelleria areas. – R.
17. Cheilanthes acrostica (Balb.) Tod. in Giorn. Sci. Nat. Econ. Palermo 1: 215 (1866)
[Bas. Pteris acrostica Balb., Elenco: 98 (1801); Cheilanthes pteridioides (Reichard) C.
Chr. nom. rej.; C. odora Sw. nom. illeg.; C. fragrans Sw.]
Nom. in Nardi & Reichstein (1985, 1986). – Shady cliffs. – Everywhere in Sicily and in the sur-
rounding islands in rocky environments. – C.
18. Cheilanthes tinaei Tod. in Giorn. Sci. Nat. Econ. Palermo 1: 217 (1886) [Cheilanthes
corsica Reichstein & Vida]
Known since XIX century but its taxonomic status has been clarified only recently by Reichstein
& Vida (1973) and Nardi (1978). It occurs in that part of the Mediterranean known as Archaic
Paleo-Mediterranean Sea. Scattered. – Shady cliffs. – Acireale, S. Tecla, Bongiardo, Acicatena
(Sozzi) (Nicotra 1891: sub C. hispanica sensu Nicotra non Mettenius = C. tinaei Tod.); V.ne Ulli,
S. Alfio (Nicotra 1893 a: sub C. hispanica); Messina, Milazzo, Mili, S. Margherita (Borzì),
Giampilieri (Seguenza), Scaletta (Gussone), M. Scuderi (Nicotra 1893 b: sub C. fragrans + C.
tinaei); ?D: Mandanici (Borzì), Artolia, Tremestieri di Messina, Saponara, Etna al Milo
(Nicotra), Francavilla + Taormina (Zodda) (Nicotra & Campagna 1908: sub C. fragrans), da
verificare la corrispondenza con C. tinaei; Messina, Catania Chiuse, Alicuri, Filicuri (Lojacono
1909); Monreale, Messina, Francavilla, Catania, Alicudi, Eolie a Salina (Nardi 1979); Etna: Lave
presso Misterbianco (Di Benedetto 1983); Alcantara, Salina, Arenella, Francavilla (Raimondo &
al. 2004). – R.