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34 Giardina & al.: A catalogue of plants growing in Sicily

Cultivated as ornamental, for hedgerows and windbreaks . – Mainly on the coast . – C.
** Cupressus arizonica Greene in Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 9:64 (1882)
Cultivated for hedgerows, reafforestation and windbreaks. – Mainly on the coast . – C

* Juniperus communis L., Sp. Pl.: 1040 (1753) subsp. communis
?D: Juniperus communis subsp. communis is recorded by Lojacono (1904: 403) from the Etna.
Nowadays it is considered absent in Sicily according to Jalas & Suominen (1972-96, 2: map
182). According to Fl. Europ. 1: 47 (1993) it occurs “almost throughout the range of the species”.
To be verified.

62. Juniperus communis subsp. hemisphaerica (J. & C. Presl) Arcang., Comp. Fl. Ital.:
637 (V 1882) [ead. comb.: Nyman, Consp. Fl. Eur.: 676 (X 1882); Bas. Juniperus
hemisphaerica J. & C. Presl, Delic. Prag.: 142 (1822)]
Windy ridges and high mountains. – Madonie Mountains and Etna in the high mountain belt. – NC.

Juniperus oxycedrus L., Sp. Pl.: 1038 (1753)
63. Juniperus oxycedrus subsp. macrocarpa (Sm.) Ball in J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 16: 670
(1878) [Bas. J. macrocarpa Sm. in Sibth. & Sm., Fl. Graec. Prodr. 2: 263 (1816); J.
lobelii Guss.]
Sandy dunes near the sea. – Catania, Sicilia meridionale e anche a Reitano (Gussone 1845: 635). – NC.
64. Juniperus turbinata Guss., Fl. Sicul. Syn. 2 (2): 634 (1845) [J. phoenicea L. p.p.; incl.
“J. phoenicea” sensu Guss. (1845) non L.; J. phoenicea L. var. turbinata Parl.]
Reported by Gussone (1845) as J. phoenicea L. Taxonomy was recently clarified by Rivas
Martinez & al. (1993). – Littoral and inland maquis. – Secciara, Castellammare, Montallegro,
Siculiana, Terranova, Braccetto, Siracusa (Cosentini), Pantelleria, Lampedusa, Linosa (Gussone
1845: sub J. phoenicea); Montallegro, Secciara (Gasparrini) (Gussone 1845: sub J. turbinata);
Lampedusa (Lojacono 1885); Fiumi Anapo e Ciane, Biviere Gela (Lopriore 1900); Alcamo
Macchia dei Ginepri (Ponzo 1903); Pantelleria (Ross 1906); Balestrate nella duna accanto al
Cimitero, Terranova presso Pozzo di Piazza, Sciacca (Lojacono 1904); Pantelleria: Gelfizer, M.
Gibele (Sommier 1922); Pantelleria: Cala Cinque Denti, Fossa del Russo, Khafar, Punta Limarsi,
M. Gelfizer (Di Martino 1963); S. Pietro: Coste Chiazzina (Furnari 1965); Pantelleria: Contrada
Khaggiar (Brullo & al. 1977); Passo Marinaro (Bartolo & al. 1982: sub J. phoenicea var. lycia);
Cava Randello (Brullo & al. 1993 a); only at Balestrate for Lojacono (1904). Rovine di Eraclea
Minoa!, Gela al Passo delle Pantanelle!, Cava Randello!, Passo Marinaro nel boschetto della
necropoli omonima! Endangered species with reduced populations often in disturbed habitat. –
R.

* Juniperus sabina L., Sp. Pl.: 1039 (1753)
Mountains. – Sicilia (?Tineo in herb. PAL, sine loco, s.d.) (Lojacono 1904). Non found recently,
doubtful the exsiccata in PAL. ?To be excluded.
TAXACEAE

65. Taxus baccata L., Sp. Pl.: 1040 (1753)
Beech-woods. – Caronia, Mistretta alla Tassita, Etna (Cosentini) (Gussone 1845); Etna (v.
Lojacono 1904); S. Fratello e Naso (Borzì), Tortorici a Mangalavite, Alcara Li Fusi, Longi a
Barrilà (Zodda) (Nicotra & Campagna 1908); Nebrodi: Bosco Lavanghi, Contrada Bussonita,