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* Achyranthes aspera L., Sp. Pl.: 204 (1753)
Exotic tropical reported by Pignatti (1982) as naturalized in Sicily, however it is absent from
Sicilian herbaria and therefore not confirmed. Occasional records. To be cancelled.
259. Achyranthes sicula (L.) All. in Mélanges Philos. Math. Soc. Roy. Turin 5: 93 (1774)
[Bas. A. aspera var. sicula L., Sp. Pl.: 204 (1753); A. argentea Lam.]
Rocks, dry and rocky uncultivated ground, hedges on the coast. – Everywhere in the region. M.
Cofano (Ponzo 1900); Capaci, Floresta, Valdesi, Catalfano, Baida, Cofani, Cefalù, Casteldaccia,
Messina, Caronia, Fiumedinisi, Catania, Siracusa, Spaccaforno (Lojacono 1904); Riserva natu-
rale dello Zingaro (Raimondo & Schicchi 1998: sub Achyranthes aspera). – C.

NYCTAGINACEAE

260. Mirabilis jalapa L., Sp. Pl.: 177 (1753)
Cultivated and often subspontaneous in gardens. – Naturalized in small towns. First reported by
Albo (1919). – CC.
261. Mirabilis longiflora L. in Vet. Akad. Handl. Stockh. 1755: 176, tab. 6, fig. 1 (1755)
Cultivated and subspontaneous in the surroundings of small towns. – Common in Sicily. – C.
Boerhaavia repens L., Sp. Pl.: 3 (1753) subsp. repens

262. Boerhaavia repens subsp. viscosa (Choisy) Maire, Etud. Fl. Vég. Sahara: 88 (1933)
Disturbed ground, road edges. – Exotic naturalized, first reported in Palermo by De Leo (1967).
Very common in the Palermo area, and in the last few years also on the Tyrrhenian coast of
Messina. Extending towards Southern Sicily throughtout large roads. – C.

** Bougainvillea glabra Choisy in DC. Prodr. 13(2): 437 (1849)
Cultivated as ornamental. – Common in gardens and parks along the coast.

PHYTOLACCACEAE
263. Phytolacca americana L., Sp. Pl.: 441 (1753) [P. decandra L., Sp. Pl. ed. 2: 631
(1762)]
Cultivated in the past for the anthocyanin of the berries used as wine colouring. – Native to
North-America, already cultivated and naturalized in large parts of the region. Palermo, Siracusa,
Catania, Messina, Castrogiovanni (Gussone 1827); Noto: Cappuccini, S. Corrado di Fuori, al
Fiume S. Nicola e all’Asinaro (Silipranti 1887). Confirmed from CN Sicily by Dia & Romano
(1981). – NC.

264. Phytolacca dioica L., Sp. Pl. ed. 2: 632 (1762)
Ornamental and naturalized. – Grown wild only in Salina Island (Pignatti 1982). Cultivated
elsewhere. – R.

AIZOACEAE
265. Carpobrotus acinaciformis (L.) L. Bolus, Fl. Pl. South Africa 7: tab. 247 (1927) [Bas.
Mesembryanthemum acinaciforme L., Sp. Pl.: 485 (1753)]
Cultivated and naturalized on the beaches. – Everywhere in the region, invasive. – C.