Studies on the genus Atriplex L. (Amaranthaceae) in Italy. IV. Atriplex bocconei Guss.

Abstract

Studies on the genus Atriplex L. (Amaranthaceae) in Italy. IV. Atriplex bocconei Guss. – Atriplex bocconei Guss. is here typified on one herbarium specimen kept in NAP. The identity of the species is also clarified on the basis of literature analysis and examination of type material and other specimens that allowed to include it in the synonym of A. glauca L. An extensive synonymy of A. glauca was also reported, including two new combinations. Notes on the ecology and present distribution of the species are also provided.

Keywords: Atriplex glauca L., Atriplex halimus L., new combination, new synonymy, typification