In: Phyton 58, Fasc. 2 (2018): S. 109-115 DOI: 10.12905/0380.phyton58(2)-2018-0109 Published online on 21st December 2018

Published online on 21st December 2018

Viola cassinensis subsp. lucana (Violaceae), a new subspecies from the Lucanian Apennine, southern Italy

Enrico V. Perrino, Giuseppe N. Silletti, Matthias Erben & Robert P. Wagensommer

Key words: Viola cassinensis subsp. lucana subsp. nova, Violaceae. – Italy, Basilicata, endemism, taxonomy, new subspecies.

Summary
Perrino E. V., Silletti G. N., Erben M. & Wagensommer R. P. 2018. Viola cassinensis subsp. lucana (Violaceae), a new subspecies from the Lucanian Apennine, southern Italy. – Phyton (Horn, Austria) 58 (2): 109–115, with 3 figures and 1 table.*


Viola cassinensis subsp. lucana subsp. nova (Violaceae) is described and illustrated from Basilicata (southern Italy). Morphology, habitat and ecology are reported. This new taxon belonging to the Viola calcarata group is endemic to the Lucanian Apennine (southern Italy). It is compared with the similar taxa V. cassinensis subsp. cassinensis and V. cassinensis subsp. pseudogracilis.