Alien grapes (Vitis, Vitaceae) in Sicily (Italy): novelties for the Sicilian and Mediterranean flora

With the aim to improve and update the information on distribution and invasiveness of the genus Vitis across the Euro-Mediterranean area, the authors explored Sicily (Italy), one of the world most important areas for viticulture, where this taxonomic critical group seems to have been neglected on f...

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Main Authors: Nicola M.G. Ardenghi, Paolo Cauzzi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PAGEPress Publications 2015-11-01
Series:Natural History Sciences
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Online Access:https://sisn.pagepress.org/index.php/nhs/article/view/256
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spelling doaj-9ea3e1bcc6c6485794f8f5a3ef1f07102021-01-02T09:55:10ZengPAGEPress PublicationsNatural History Sciences2385-04422385-09222015-11-012210.4081/nhs.2015.256Alien grapes (Vitis, Vitaceae) in Sicily (Italy): novelties for the Sicilian and Mediterranean floraNicola M.G. Ardenghi0Paolo Cauzzi1Università di PaviaUniversità di MilanoWith the aim to improve and update the information on distribution and invasiveness of the genus Vitis across the Euro-Mediterranean area, the authors explored Sicily (Italy), one of the world most important areas for viticulture, where this taxonomic critical group seems to have been neglected on floristics grounds. One naturalized (V. ×goliath) and two invasive taxa (V. ×instabilis, V. ×ruggerii) are reported for the first time from this region, while the presence of V. labrusca and V. ×koberi is confirmed. V. rupestris and V. ×ruggerii are recorded as invasive for the first time in the Euro-Mediterranean area, while the invasion status of V. labrusca is changed from casual to naturalized for Sicily. Previous literature data on V. berlandieri and V. riparia are discussed: the former species is excluded from the Sicilian flora, while the latter is regarded as doubtfully present. Additionally, the first record of V. ×ruggerii from Greece (Crete) is reported; this neophyte was previously unknown from eastern Mediterranean.https://sisn.pagepress.org/index.php/nhs/article/view/256viticultureVitis ×goliathVitis ×instabilisVitis ×koberiVitis labruscaVitis ×ruggerii
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author Nicola M.G. Ardenghi
Paolo Cauzzi
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Paolo Cauzzi
Alien grapes (Vitis, Vitaceae) in Sicily (Italy): novelties for the Sicilian and Mediterranean flora
Natural History Sciences
viticulture
Vitis ×goliath
Vitis ×instabilis
Vitis ×koberi
Vitis labrusca
Vitis ×ruggerii
author_facet Nicola M.G. Ardenghi
Paolo Cauzzi
author_sort Nicola M.G. Ardenghi
title Alien grapes (Vitis, Vitaceae) in Sicily (Italy): novelties for the Sicilian and Mediterranean flora
title_short Alien grapes (Vitis, Vitaceae) in Sicily (Italy): novelties for the Sicilian and Mediterranean flora
title_full Alien grapes (Vitis, Vitaceae) in Sicily (Italy): novelties for the Sicilian and Mediterranean flora
title_fullStr Alien grapes (Vitis, Vitaceae) in Sicily (Italy): novelties for the Sicilian and Mediterranean flora
title_full_unstemmed Alien grapes (Vitis, Vitaceae) in Sicily (Italy): novelties for the Sicilian and Mediterranean flora
title_sort alien grapes (vitis, vitaceae) in sicily (italy): novelties for the sicilian and mediterranean flora
publisher PAGEPress Publications
series Natural History Sciences
issn 2385-0442
2385-0922
publishDate 2015-11-01
description With the aim to improve and update the information on distribution and invasiveness of the genus Vitis across the Euro-Mediterranean area, the authors explored Sicily (Italy), one of the world most important areas for viticulture, where this taxonomic critical group seems to have been neglected on floristics grounds. One naturalized (V. ×goliath) and two invasive taxa (V. ×instabilis, V. ×ruggerii) are reported for the first time from this region, while the presence of V. labrusca and V. ×koberi is confirmed. V. rupestris and V. ×ruggerii are recorded as invasive for the first time in the Euro-Mediterranean area, while the invasion status of V. labrusca is changed from casual to naturalized for Sicily. Previous literature data on V. berlandieri and V. riparia are discussed: the former species is excluded from the Sicilian flora, while the latter is regarded as doubtfully present. Additionally, the first record of V. ×ruggerii from Greece (Crete) is reported; this neophyte was previously unknown from eastern Mediterranean.
topic viticulture
Vitis ×goliath
Vitis ×instabilis
Vitis ×koberi
Vitis labrusca
Vitis ×ruggerii
url https://sisn.pagepress.org/index.php/nhs/article/view/256
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