Affiliation:
1. Department of Environmental Biology University of Rome Sapienza Rome Italy
2. Via del Gran Paradiso Rome Italy
Abstract
AbstractA woody alien species, Carya illinoinensis (Juglandaceae), is found in Rome (central Italy) along banks of river Tevere. The discovery represents the first record for Italy and the second one for the continental Europe. Description, distribution in Italy, phenology, and original photographs are provided. Moreover, the name Juglans illinoinensis (basionym of C. illinoinensis) is lectotypified on a Wangenheim's illustration (Table XVIII, Figure XXXXIII).
Subject
Plant Science,Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics