Abstract The binomial Muscari neglectum is commonly used for a widespread Mediterranean geophyte. However, the correct authorship has long been disputed. Here we show, in rather unusual case, that must be attributed to Michele Tenore and renowned zoologist Giosuè Sangiovanni; latter otherwise unlisted among botanical authorities. As several different lectotypes of name have proposed over years,...

En México las zonas áridas representan más de la mitad del territorio, en estos lugares existe erosión debido a contaminación, por lo que es importante estudiar el nivel tolerancia especies vegetales representativas para restaurar o reforestar. Se evaluaron seis Agave funkiana, A. obscura, salmiana familia Asparagaceae y Opuntia cochenillifera, O. f icus-indica, Pereskia sacharosa, Cactaceae. p...

The genus Ruscus (Asparagaceae family) is native to the Mediterranean, Southern and Western Europe and is represented by perennial, rhizomatous, and evergreen shrubs. Among the approximately seven species spread throughout Europe up to Iran, Ruscus aculeatus L. (butcherʼs broom) is the most widely distributed and appreciated. This review provides an overview of the traditional use of Ruscus spp...

We identified volatiles from the floral headspace of Yucca filamentosa using gas chromatography and mass spectrometry and analyzed floral scent composition and variation among populations pollinated by different yucca moth species. Twenty-one scent compounds were repeatedly identified and most could be categorized into two major classes: (1) homoterpenes derived from the sesquiterpene alcohol n...