The tradition of floristic studies in Italy has made it possible to obtain a good knowledge plant diversity both on national and regional scale. However, the lack for some areas, advances systematics human activities related globalization, highlight need further aimed at improving knowledge. In this paper, based fieldwork herbaria literature surveys, we update Italian vascular flora analyze sim...

Generic delimitation in the Beilschmiedia group of the Lauraceae remains ambiguous because flowering specimens of a few genera with confined distribution are poorly represented in herbaria, and a few floral characters important for taxonomy are still poorly known. Syndiclis is sporadically distributed in southwestern China, and is represented in the herbaria by only a few flowering specimens. W...

Lichenes Delicati Exsiccati Editae of little, fine, special lichens is edited in honour Antonín Vězda (1920–2008). The sixth fascicle the exsiccate consisted 20 species and lichenicolous fungi distributed to 12 lichen herbaria world. Collectors are J. Halda, G. Kantvilas, L. Lőkös, Z. Palice, N. Varga E. Farkas.

The Natural Science Collections Facility (NSCF) is a South African initiative to develop network of museum and herbarium institutions, secure the collections under their care, ensure are used for research that relevant local global priorities. A key component NSCF work community building. In past, institutions have operated independently fall range national, provincial, governance structures. M...

The pteridophyte account of Flora Iranica (ed. K.H. Rechinger) is still not published. The Caspian forests provide suitable habitats for the growth of many ferns and fern allies in Iran. In semi-arid and mountainous areas of Iran, mesophilous plants are restricted to rock crevices, waterfall proximity, stream banks and lake shores. Based on field collections and study of herbarium specimens in ...