TY - JOUR AU - Brullo, Cristian AU - Brullo, Salvatore AU - Giusso del Galdo, Gianpietro AU - Ilardi, Vincenzo AU - Sciandrello, Saverio PY - 2012/12/30 Y2 - 2024/03/29 TI - A new species of Silene sect. Dipterosperma (Caryophyllaceae) from Sicily JF - Anales del Jardín Botánico de Madrid JA - An. Jard. Bot. Madr. VL - 69 IS - 2 SE - Articles DO - 10.3989/ajbm.2327 UR - https://rjb.revistas.csic.es/index.php/rjb/article/view/381 SP - 209-216 AB - <i>Silene kemoniana</i>, a new species of the section <i>Dipterosperma</i> from NW Sicily, is described and illustrated. It is a therophyte that occurs in mountains near Palermo, where it grows on Mesozoic limestones in xerophilous garigues. Its relationships with <i>S. colorata</i> and allied species are also examined. A key of the species belonging to sect. <i>Dipterosperma</i> is provided. ER -