The genus Limonium (Plumbaginaceae) in Greece Brullo, Salvatore Erben, Matthias Phytotaxa 2016 2016-01-05 240 1 448 450 6QDLQ Artelari Artelari. A 1984 [192,526,511,536] Magnoliopsida Plumbaginaceae Limonium Plantae Caryophyllales 86 Tracheophyta species coronense    Type:― GREECE.  Peloponnese:Prov. Messinia: ad castrum oppidi Coroni; in saxosis calcareis, maritimis,  28 July 1982, Artelari 356( holotypeUPA).   Description:—Plant perennial, glabrous, forming a sub-shrub 25–60 cmtall, with some ascending to erect stems and a robust tap-root. Caudices 2–7 cmlong, branched, densely spirally leafy, living leaves in rosettes at apices. Leaves fleshy, 15–70 mmlong and 3–12 mmbroad, narrowly oblanceolate to narrowly spathulate, apex obtuse to rounded, margin revolute, with one central nerve, gradually tapering into the petiole; leaves usually withered and often completely absent at anthesis. Stems slightly hard, 10–50 cmlong, very flexuous, slightly scabrous, branching begins near the base. Inflorescence narrowly trullate in outline. Sterile branches numerous, 0.5–3 cmlong, straight to slightly curved, only longer branches divided and slightly articulate. Fertile branches confined to the upper fourth of the stems, slightly articulate, 1–5 cmlong, slightly arched to straight, mostly erect, forming branching angles of 40°–80°, branched. Spikes 20–85 mmlong, straight to bowed, inserted erect to obliquely. Spikelets very fine, 6–7 mmlong, composed of 1–2 (–3) flowers, remotely arranged with 3–4 per cm, mostly biseriately disposed. Outer bract 1.2–1.5 mmlong and 1.6–2.1 mmbroad, triangular-ovate, obtuse; bract margin narrowly membranous; central part fleshy, acuminate. Middle bract membranous, 1.3–1.8 mmlong and 1.2–1.5 mmbroad, elliptic, rounded. Inner bract 3.6–4.1 mmlong and 2.3–2.7mmbroad, obovate-elliptic, obtuse to rounded; bract margin narrowly membranous; central part fleshy, 2.8–3.4 mmlong and 1.6–2.0 mm broad, oblong, forming a triangular tip, 0.6–0.8 mmlong, nearly reaching the upper margin. Calyx 4.8–5.4 mmlong, exceeding the inner bract by 2.2–2.5 mm; calyx tube more or less sparsely shortly hairy, with 5 ribs, sometimes with some short hairs, ending shortly above the base of lobes; calyx lobes ca. 0.6 × 0.8 mm, semi–elliptic. Corolla pale violet.  Chromosome number:—2n = 18 (Artelari 1984a, b).   Distribution:—Restricted to Koroni, SW Peloponnese( Fig. 89D).  Habitat:—Calcareous rocky coast.  Taxonomic remarks:—  L. coronensebelongs to the diploid  L. cancellatum-dictyophorumgroup occurring on the Ionian Islands. The other species of this group are  L. arcuatum, L. saracinatum, L. ithacense, L. pylium, L. zakynthiumand  L. kardamylii.  Specimens examined:—  GREECE.  Peloponnese: A Coronsur des rochers puisque dans la mer, 1840,  Pignants.n.(G-BOISS);  De Heldreich Herbarium Graecum Normaleno. 1475, Messenia: in rupestribus ad littora maris prope Corone,  12 August 1897, Zahn(G, M, PC); Messenia, Koron, s.d.,  De Heldreich1470(PC); Koroni, rupi calcareo-arenacee sul mare,  26 August 1999, Bartolo, Brullo, Guarino& Signorellos.n.(CAT); Koroni, costa rocciosa calcarea,  19 July 2011,  Brullo& Giacalones.n.(CAT). 1982-07-28 Greece Coroni Type 86 1 Peloponnisos holotype 1897-08-12 2011-07-19 1897-08-12 A Coron & De Heldreich Herbarium & De Heldreich & Guarino & Signorello & Brullo & Giacalone Greece Pignant Messenia De Heldreich Herbarium 86 1 Peloponnisos