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The Villa Filangeri in Santa Flavia is among the most remarkable historical residences in the plane between Bagheria and Santa Flavia, south of Palermo. Built in 1742, in the last decades its garden has gradually lost its original richness and elegance. Presently its general structure is not still in good condition, and the plant heritage appears significantly varied and impoverished with respect to its original composition. Therefore, in the absence of recent surveys, the inventory of the present ornamental plant heritage was carried out. This, in order of adding new data to the ornamental flora of Sicilian parks and gardens and of giving a contribution to the possible restoration for public and cultural purposes.