Article

Resolving nomenclatural and distributional issues in Senecio macedonicus (Asteraceae), a species endemic to the Balkan Peninsula

Authors:
Matevski V.
,
Tan K.
,
Kostadinovski M.
,
Ćušterevska R.
Publication: Flora Mediterranea
Pages: 37-44
Article history:
  1. Received

  2. (last) revision received

  3. Accepted

  4. Published online

Abstract

This paper discusses some aspects concerning the year of publication and the locus classicus of Senecio macedonicus Griseb. New data on the distribution of this species within the territory of the Republic of North Macedonia are given.

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