The vascular flora of Mt. Oiti National Park and the surrounding area in Greece

George Karetsos, Alexandra D. Solomou, Panayiotis Trigas and Konstantinia Tsagari
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George Karetsos: Hellenic Agricultural Organization "DEMETER", Institute of Mediterranean Forest Ecosystems, Athens, Greece
Alexandra D. Solomou: Hellenic Agricultural Organization "DEMETER", Institute of Mediterranean Forest Ecosystems, Athens, Greece
Panayiotis Trigas: Laboratory of Systematic Botany, Department of Crop Science, Agricultural University of Athens, Athens, Greece
Konstantinia Tsagari: Hellenic Agricultural Organization "DEMETER", Institute of Mediterranean Forest Ecosystems, Athens, Greece

Journal of Forest Science, 2018, vol. 64, issue 10, 435-454

Abstract: This paper presents the first comprehensive checklist of vascular plants for an especially important area for biodiversity, namely National Park "Ethnikos Drymos Oitis" - Natura 2000 site (GR2440004) and the surrounding area in Greece. This list includes a total of 1,153 plant taxa, including 79 endemic taxa and two local endemic species (Allium lagarophyllum Brullo, Pavone & Tzanoudakis and Veronica oetaea Gustavsson). It is noteworthy that 551 plants are new records for the flora of Mt. Oiti. A total of 67 taxa are protected by national and international legislation, while 52 orchid taxa are also protected by the Convention of International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES). Veronica oetaea, a priority species of Annex II of the Directive 92/43, is also protected by the Berne Convention. The high plant species diversity and endemism make Mt. Oiti National Park an important area with high conservation value, thus providing baseline information which could be utilized for further research.

Keywords: diversity; ecology; environment; protected areas; endemics; checklist; Greece (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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DOI: 10.17221/65/2018-JFS

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