The ‘Chara hispida species complex’ (Charales, Charophyceae) kept in the Herbarium RO of the Sapienza University of Rome

• Published in: Webbia
• Main Authors: Abdelahad, Nadia, Millozza, Anna, Iberite Mauro
• Other Authors: Iberite, Mauro
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Taylor and Francis Ltd. 2019
• Subjects: C. horrida; C. papillosa var. pseudobaltica; C. rudis/subspinosa; Chara polyacantha/aculeolata; distribution map; Italian specimens revision; nomenclatural update; Chara hispida
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11573/1430624; https://doi.org/10.1080/00837792.2019.1607500

Seventy-seven specimens of the Chara hispida species complex, stored in the Herbarium of Sapienza University of Rome (RO), identified over time with different names, have been examined. This paper reports: (1) the most important information recognised on the labels, (2) images of selected specimens, (3) a nomenclatural update of the names according to the most recent monograph on Characeae, (4) a distribution map of the collection sites in Europe, and (5) a revision of the Italian exsiccata of this complex.