Advanced Botanical Research in the Mediterranean Area: Studies in Honor of Prof. Francesco Maria Raimondo on the Occasion of His 80th Birthday

Dear Colleagues,

This Special Issue is a collection of botanical articles published in honor of Professor Francesco Maria Raimondo to celebrate his 80th birthday and his activity in the field of botany. their will be a collection of contributions from scholars and colleagues who know and often collaborate with him on different aspects of botany in the Mediterranean area. Flora is one of Raimondo’s major scientific interests, which was investigated by him from the points of view of systematics, chorology, phytogeography and ecology; in particular, he has discovered and described new Mediterranean species. Other research carried out by Prof. Raimondo has been related to the biodiversity of different taxonomic groups in the Mediterranean area, with particular regard for Mountain vegetation, wetlands, cartography, geobotany, ornamental flora of parks and gardens, phytochemistry, etc.

This Special Issue will include all of these aspects of the most advanced botanical research in the Mediterranean Area.

Prof. Dr. Giuseppe Venturella
Dr. Gianniantonio Domina
Guest Editors

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