New records for Albania based on taxa from the Prespa National Park.

Kit Tan,Lulëzim Shuka

doi:10.3897/bdj.1.e1014

Abstract

Twelve taxa are enumerated as new and three taxa confirmed for the flora of Albania. They were collected between 2007 and 2012 in the Prespa National Park of Albania which is part of the Prespa International Park, a biological protected area at the borders with F.Y.R. Macedonia and Greece. Four taxa, viz., Centaurea galicicae, Festuca galicicae, Laserpitium ochridanum and Micromeria cristata subsp. kosaninii are restricted to Dry and Galičica Mountains. Centaurea decora, a recently described species, is treated as a synonym of Centaurea soskae thus extending the known localities of the latter to the southeast. Detailed information on distribution, occurrence and habitats in Albania are provided for each taxon.

Highlights

IntroductionThe Prespa National Park in Albania is part of Prespa International Park (here abbreviated to PIP), a region designated for nature conservation at the borders of Albania, Greece and
The Prespa National Park in Albania is part of Prespa International Park, a region designated for nature conservation at the borders of Albania, Greece and
The park is considered to be an integrated ecosystem of global significance unique for its habitats, rich floristic biodiversity and high number of local and Balkan plant endemics

Summary

Introduction

The Prespa National Park in Albania is part of Prespa International Park (here abbreviated to PIP), a region designated for nature conservation at the borders of Albania, Greece and. PIP lies between the geographical coordinates 40°43' to 40° 51'N and 20°00' to 21°10'E and has a total surface area of 2519.1 km including lakes Megali and Mikri Prespa. The park is considered to be an integrated ecosystem of global significance unique for its habitats, rich floristic biodiversity and high number of local and Balkan plant endemics. According to Pavlides (Pavlides 1997) the Greek part of the PIP has c. 1326 plant species, the Macedonian part c. 1597 taxa (Matevski 2010) and from current investigation, the Albanian part has at least 1130 species

Map of area showing distribution of selected species

Taxon treatments

Findings

Taxon discussion