Zoltán Barina

WWF Hungary · Freshwater Group

The systematic urban floristic research of Budapest was started in 2018 by the authors with detailed methodology. One scope of the research was to gain knowledge on the plant taxa appearing in Budapest and to compile the inventory of the urban flora of Budapest. We have provided the inventory of the urban flora of Budapest, which includes distribut...

Herbarium collections shape our understanding of Earth’s flora and are crucial for addressing global change issues. Their formation, however, is not free from sociopolitical issues of immediate relevance. Despite increasing efforts addressing issues of representation and colonialism in natural history collections, herbaria have received comparative...

Ganoderma is a large and diverse, cosmopolitan fungal genus in the Basidiomycota, comprises species with prized medicinal properties, valuable biotechnological applications and of significant phytopathological interest. In Europe, the number of Ganoderma species is low compared to North America, East Asia or the tropics. Among the seven accepted Ga...

Herbarium collections shape our understanding of the world's flora and are crucial for addressing global change and biodiversity conservation. The formation of such natural history collections, however, are not free from sociopolitical issues of immediate relevance. Despite increasing efforts addressing issues of representation and colonialism in n...

Trees play a key role in the structure and function of many ecosystems worldwide. In the Mediterranean Basin, forests cover approximately 22% of the total land area hosting a large number of endemics (46 species). Despite its particularities and vulnerability, the biodiversity of Mediterranean trees is not well known at the taxonomic, spatial, func...

Seventeen European endemic plant species were considered extinct, but improved taxonomic and distribution knowledge as well as ex situ collecting activities brought them out of the extinct status. These species have now been reported into a conservation framework that may promote legal protection and in situ and ex situ conservation. Species once c...

New nuclear microsatellite markers (SSRs) were developed for Aesculus hippocastanum, a relict tree species from the Balkan Peninsula. The development of microsatellites was done using the Illumina MiSeq PE300 platform. Out of a set of 500 SSRs designed, a subset of 13 loci was tested using 290 individuals from seven natural populations. Twelve spec...

The botanical exploration of Albania in its modern sense started in the mid-nineteenth century with the collections and publications of A. Grisebach, E. Weiss and C. Grimus von Grimburg, who followed the road from Prizren to Shkoder or were active in the hinterland of the harbours on the Adriatic Sea. In the late nineteenth and early twentieth cent...

The vast majority of floristical and coenological studies focus on the natural vegetation and its remnants in urban environments; however, there is an increasing interest in the systematic exploration of built environments. This survey of the inhabited areas of Budapest launched in 2018 applied a new and detailed methodology. The territorial units...

The present part of the series provides new records of 14 taxa of which 8 are native and 6 introduced in Europe. Three vascular plants are newly reported from Kosovo (Corrigiola litoralis, Dysphania pumilio, Equisetum pratense) and one (Chamaecytisus purpureus) from Northern Macedonia. The occurrence of one species (Corydalis pumila) is confirmed i...

Lectotypes are designated for D. plumarius, D. lumnitzeri, D. lumnitzeri subsp. pseudopraecox, D. praecox, D. serotinus (superseding a previous lectotypification) and D. serotinus subsp. kitaibelianus. Epitypes are designated for D. plumarius, D. hungaricus and D. praecox, and a neotype is designated for D. serotinus var. regis‐stephani. The applic...

Abstract Background Tree species represent 20% of the vascular plant species worldwide and they play a crucial role in the global functioning of the biosphere. The Mediterranean Basin is one of the 36 world biodiversity hotspots, and it is estimated that forests covered 82% of the landscape before the first human impacts, thousands of years ago. Ho...

The present part of the series of miscellaneous new records provides the second recent record of Entodon concinnus in Hungary and reports Neckera pennata for the first time in Zselic (SW Hungary). Th e third record of Glandularia ×hybrida, an escaped ornamental plant and also the second record of Sporobolus neglectus a spreading adventive species a...

COLE TCH, HILGER HH, STEVENS PF, BARINA Z (2019) A Zárvatermők Törzsfejlődésének Posztere – A virágos növények rendszerezése Hungarian version of: COLE, HILGER, STEVENS (2019) Angiosperm Phylogeny Poster – Flowering Plant Systematics • a hipotetikus törzsfa molekuláris filogenetikai adatokon alapul • a törzsfejlődés, a rendszertan és a jellemzők dö...

An account of the discovery of the Albanian stenoendemic Asyneuma comosiforme and brief nomenclatural history of the genus Asyneuma provide a background for the re-assessment of recent molecular findings, which advocate the transfer of A. comosiforme to the genus Campanula. Objections to this transfer are raised, and additional morphological detail...

The present part of the series provides new records of locally introduced native species in Hungary (Apium repens, Crypsis schoenoides, Limonium gmelinii, Rumex confertus, Sagina apetala). The spread of Crypsis schoenoides and Limonium gmelinii on roadsides is due to winter salting of roads, whereas the appearance of Apium repens and Sagina apetala...

Az Európai Természettudományi Gyűjtemények Konzorciuma (CETAF) a biológiai sokféleség és a klímaváltozás élővilágra gyakorolt hatásáról szóló online kurzust indított 2015-ben az Erasmus+ támogatásával, Biotalent elnevezéssel, amelynek lebonyolítását részben a Magyar Természettudományi Múzeum végezte. A kurzus első modulja általános ismereteket adot...

The present part of the series of miscellaneous new records provides the records of Radiola linoides reported for the fi rst time from the Zemplén Mts, and as a confi rmation of the occurrence of the species in Hungary. Partly sympatrically, Centunculus minimus is reported as a new species from the Zemplén Mts with a number of localities. One invas...

The Carpathian Region is recognised as one of the most biodiverse regions of Europe, encompassing both a high global plant species richness and a high number of endemics. However, distribution data residing from old herbarium collections is often hard to access, although the information is relevant for a wider audience of researchers going beyond t...

This work includes all names of higher plants reported or collected in the present territory of Albania. The records are critically evaluated; the origin of them was tracked down and possible vouchers were searched for, revised and evaluated. Altogether, 6,419 basionyms were identified with 5,480 recently accepted taxa and their nativity status wer...

A novel segetane (1) and jatrophane diterpene (2), together with five known diterpenoids possessing segetane (3), jatrophane (4), and ingenane skeletons (5 – 7), were isolated from the methanol extract of Euphorbia taurinensis All. The structure elucidation of the compounds was performed by means of extensive spectroscopic analysis, including HRESI...

Carex markgrafii is a species described from Albania and known only from a single locality (Shen Ndue) in the central part of the country. The type specimen was destroyed during the World War II, and to date there was very little additional information about this taxon. During the fieldwork on the type locality, a small population of this species w...

As a European endemic restricted to a few European countries, Geum bulgaricum is here treated as a “target species” or “species of European concern”. Although of great international significance, its distribution is insufficiently known. Based on several years of field studies and analyses of herbarium and literature data, we have determined that G...

Meço, M., Mullaj, A. & Barina, Z.: The vascular flora of the Valamara mountain range (SE Albania), with three new records for the Albanian flora. — Fl. Medit. 28: 5-20. 2018. — ISSN: 1120-4052 printed, 2240-4538 online. As a result of floristic investigations in the Valamara mountain range carried out between 2007 and 2016, 567 taxa belonging to 30...

Herbarium specimens collected by F. K. Meyer in Albania have been studied and revised. As a result of the revisions of the holotype specimens – Campanula latifolioides should be treated as synonym of Campanula trichocalycina, Chamaecytisus mitrushii as synonym of Chamaecytisus purpureus, Euphorbia cikaea as synonym of Euphorbia herniariifolia, Geni...

Veronica subgen. Pseudolysimachium is a group of 30 species ranging across northern Eurasia in various open habitats from dry steppe to swamps. It includes several horticulturally important species that have been crossed in the past. As such, it exemplifies a group with long taxonomic tradition, exemplified by more than 600 valid names, which also...

Multidrug resintance (MDR) is a major obstacle in the treatment of cancer. MDR cells are less sensitive against structurally diverse chemotherapeutic agents, caused by the overexpression of P-glycoprotein (MDR1 or ABCB1 protein) in the cell membrane. These ATP dependent efflux proteins prevent the drug molecules from reaching the effective intracel...

Order information: https://buki-konyv.hu/en/webshop/distribution-atlas-of-vascular-plants-in-albania/10154/ http://commerce.nhmus.hu/?q=productdisplay/distribution-atlas-vascular-plants-albania This volume is the first attempt to present the distribution of all vascular plants in the territory of Albania. Previously, no similar work has been publis...

This volume is the first attempt to present the distribution of all vascular plants in the territory of Albania. Previously, no similar work has been published. Moreover, distribution data of single species from Albania are hardly available – not even Albanian flora works provide chorological information or remarks on the frequency of taxa. Distrib...

Gymnospermium is a genus of early spring-flowering tuberous herbaceous plants including c. 12 species distributed from south-eastern Europe to East Asia. For the European and Caucasian populations, different taxonomic concepts have been proposed, ranging from two to five species. We used AFLP and nuclear and plastid DNA sequences (internal transcri...

Graveyards are unique habitats and well-known as refugia for many organisms, as traditional habitat management of graveyards lends them serious conservational value. However, the impact of religious affiliation to the natural values of graveyards has not been evaluated yet, although religion can have an impact on them through different habits and m...

Graveyards are unique habitats and well-known as refugia for many organisms, as traditional habitat management of graveyards lends them serious conservational value. However, the impact of religious affiliation to the natural values of graveyards has not been evaluated yet, although religion can have an impact on them through different habits and m...

A revision of Bruno Schutt’s herbarium is here discussed, and a reconstruction of the routes of his collecting trips in Albania between 1927 and 1939 is presented. Schutt’s herbarium was not available to the public until recently. However, a manuscript, compiled by him, including the records of collected taxa, was used to outline their distribution...

Abstract Data on the current distribution and status of alien freshwater plants in the ESENIAS countries were compiled from the literature, herbarium records and the personal knowledge of regional specialists. The focus of this work was on plants which are able to grow with their roots permanently in water, rather than including the large numbers o...

Two new species, Chamaecytisus korabensis and Ch. pseudojankae, both from Albania, are described and illustrated here. The relationship of the new taxa to Ch. ratisbonensis and Ch. eriocarpus agg. is discussed. Ch. korabensis is an endemic species of eastern Albania and related to the Eastern European Ch. ratisbonensis agg. Ch. pseudojankae is an e...

Reichardia albanica, a new species from Mount £ika (Albanian: Mali i Qkes) in southern Albania, is described and illustrated. Its relationship with the closest taxa is also discussed and a key for the identification of species in Balkan Peninsula and Turkey is provided. In addition R. macrophylla, a neglected and synonymized Balkan endemic species,...

We aimed to clarify the taxonomic position of the poorly known Scilla albanica, described Albania ca 80 years ago in which completely fell into oblivion because of the lack of any confirming records of the taxon. Morphological, cytological and ecological comparisons with supposedly related taxa are presented based on collected living and herbarium...

Rubus armeniacus is reported as an alien invasive specis new for Bosnia-Hezegovina. The occurrence of Rubus bifrons is reconfirmed in Bosnia-Herzegovina.

In this paper we typify and discuss twelve names belonging to group Coerulans in the genus Sesleria (Poaceae). The holotype is established for S. tenerrima, and lectotypes are designated for the names S. bielzii, S. coerulans, S. coerulans var. borsae, S. comosa, S. klasterskyi, S. korabensis var. mrkvickana, S. krajinae, S. orbelica and S. orbelic...

Th e fi rst part of the newly launched series includes miscellaneous new records from fungi to vascular plants. New chorological records of 14 fungi taxa are provided here: two new (Hypoxy-lon ticinense and Amylostereum laevigatum) and one confi rmed (Sarcodontia crocea) for Hungary; one new for Kiskunság and Bükk Mts (Pholiota squarrosoides); fi v...

Morphometrical studies on three population's of two closely related taxa of Gymnospermium, G. scipetarum and G. maloi, have been carried out. Altogether 10 morphometric characters of 21 distinguishing characters listed in the description of G. maloi have been studied and the significance of 3 additional characters are discussed. In 4 cases, no sign...

During several botanical expeditions in the Republic of Serbia (Mts Šar-Planina and Mts Homoljske Planine), two species of the genus Viola (V. sect. Viola) were found as new for the flora of Serbia: Viola chelmea Boiss. & Heldr. in Mt. Ošljak and V. jooi Janka in Mt. Vukan. The last taxon represents a new species also for the flora of the Balkan Pe...

Phytosociological and nature conservation assessment of the herb layer of 6-, 15- and 20-yearold post-mining Austrian pine stands was conducted in reclaimed bauxite quarries in Hungary. Great differences among the vegetations were found. Disturbance-tolerant species were dominant, subdominant and subordinated in the youngest, middle-aged and oldest...

Roberto de Visiani (1800–1878) was a Dalmatian botanist of Italian ancestry. During the 1850s he started a long lasting collaboration with a Serbian professor - botanist Josif Pancic (1814–1888), who worked in Belgrade. During this period, from 1858 to 1871, they described thirty-five new species and one new variety, in four articles (Visiani 1860,...

The genus Rubus Linnaeus (1753: 492) with nearly 700 species in Europe (Kurtto et al. 2010) constitutes an extraordinarily taxonomically critical group within the Rosaceae (Rosoideae). The richness of morphotypes combined with a poor understanding of the breeding system of apomictic brambles has resulted in the description of thousands of entities....

Pyrus magyarica was considered as a “superendemic” species of the Carpathian Basin for a long time; however, despite its presumed significance, doubts about its taxonomical status have been raised. The confusions originate from the invalidity of the description and the lack of type material. Latter interpretations are not consistent and contradict...

The first synthesis of the alien flora of Albania is presented here. In order to be able to compare with other published studies, the categories of the aliens are described using widely accepted terms. However, additional terms are also introduced in the text. Altogether, 196 alien species occur outside cultivation, including 81 naturalised and 16...

The first synthesis of the alien flora of Albania is presented here. In order to be able to compare with other published studies, the categories of the aliens are described using widely accepted terms. However, additional terms are also introduced in the text. Altogether , 196 alien species occur outside cultivation, including 81 naturalised and 16...

A magyarföldi husáng közép-ázsiai rokonságú, pannon reliktum endemizmus. Flóránk egyik legbecsesebb, fokozottan védett tagja, melynek eszmei értéke 250000 Ft. Az ernyősvirágzatúak családjába tartozó, nyúlánk, 0,5-2 m magas, karógyökerű, lágyszárú évelő. Hazai állományai közül mindeddig a nagymarosi volt a legkevésbé ismert. Az elmúlt évtizedben szá...

The chapter discribes the natural and semi-natural vegetation of Komárom-Esztergom County, Hungary. The 14-page text is complemented by a 9-page color image attachment showing some characteristic plant species and vegetation types of the area.

The nomenclature of the linear-leaved species of the Sesleria juncifolia complex is one of the topics of ongoing research on the taxonomy, genetic variation, and coenology of the genus Sesleria. This paper deals with the typification of five names belonging to the S. juncifolia complex that are widely used in the taxonomical and phytosociological l...

This paper provides information on the typification of the three names in Viola Sect. Melanium: Viola dukadjinica, V. grisebachiana and V. orbelica. All the specimens designated as lectotypes here are deposited in BEOU.

Altogether 70 taxa are discussed in this contribution towards a critical floristic checklist of the Albanian flora. Of these, 21 taxa are reported as new for the country based on the authors' own field observations and collected specimens and on the revision of relevant material in European herbaria; 17 taxa are deleted from the flora and the reaso...

Sesleria serbica is a neglected taxon traditionally wrongly synonymised with S. rigida. Our multifaceted study confirmed its specific status. Herewith we comprehensively describe its morpho-anatomical and ecological features. It is an obligate serpentinophyte, and a protected species in Serbia. Regarding its distribution, S. serbica is a Balkan end...

The nomenclature of the linear-leaved species of the Sesleria juncifolia complex is one of the topics of ongoing research on the taxonomy, genetic variation, and coenology of the genus Sesleria. This paper deals with the typification of five names belonging to the S. juncifolia complex that are widely used in the taxonomical and phytosociological l...

Of the Euphorbia dentata aggregate, both E. dentata and E. davidii have been reported from Europe. A revision of herbarium and published materials, however, indicates that only E. davidii can be confirmed in Europe. Although known in Europe since 1968, most records are from the 1990s. There are 46 known populations scattered throughout the continen...

The flora of Albania is rich in vascular plants, comprising about 3250 species which are included in ‘Flora e Shqipërisë’ (Flora of Albania Vols 1– 4). However, several hundred taxa mainly reported by foreign authors were not included. Some of them can be found in the ‘Flora ekskursioniste e Shqipërisë’ (Excursion flora of Albania) and also have b...

Of the Euphorbia dentata aggregate, both E. dentata and E. davidii have been reported from Europe. A revision of herbarium and published materials, however, indicates that only E. davidii can be confirmed in Europe. Although known in Europe since 1968, most records are from the 1990s. There are 46 known populations scattered throughout the continen...

Altogether 32 angiosperm taxa (species or subspecies) and two pteridophytes are reported and discussed, of which 24 taxa are new for the flora of Albania, one is also new for Kosovo (Carex michelii), and one is new even for the Balkan Peninsula (Evax asterisciflora). Ten other species, which had been reported previously but were neglected in recent...

In the present study, species were selected from the new Red List of the vascular flora of Hungary which can be regarded as a weed. For each species, current conservation status and the most important traits were assessed. Altogether 149 weed species were found to be at risk according to the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) cat...

Barina Z. & Pifkó D.: Contributions to the flora of Albania, 2. — Willdenowia 41: 139–149. — Online ISSN 1868-6397; © 2011 BGBM Berlin-Dahlem. doi:10.3372/wi.41.41118 (available via http://dx.doi.org/) Altogether, 34 vascular plant taxa of the flora of Albania are discussed, of which 22 are new records of species for the territory of Albania and 12...

The introduction and early spread of common ragweed (Ambrosia artemisiifolia L.) in Eastern Central Europe were reconstructed based on a study of all herbarium specimens of common ragweed deposited at six herbaria in Austria, Hungary and Serbia (W; BP , SAMU , SZE ; BEO and BEOU ). More than 450 specimens were examined and the oldest ones, collecte...

Six new species for the flora of Albania ( Convolvulus siculus, Gagea amblyopetala, Gagea bohemica agg., Ptilostemon chamaepeuce, Spergula pentandra and Stachys canescens ) were collected during the 2010 March field trip and are discussed here. Additionally, the occurrence of Ceratocephala falcata in Albania is confirmed and contributions to the di...

The introduction and early spread of common ragweed (Ambrosia artemisiifolia L.) in Central and Eastern Europe were reconstructed based on a study of all herbarium specimens of common ragweed deposited at six herbaria in Austria, Hungary and Serbia. More than 450 specimens were examined and the oldest ones, collected from 1907 to 1927, were used to...

This part of the series of articles on the herbarium of Endre Jeney is devoted to the family Rosaceae. The revision of the more than 500 specimens representing 114 taxa from Bulgaria, Croatia, Hungary, Italy, Netherlands, Poland, Romania and Slovakia was carried out by three co-authors.

Floristic results of our botanical explorations in Albania between 2005 and 2008 are presented. The studied area covers almost the whole territory of Albania, except for the NE part of the country. Altogether 18 angiosperm taxa are reported and discussed, 11 are species new for the flora of Albania and 7 are rather rare species that had been report...