NAT. CROAT. VOL. 15 No 4 243–245 ZAGREB December 31, 2006 short communication / kratko priop}enje WHAT LIES BEHIND THE NAME FESTUCA ARVERNENSIS AUQUIER, KERGUÉLEN & MARKGR.-DANNENB. IN THE INDEX FLORAE CROATICAE? ANTUN ALEGRO Department of Botany, Faculty of Science, University of Zagreb, Maruli}ev trg 20/II, 10 000 Zagreb, Croatia (e-mail:
[email protected]) Alegro, A.: What lies behind the name Festuca arvernensis Auquier, Kerguélen & Markgr.- Dannenb. in the Index Florae Croaticae? Nat. Croat., Vol. 15. No. 4., 243–245, 2006, Zagreb. Why the species Festuca arvernensis, endemic to S. C. and S. W. France, is quoted in the Index Florae Croaticae and in the Flora Croatica database is discussed. It is shown that the name was wrongly used for the endemic Illyrian-Adriatic species Festuca lapidosa. Key words: Festuca arvernensis, Festuca lapidosa, flora, Croatia. Alegro, A.: [to se krije iza imena Festuca arvernensis Auquier, Kerguélen & Markgr.-Dan- nenb. u »Index Florae Croaticae»? Nat. Croat., Vol. 15. No. 4., 243–245, 2006, Zagreb. U ~lanku se raspravlja o razlogu za{to je vrsta Festuca arvernensis, endemi~na za ju`ne dijelove sredi{nje Francuske, te za jugozapad Francuske, uklju~ena u »Index Florae Croaticae« i u »Flora Croatica database«. Obja{njeno je da je to ime krivo upotrijebljeno za endemi~nu ilirsko-jadransku vrstu Festuca lapidosa. Klju~ne rije~i: Festuca arvernensis, Festuca lapidosa, flora, Hrvatska. INTRODUCTION In the Index Florae Croaticae 3 (TOPI] &ILIJANI] in NIKOLI] 2000: 138) and in the Flora Croatica database (http://hirc.hr./fcd/search.aspx) Festuca arvernensis Auqui- er, Kerguélen & Markgr.-Dannenb.