Cousinia elymaitica (Cardueae, Asteraceae) a new species from west of Iran

Authors

  • Farideh Attar Central Herbarium of Tehran University, School of Biology, College of Science, University of Tehran
  • Valiollah Mozaffarian Department of Botany, Research Institute of Forests and Rangelands
Abstract:

Cousinia elymaitica, which has been collected from western Iran, is described in this paper as a new species. This new species has been assigned to the sect. Pugioniferae on the basis of its habit, purple corolla and decurrent leaves. Its closest related species is C. macroptera. A distribution map and an illustration of the related specimens have also been provided.  

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volume 5  issue 3

pages  307- 310

publication date 2018-12

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