Onosma sulaimanica (Boraginaceae), a new record for the flora of Iran

Authors

  • Farideh Attar Central Herbarium of Tehran University, School of Biology, College of Science, University of Tehran, P. O. Box 14155-6455, Tehran, Iran
  • Hossein Maroofi Forests and Rangelands Research Department, Kurdistan Agricultural and Natural Resources Research and Education Center, AREEO (Agricultural Research, Education & Extension Organization), P. O. Box 714, Sanandaj, Iran
Abstract:

In this article the collection of specimens related to Onosma sulaimanica from Kordestan Province, Iran, was confirmed and reported for the first time. Therefore, the species is recorded for the flora of Iran. This species is placed in the sect. Onosma, subsect. Onosma, ser. Wheeler-hainesii. A diagnostic key of related taxa belonging to series Wheeler-Hainesii and Aleppica, and the photos, micrographs and a distribution map of the species were also presented.  

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volume 7  issue 4

pages  453- 456

publication date 2021-02

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