Two new species of genus Cousinia (Asteraceae, Cardueae) from W and NE Iran

Autor: Farideh Attar, Hossein Maroofi, Mansour Mirtadzadini, Arash Sotoodeh
Jazyk: English<br />Persian
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: یافته‌های نوین در علوم زیستی, Vol 9, Iss 2, Pp 144-152 (2022)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2423-6330
2476-7115
Popis: Two new species of Cousinia are described from Iran. Cousinia bornmulleriana from the west that can be placed in sect. Haussknechtii based on some key characters such as flower numbers, phyllary numbers and the inflorescence form traits. This species can be also compared with its closest relative C. haussknechtii. and C. karkasensis. The second new species, C. semnanensis, from North East of Iran, belongs to the sect. Stenocephalae for its flower numbers, winged stem, and phyllaries shape, and is compared to C. alexeenkoana and C. glaucopsis as its close relative. Natural photos and distribution maps are presented.
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