A new species of<i> Centaurea</i> sect.<i> Acrocentron</i> (Asteraceae, Cardueae) from Iran

Centaurea serowensis Negaresh, a new species of C. sect. Acrocentron from the West Azerbaijan Province of NW Iran, is described and illustrated. Diagnostic morphological characters of this and closely related taxa are discussed and presented. The ecology and conservation status of the new species are discussed. The geographic distribution of the new species and closely related species is also presented and mapped. In addition, a taxonomic key to the species of C. sect. Acrocentron in Iran is provided.

Dergi

PHYTOTAXA

Yıl

2023

Cilt

597

Sayı

1

Sayfa

37-50

ISSN

1179-3155

eISSN

1179-3163

DOI

10.11646/phytotaxa.597.1.5

WoS UID

WOS:000995960900005