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

Centaurea saeidii Negaresh, a new species of C. sect. Cynaroides from the Kermanshah Province of W Iran, is described and illustrated. Diagnostic morphological characters of this and closely related taxa are presented and discussed. The ecology and conservation status of the new species are discussed. The geographic distributions of the new species and closely related species are also presented and mapped. In addition, a taxonomic key of C. saeidii and closely related taxa is provided.

Dergi

PHYTOTAXA

Yıl

2025

Cilt

690

Sayı

2

Sayfa

267-275

ISSN

1179-3155

eISSN

1179-3163

DOI

10.11646/phytotaxa.690.2.7

WoS UID

WOS:001461245700001