Article 2023 · 4 citations

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

Negaresh, Kazem, Yousefi, Zohreh, Kaya, Yusuf

Abstract

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.

Keywords

Compositae identification key new species taxonomy TAXONOMIC NOTES REVISION

WoS Categories

Plant Sciences

Sustainable Development Goals

Life on Land

Citation

Journal: PHYTOTAXA
Year: 2023
Volume: 597
Issue: 1
Pages: 37-50
ISSN: 1179-3155
eISSN: 1179-3163
DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.597.1.5
WoS UID: WOS:000995960900005

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