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Three new species of Onosma L. (Boraginaceae) from Iran
Author(s) -
Mehrabian Ahmad Reza,
Sheidai Masoud,
Mozaffarian Valeyollah
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
feddes repertorium
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.24
H-Index - 25
eISSN - 1522-239X
pISSN - 0014-8962
DOI - 10.1002/fedr.201300007
Subject(s) - boraginaceae , herbarium , biology , taxonomy (biology) , botany , geography
In this paper, we present some important findings in Onosma sect. Onosma. Data were collected during several surveys in western and northwestern Iran. Three new species were discovered and are illustrared here, namely O. sheidaii sp. nov and O. azarbaidjanensis sp. nov (in subsect. Haplotricha ) and O. mozaffariani sp. nov. (In subsect. Heterotricha ). An extensive review of literature and the comparative study with specimens kept in 14 Asiatic and European herbaria lead to the assessment of their independent, specific status based on both macro and micro‐ morphological characters, which are discussed in respect to possibly closely allied species. (© 2014 WILEY‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)