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Lagochilus lorestanicus sp. nov. (Lamiaceae) from Iran
Author(s) -
Dehshiri M. M.,
Mozaffarian V.
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
nordic journal of botany
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.333
H-Index - 33
eISSN - 1756-1051
pISSN - 0107-055X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1756-1051.2012.01581.x
Subject(s) - iucn red list , biology , botany , lamiaceae , taxonomy (biology) , ecology , zoology
Lagochilus lorestanicus Dehshiri & Mozaffarian, a new species endemic to Iran, is described and illustrated. The new species is probably most closely related to L. cuneatus Benth. The diagnostic morphological characteristics, as well as a full description, ecological characteristics, and distribution data are given. Lagochilus lorestanicus is evaluated as ‘Vulnerable’ (VU) according to IUCN red list criteria.