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Centaurea rahiminejadii sp. nov. and a new record in the genus Centaurea (Asteraceae, Cardueae–Centaureinae) from Iran
Author(s) -
Negaresh Kazem,
Rahiminejad Mohammad Reza
Publication year - 2016
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/njb.00856
Subject(s) - centaurea , asteraceae , biology , botany , taxon , genus , habitat , ecology
A new species, Centaurea rahiminejadii Negaresh (Asteraceae) in C . sect. Cynaroides Boiss. ex Walp., is described and illustrated from the Kermanshah Province, west Iran. It is morphologically similar to Centaurea regia Boiss. subsp. regia . Diagnostic morphological of this and closely related taxa are discussed and presented. The ecology, habitat and conservation status of the new species are also described. In addition, Centaurea regia subsp. cynarocephala (Wagenitz) Wagenitz is reported as a new record to the flora of Iran. Finally, the geographic distribution of the new species and closely related species is presented and mapped.