Two new species of genus Cousinia (Asteraceae, Cardueae) from W and NE Iran

Authors

  • Arash Sotoodeh Agroécologie, INRAE, Institut Agro, Univ. Bourgogne, Univ. Bourgogne Franche-Comté, F-21000 Dijon, France.
  • Farideh Attar Central herbarium of Tehran University, School of Biology, College of Science, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran
  • Hossein Maroofi Forests and Rangelands Research Department, Kurdistan Agricultural and Natural Resources Research and Education Center, AREEO (Agricultural Research, Education & Extension Organization), Sanandaj, Iran
  • Mansour Mirtadzadini Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman, Kerman, Iran
Abstract:

Two new species of Cousinia are described from Iran. Cousinia bornmulleriana from the west that can be placed in sect. Haussknechtii based on some key characters such as flower numbers, phyllary numbers and the inflorescence form traits. This species can be also compared with its closest relative C. haussknechtii. and C. karkasensis. The second new species, C. semnanensis, from North East of Iran, belongs to the sect. Stenocephalae for its flower numbers, winged stem, and phyllaries shape, and is compared to C. alexeenkoana and C. glaucopsis as its close relative. Natural photos and distribution maps are presented.

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volume 9  issue 2

pages  144- 152

publication date 2022-09

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