A TAXONOMIC SURVEY OF ECHINOPS L. TRIBE ECHINOPEAE (ASTERACEAE) IN IRAN: 14 NEW SPECIES AND DIAGNOSTIC KEYS
V. Mozaffarian Mozaffarian, V. 2006 01 01: A taxonomic survey of Echinops L. Tribe Echinopeae (Asteraceae) in Iran: 14 new species and diagnostic keys. -Iran. Journ. Bot. 11 (2): 197-239. Tehran.
Fourteen new species of Echinops (viz. Echinops abazariae, E. austro- iranicus, E. avajensis, E. delicatus, E. kazerunensis, E. kermanshahnicus, E. khansaricus, E. khuzistanicus, E. laricus, E. leiopolyceroides, E. psammophilus, E. sabzevarensis, E. shulabadensis and E. viscidulus) are described and illustrated. Notes on the taxonomic characteristics of the genus, and a revised diagnostic key to the species of Echinops L. are given. The new described species belong to Sect. Oligolepis Bunge, and Sect. Rytrodes Bunge, and are endemic to Iran.
Valiollah Mozaffarian, Research Institute of Forests and Rangelands, P. O. Box 13185-116, Tehran, Iran.
Key words. Echinops, Asteraceae description, geographical distribution, diagnostic key, Sect. Oligolepis, Bunge, Sect. Rytrodes Bunge, taxonomy, Iran.
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