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Type: Correspondence
Published: 2016-03-29
Page range: 223–226
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Pentanema kurdistanicum (Inuleae, Asteraceae), a new species from subalpine cliffs of Kurdistan, Iran

Research Center of Agricultural and Natural Resources of Kurdistan Province, P.O. Box 66169-36311-714, Sanandaj, Iran
Department of Plants product of Payam-Noor University of Kurdistan, Sanandaj, Iran.
Compositae flora Iran Kurdistan new species Eudicots

Abstract

A new species of Pentanema, P. kurdistanicum is described and illustrated from Kurdistan, west of Iran. The new species was found scattered among rocks in the subalpine zone of S Marivan, in a low number of individuals. The new species is compared with the nearest allies, P. flexuosum and P. prasinurum. The phytochoria, morphological characters, ecology, conservation status, distribution map and phenology of the new species are presented.