1. Polygala guilanica (Polygalaceae), a new species from Guilan Province, N Iran
- Author
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Marzieh Beygom Faghir, Ali Sarvi, and Robabeh Shahi Shavvon
- Subjects
biology ,Fabales ,Identification key ,Biodiversity ,Plant Science ,biology.organism_classification ,Polygala ,Polygalaceae ,Tracheophyta ,Magnoliopsida ,Raceme ,Botany ,Taxonomy (biology) ,Plantae ,Eudicots ,Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics ,Taxonomy - Abstract
A new species, Polygala guilanica (Polygalaceae), is described from Kooh-Roubar, Gasht-Roodkhan protected area in W Guilan province, N Iran. The new species is distinguished based on its prostrate stem; small, lanceolate, ovate and rhombic, sessile leaves; tiny pink-white flowers in lax terminal racemes; 6 or 8 stamens with sessile anthers, a filiform style and brownish seed with 3-lobed caruncle. Detailed morphological description of the new species, photographs and distribution map are provided. Polygala guilanica is compared with the morphologically closest species: P. kurdica, P. hohenackeriana and P. anatolica. An updated identification key is provided for the Iranian species.
- Published
- 2021