Linaria iranica Hamdi & Assadi (Scrophulariaceae) is a new species from Kerman Province, Iran. It belongs to Linaria Miller sect. Versicolores (Bentham) Wettstein, and its closest relative is L. tenuis Sprengel. Linaria iranica differs from L. tenuis in the smaller corollas (7–8 mm vs. 12–17 mm), longer spurs relative to the remaining corolla, smaller capsules (3–3.2 mm vs. 3.5–6 mm), and the ornamentation of seed surfaces.
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2 September 2008
A New Species of Linaria Sect. Versicolores (Scrophulariaceae) from Iran
Seyed Mohammad Mahdi Hamdi,
Mostafa Assadi,
Gholamhassan Vaezi,
Mansour Mirtadzadini
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Novon: A Journal for Botanical Nomenclature
Vol. 18 • No. 3
September 2008
Vol. 18 • No. 3
September 2008
Iran
IUCN Red List
Linaria
Scrophulariaceae