A new species, Crataegus zarrei Dönmez (Rosaecae) is described and illustrated from Kermansah, western Iran. It is allied to C. azarolus, but distinct among the Eurasian species by having finely dentate leaves, a relative abundance of teeth per leaf lobe, and a small and dark-orange fruit.
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1 October 2009
Crataegus zarrei (Rosaceae), a New Species from Iran
Ali A. Dönmez
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Annales Botanici Fennici
Vol. 46 • No. 5
October 2009
Vol. 46 • No. 5
October 2009
Crataegus
new species
Rosaceae
taxonomy