Onosma bisotunensis Attar & Hamzeh'ee (Boraginaceae), a new species from western Iran, is described and illustrated. It is distinguished from its nearest relative, O. hebebulbum DC., by having a pilose (vs. glabrous) nectariferous ring, a bilabiate (vs. regular) calyx with two or three basally connate (vs. free) lobes and larger corolla ca. 19 mm (vs. 15 mm) long and pubescent (vs. densely villous) outside, and anthers 8–8.5 mm (vs. 6–7 mm) long.
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1 September 2007
Onosma bisotunensis (Boraginaceae), a New Species from Western Iran
Farideh I. Attar,
Behnam Hamzeh'ee
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Novon: A Journal for Botanical Nomenclature
Vol. 17 • No. 3
September 2007
Vol. 17 • No. 3
September 2007
Boraginaceae
Iran
Onosma