2012•Annales Botanici FenniciRequires access

Two New Species ofAstragalussect.Caprini(Fabaceae) from Iran

Massoud Ranjbar, M. R. Rahiminejad, Roya Karamian, Simin Raufi

Abstract

Astragalus khosrowabadensis Ranjbar & Karamian sp. nova and A. margonensis Ranjbar, Rahiminejad & Raufi sp. nova (Fabaceae) are described from the Zagros mountain in western Iran. They belong to Astragalus sect. Caprini, which contains species that are often stemless and with white, basifixed hairs and yellow flowers. The former resembles A. fabaceus and the latter is compared with A. managettae and A. pseudopellitus.

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Key concepts: Fabaceae, Astragalus, Biology, Sect, Botany, Traditional Chinese medicine, Alternative medicine, Pathology