A NEW SPECIES OF BELLEVALIA (LILIACEAE / HYACINTHACEAE) FROM IRAN

Authors

  • A. Jafari
  • A. A. Maassoumi

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1017/S0960428608005027

Keywords:

Bellevalia sect. Nutans subsect. Chlorata, Bellevalia wendelboi, Iran, Liliaceae/Hyacinthaceae, new species

Abstract

Bellevalia wendelboi Maassoumi & Jafari from western Iran (Kurdistan Province) is newly described. It is similar to Bellevalia macrobotrys from Bellevalia sect. Nutans subsect. Colorata but differs in having weakly canaliculate leaves, yellow anthers (not violet) and a cordate-ovoid, acuminate capsule (not ovoid and retuse). There are now 19 species of Bellevalia in four sections in Iran.

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Published

2008-10-27

Issue

Vol. 65 No. 3 (2008)

Section

Original Research Articles

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