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Type: Article
Published: 2017-07-07
Page range: 287–292
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A new endemic species of Cerastium (Caryophyllaceae) from Iran

Department of Horticulture Science, Isfahan (Khorasgan) Branch, Islamic Azad University, Isfahan, Iran
Research Institute of Forests and Rangelands, Tehran, Iran
Caryophyllales Cerastium cylindricum new taxon Iran Eudicots

Abstract

Cerastium cylindricum sp. nov. from Tehran (Iran) is here described and illustrated as a new species for science. Macro- and micromorphological characteristics in comparison with the related C. dichotomum, as well as a full description and distribution of the new taxon are provided. Ultrastructure of the seeds was examined using SEM.