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Type: Correspondence
Published: 2017-02-22
Page range: 93–96
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Asparagus azerbaijanensis, a new species of Asparagus subgen. Asparagopsis (Asparagaceae) from Iran

Department of Biology, Central Tehran branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
Research Institute Rangelands and Forests, Tehran, Iran
Asparagus azerbaijanensis Asparagaceae Monocots Iran

Abstract

Asparagus Linnaeus (1753: 313) (Asparagaceae) is a genus of about 120 species (Baker 1875). The Iranian Asparagus species have been divided into two subgenera: A. subgen. Asparagus and A. subgen. Asparagopsis Kunth (1844: 35) Baker (1875: 595) (Browicz 1990). Eleven species were recorded so far for the country (Baker 1875, Iljin 1935, Parsa 1949, Wendelbo 1964, 1985, Davis, 1984, Browicz, 1990, Hamdi & Assadi 2009, 2012, 2016). While preparing an account of Asparagaceae for Flora of Iran, a putative new species from NW of Iran was found. This was confirmed by the study of herbarium material and field work.