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Issue: Vol. 694 No. 1: 18 Mar. 2025
Type: Article
Published: 2025-03-18
DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.694.1.7
Page range: 86-92
Abstract views: 376
PDF downloaded: 11

Dionysia persica (Primulaceae), a new species from Shiraz, Iran

Department of Horticultural Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Iran
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, North Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
Forests and Rangelands Research Division, Kermanshah Agricultural and Natural Resources Research and Education Center, (AREEO), Kermanshah, Iran
Dionysia bokharii Iran Koh Sorkh new taxon Shiraz taxonomy Eudicots

Abstract

A new species, Dionysia persica Majidi & Alipour (Primulaceae) from Shiraz, Iran, is described and illustrated. It is similar to Dionysia bokharii but differs in leaves with usually deeply lobed and pinnately veined with weakly sclerified veins, much shorter calyx and corolla tube, smaller corolla limb with narrower and more distinctly emarginate lobes, and fewer ovules and seeds. Unlike all other Iranian Dionysia species, it is homostylous. A detailed description, photographs, geographical distribution, conservation assessment, and taxonomic comments on the new species are presented.

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How to Cite

Ali̇pour S., Maji̇di̇ R. & Jalilian, N. (2025) Dionysia persica (Primulaceae), a new species from Shiraz, Iran. Phytotaxa 694 (1): 86–92. https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.694.1.7