<strong>A new species of the genus <em>Astragalus</em> (Leguminosae-Papilionoideae) from Iran</strong>

Ali Bagheri; Mohammad Reza Rahiminejad; Ali Asghar Maassoumi

doi:10.11646/phytotaxa.178.1.4

Issue: Vol. 178 No. 1: 10 September 2014

Type: Article

Published: 2014-09-10

DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.178.1.4

Page range: 38–42

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**A new species of the genus Astragalus (Leguminosae-Papilionoideae) from Iran**

Ali Bagheri⁺⁻
Mohammad Reza Rahiminejad⁺⁻
Ali Asghar Maassoumi⁺⁻

Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, University of Isfahan, P.O. Box 73441-81746, Isfahan, Iran

Department of Botany, Research Institute of Forests and Rangelands, P.O. Box 13185-116, Tehran, Iran

Fabaceae sect. Hymenostegis new taxon

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Abstract

As a result of a recent expedition to the north-west of Iran, we describe here a newly dicovered species, Astragalus makuensis, belonging to sect. Hymenostegis. The new species is described and illustrated with a line drawing, and compared with its most closely related species A. hymenocystis and A. pereshkhoranicus. The new species is endemic to the western Azarbayejan province of Iran.