Abstract
A new species, Acantholimon assadii from mountainous slopes of N of Kerman, Zarend, Kerman Province, south-east of Iran is here described and illustrated. The new species is morphologically distinguished from the other species of Acantholimon sect. Acantholimon by short spike-like inflorescence, length and width of bract and bracteoles, shape of bract and bracteoles, color of calyx and corolla.
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<p align="justify"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Assadi, M. & Zeraatkar, A. (2020) <em>Acantholimon saadii</em> (Plumbaginaceae), a new species from Iran. <em>The Iranian Journal of Botany</em> 26: 1–5. https://doi.org/10.22092/IJB.2020.342569.1277</span></span></span></p>
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<p align="justify"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Zohary, M. (1973) <em>Geobotanical foundations of the Middle East </em>1–2. Gustav Fischer Verlag, Stuttgart, 739 pp.</span></span></span></p>
<p align="justify"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Assadi, M. (2005) Plumbaginaceae. <em>In</em>: Assadi, M., Jamzad, Z. & Maassoumi, A.A. (eds.) <em>Flora of Iran</em>, Vol. 51. Research Institute of Forest and Rangeland, Tehran. 230 pp. </span></span></span></p>
<p align="justify"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Assadi, M. (2006) Distribution patterns of the genus <em>Acantholimon </em>(Plumbaginaceae) in Iran. <em>the Iranian Journal of Botany</em> 12: 114–120.</span></span></span></p>
<p align="justify"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Assadi, M. & Mirtadzadini, S.M. (2006) Three new species of the genus <em>Acantholimon</em> (Plumbaginaceae) from Iran. <em>the Iranian Journal of Botany</em> 11: 129–136. </span></span></span></p>
<p align="justify"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Assadi, M. & Zeraatkar, A. (2020) <em>Acantholimon saadii</em> (Plumbaginaceae), a new species from Iran. <em>The Iranian Journal of Botany</em> 26: 1–5. https://doi.org/10.22092/IJB.2020.342569.1277</span></span></span></p>
<p align="justify"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Boissier, E. (1846) <em>Diagnoses plantarum orientalium novarum, ser. 1</em>, 1 (7). B. Herrmann, Leipzig, 130 pp.</span></span></span></p>
<p align="justify"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Boissier, E. (1848) Plumbaginaceae. <em>In</em>: Candolle, A.L.P. de (ed.) <em>Prodromus systematis naturalis regni vegetabilis </em>12. V. Masson, Paris, pp. 617–696.</span></span></span></p>
<p align="justify"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Bunge, A. (1872) Die Gattung <em>Acantholimon </em>Boiss. <em>Mémoires de l’Académie impériale des sciences de St.-Pétersbourg Série 7</em>, 18 (2): 1–72. https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.41374</span></span></span></p>
<p align="justify"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Bornmüller, J. (1910) <em>Acantholimon microstegium</em> Bornm., <em>species nova sectionis novae Persica</em>. <em>Repertorium specierum novarum regni vegetabilis</em>. 8: 547‒548. https://doi.org/10.1002/fedr.19100083503</span></span></span></p>
<p align="justify"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Mahmoodi, M. & Assadi, M. (2021) A new species of the genus <em>Acantholimon </em>(Plumbaginaceae) from Iran.<em> the Iranian Journal of Botany </em>27 (2): 71‒77.</span></span></span></p>
<p align="justify"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Doğan, M. & Akaydýn, G. (2007) Synopsis of Turkish <em>Acantholimon </em>Boiss. (Plumbaginaceae). <em>Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society </em>154: 397–419. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1095-8339.2007.00663.x</span></span></span></p>
<p align="justify"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Shishkin, B.K. & Bobrov, E.G. (1967) Plumbaginaceae. <em>In</em>: Komarov, V.L. (ed.) <em>Flora of the U.S.S.R., Metachlamydeae</em>, Vol. 18. Izdatel, stvo Akademii Nauk SSSR, Leningrad. pp. 231–242. </span></span></span></p>
<p align="justify"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Kubitzki, K. (1993) Plumbaginaceae Lindl. <em>In</em>: Kubitzki, K., Rohwer, J.G. & Bittrich, V. (Eds.) <em>The families and genera of flowering plants. II. Flowering plants. Dicotyledons: Magnoliid, Hamamelid and Caryophyllid families</em>. Springer, Berlin. pp. 523–530. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-02899-5_62</span></span></span></p>
<p align="justify"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Mobayen, S. (1964) <em>Revision taxonomique du genre Acantholimon</em>. Imprimèrie Économiste, Teìheìran. 336 pp.</span></span></span></p>
<p align="justify"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Rechinger, K.H. & Schiman-Czeika, H. (1974) Plumbaginaceae. <em>In</em>: Rechinger, K.H. (Ed.) <em>Flora Iranica </em>108. Akademische Druck-u Verlagsanstalt, Graz. pp. 1−158.</span></span></span></p>
<p align="justify"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Thiers, B. (2022) <em>Index Herbariorum: A global directory of public herbaria and associated staff</em>. New York Botanical Garden’s Virtual Herbarium. Available from: http://sweetgum.nybg.org/ih/ (accessed 1 February 2022).</span></span></span></p>
<p align="justify"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Zohary, M. (1973) <em>Geobotanical foundations of the Middle East </em>1–2. Gustav Fischer Verlag, Stuttgart, 739 pp.</span></span></span></p>