%0 Journal Article %T A NEW SPECIES AND A NEW RECORD OF ACANTHOPHYLLUM C. A. MEY. (CARYOPHYLLACEAE) FROM NORTHEAST OF IRAN %J The Iranian Journal of Botany %I Research Institute of Forests and Rangelands %Z 1029-788X %A Mahmoudi Shamsabad, Masoumeh %A Vaezi, Jamil Vaezi %A Memariani, Farshid %A Joharchi, Mohammad Reza %D 2012 %\ 06/21/2012 %V 18 %N 1 %P 59-63 %! A NEW SPECIES AND A NEW RECORD OF ACANTHOPHYLLUM C. A. MEY. (CARYOPHYLLACEAE) FROM NORTHEAST OF IRAN %K Acanthophyllum %K sect. Oligosperma %K new species %K new record %K Endemic %K Khorassan %K Iran %R 10.22092/ijb.2012.12944 %X Acanthophyllum ejtehadii (sect. Oligosperma) is described as a new species to the science from Khorassan, NE Iran, which is closely related to A. diezianum. Acanthophyllum maimanense, hitherto known only from NW Afghanistan, is a new record for the flora of Iran. These species are compared with the closely related species of sect. Oligosperma and their distribution data and pictures are provided. %U https://ijb.areeo.ac.ir/article_12944_e44041027146deb417ebbc1604330685.pdf