ADDITIONS TO THE GENUS ASTRAGALUS (PAPILIONACEAE) IN IRAN

Eleven new species including Astragalus capax, A. demonstratus, A. expetitus, A. ferominatus, A. fortuitus, A. gypsocolus, A. lamprocarpus, A. leptynticus, A. pediculariformis, A. platyfoliolatus and A. pseudo­brunsianus are described from Iran belonging to the different sections. They are compared with their nearest relatives. The monotypic section Lamprocarpa is described as a new, the type of the section designated as A. lamprocarpus. Following species are reported for the first time from Iran: A. fuhsii; A. maximowiczii, A. zohrabii, A, hirticalyx, A. laguriformis, A. velenowskyi, A. woronowii, A. uranolimneus and A. acantherioceras. A. sclerocladus, A. schystocalys and A. pseudo­angustifolius formerly known as synonymous ,are designated as distinct species.

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