TWO NEW SPECIES OF THE GENUS ASTRAGALUS SECT. AMMODENDRON (FABACEAE) FROM IRAN

The specimens collected from different parts of Khorassan province were revised. Based on this study two species of Astragalus from the section Ammodendron Bunge, namely Astragalus qohestanicus and A. khonikensis are introduced and described as new species from NE of Iran. These species have been collected from NE of Iran and are preserved in Ferdowsi University of Mashhad Herbarium (FUMH). The illustrations of the new species are presented.

کلیدواژه ها:

Astragalus ، sect. Ammodendron ، Fabaceae ، new species ، Khorassan ، Iran