Verbascum carmanicum (Bornm.) Hub.

Sotoodeh, Arash, Attar, Farideh, Andalo, Christophe, Mirtadzadini, Mansour & Civeyrel, Laure, 2018, Focusing on three Verbascum L. taxa (Scrophulariaceae) of the Flora of Iran, Adansonia (3) 40 (13), pp. 171-181 : 179

Verbascum carmanicum (Bornm.) Hub. -Mor. subsp. carmanicum (Hub.-Mor.)

Sotoodeh, Attar, Andalo & Civeyrel, subsp. nov.

Verbascum carmanicum Hub. -Mor., Bauhinia 5: 11 (1973), syn. nov. — Basionym: Celsia carmanica Bornm., Oesterreichische botanische Zeitschrift 49: 51 (1899).

TYPE MATERIAL. — Bornmüller 4257, 4258!, 4259! (syn-, P[P03287427, P03287428, P03287429], B) ( Fig. 3 ).

DISTRIBUTION. — Endemic of the irano-turanian region.

CONSERVATION STATUS ASSESSMENT. — Field observations indicated that V. carmanicum plants were never observed in large populations. Their geographical range of occurrence is estimated to be less than 3000 km 2 and severely fragmented. They were collected in less than five locations. According to the rules for classifying the rare, threatened, and endemic plants, IUCN criteria (http://www.iucnredlist. org [accessed: 16 March 2018]), this species should be considered as endangered [EN A1ac; B1ab (iv)].

DESCRIPTION

Plant 100-200 cm height.Bracts up to 5 mm, same as fruiting pedicel. Pedicels (fruiting) 2.5-5 mm.

Figures

FIG. 3. — Type specimen Verbascum carmanicum (Bornm.) Hub.-Mor. (collected from Kerman by Bornmüller in 1892, no. 4259).