Centaurea regia var. longispinosa Negaresh, 2018

Negaresh, Kazem & Rahiminejad, Mohammad Reza, 2018, A revision of Centaurea sect. Cynaroides (Asteraceae, Cardueae-Centaureinae), Phytotaxa 363 (1), pp. 448-450 : 448-450

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.11646/phytotaxa.363.1.1
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13703796
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03E887F4-DF4D-FF93-19D4-3C80F327FB2A
treatment provided by	Felipe
scientific name	Centaurea regia var. longispinosa Negaresh
status	var. nov.

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28c. Centaurea regia var. longispinosa Negaresh View in CoL , var. nov. ( Fig. 65 View FIGURE 65 )

Centaureae regiae var. cynarocephalae affinis , a qua spinis terminalibus appendicum mediorum (17–) 20–25 mm (nec (3–)4–8(–13) mm) longis differt.

Type:— IRAN. Prov. Kermanshah: Ravansar to Kamyaran , 1–3 after Ravansar , 1375–1400 m, 30 May 2014, Negaresh & Kamalnejad 112 (holotype herb. Negaresh!, isotypes FUMH!, herb. Negaresh.!, RUH!) .

Terminal spine of median appenadges (17–) 20–25 mm long; appendages brown; cilia 3–10 mm long.

Etymology: —The specific epithet longispinosa means ‘terminal spine long’.

Taxonomic and distribution remarks: — Centaurea regia var. longispinosa is a rare endemic of Kermanshah Province, W Iran ( Fig. 60 View FIGURE 60 ). It is distinguished from the other varieties by a longer spine (17–) 20–25 mm and also somewhat longer cilia (3–10 mm).

Paratype:— IRAN. Prov. Kermanshah: Ravansar toward Sardem village , 34° 43′ 4.4″ N, 46° 40′ 38.6″ E, 1370 m, 16 June 2017, Negaresh 180 (herb. Negaresh!, RUH!) GoogleMaps .

Chromosome numbers: —Unknown.