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

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https://doi.org/ 10.5252/adansonia2018v40a13

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Verbascum carmanicum (Bornm.) Hub.
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Verbascum carmanicum (Bornm.) Hub. View in CoL -Mor. subsp. kermanense (Hub.-Mor.)

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

Verbascum kermanense Hub. -Mor., Bauhinia 5: 149 (1975), syn. nov. — Celsia carmanica Bornm., Oesterreichische botanische Zeitschrift 49: 51 (1899).

TYPE MATERIAL. — Iran. Kerman, Kuh-e Jebal Barez, near Deh Bakri, in rocky slopes, 1700-2700 m, Soják 3883! (holo-, PR image!) ( Fig. 4 View FIG ). DIAGNOSIS. — Verbascum carmanicum subsp. kermanense , subsp. nov. can be distinguished from V. carmanicum subsp. carmanicum , subsp. nov. by a combination of the following characters: Plant 50-65 cm height (vs 100-200). Bracts ovate or triangular-oval, 5-10 mm long (vs up to 5), longer than fruiting pedicel, entire (vs same as fruiting pedicel). Pedicels (fruiting): sessile or up to 2 mm (vs 2.5-5). DISTRIBUTION. — Endemic of the Irano-turanian region.

CONSERVATION STATUS ASSESSMENT. — Field observations indicated that this species was never observed in large populations; its geographical range of occurrence is estimated to be less than 2000 km 2 and severely fragmented, or known to exist in no more than four 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)].

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