Centaurea regia var. purpurea 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.13703800
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03E887F4-DF4D-FF93-19D4-3AE4F411F946
treatment provided by	Felipe
scientific name	Centaurea regia var. purpurea Negaresh
status	var. nov.

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28d. Centaurea regia var. purpurea Negaresh View in CoL , var. nov. ( Fig. 66 View FIGURE 66 )

Centaureae regiae var. regiae affinis , a qua spinis terminalibus appendicum mediorum 5–8 mm (nec (8–) 9–14 mm) longis, appendicibus phyllorum mediorum vel interioribus purpuris vel severe purpuris (nec albidis, interdum creamis) differt.

Type:— IRAN. Prov. Kermanshah: Kermanshah toward Ravansar, 3 km to Ravansar , 1340–1350 m, 27 May 2014, Negaresh & Kamalnejad 114 (holotype herb. Negaresh.!, isotypes FUMH!, herb. Negaresh.!, RUH!)

Terminal spine of median appendages 5–8 mm long; median appendages purple, inner appendages intensely purple.

Etymology: —The epithet purpurea means ‘appendages purple’.

Taxonomic and distribution remarks: — Centaurea regia var. purpurea is endemic to Kermanshah Province, W Iran ( Fig. 60 View FIGURE 60 ). It is distinguished from C. regia var. regia by having purple appendages.

Paratypes:— IRAN. Prov. Kermanshah: Kermanshah to Javanroud, 25 km to Javanroud , 1450 m, 30 June 2012, Ranjbar & Negaresh 28819 ( BASU!) ; Ravansar , 1380 m, 14 June 2012, Ranjbar & Negaresh 28834 ( BASU!) ; 5 km from Ravansar to Kermanshah, 1430 m, 14 June 2012, Ranjbar & Negaresh 28876 ( BASU!) ; Kermanshah to Javanroud, 25 km to Javanroud, bifurcate Javanroud-Paveh , 1450 m, 30 June 2012, Ranjbar & Negaresh 28919 ( BASU!) .