Systematics of Senecio section Crociseris (Compositae, Senecioneae) Calvo, Joel Álvarez, Inés Aedo, Carlos Phytotaxa 2015 2015-05-29 211 1 448 450 5L5HX 1268586 [205,596,1647,1672] Magnoliopsida Asteraceae Senecio Plantae Asterales 82 Tracheophyta subSpecies paulsenii paulsenii  Plant with the indumentum ± arachnoid, specially on the involucre. Achenesglabrous or nearly so.  Iconography: — Nordenstam (1989b: tab. 42).   Distribution and habitat: — Afghanistan, Pakistan, Tajikistan; rocky slopes, screes, steppes, grassy open slopes; elevations of 2400–4300 m( Figure 31).  Phenology: —Flowering from May to August.   Discussion: —Its glabrous achenes are a distinctive character among the  Crociserisspeciesof Central Asia.  Selected specimens examined.  AFGHANISTAN.  Badakhshan: Vakhan-Ishkashimskiyrayon, upper reach of the Kugi-lyal’ river, canyon at Wslopes of mountains opposite to the Pyandzh river, 36º48’N, 72º2’E,  17 June 1935, SYSTEMATICS OF  SENECIOSECTION CROCISERIS  Phytotaxa211 (1) © 2015 Magnolia Press •  83 P.N. Ovczinnikov & C.S. Afanassiev 555 (LE); Shughnan, valley of the Bartang river, between Chadut and Razduzh, 37º41’N, 71º31’E, 23 May 1914, N.N. Tuturin & P.I. Bessedin 52(LE).   Baghlan: Andarab-Tal, Seitental des Taganak-Talessüdlich Darrah-i-Shu,  35º37’N, 69º12’E,  4 June 1965,  D. Podlech11104( M); Andarab-Tal, kleines Seitentalnördlich von Sarab,  35º34’N, 69º14’E,  6 June 1965, D. Podlech11145( M). PAKISTAN.   Khyber Pakhtunkhwa: Chitral, Chitral-Mastujtrack, Kuragh, 36º16’N, 72º29’E,  26 May 1958,  J.D. A. Stainton2517( UPS). TAJIKISTAN.   Districts of Republican Subordination: The Emirate of Bukhara, Kara-Shura, 39º16’N, 71º32’E,  19 July 1897,  V. I. Lipskys.n.( LE).  Gorno-Badakhshan: north ridge of the Shakh-Dara range, 4 kmup the source of the Shakh-Dara river, slope of E exposure,  37º26’N, 72º13’E,  12 Aug 1955,  P. Gagarin2053( LE); the Bartang river, Khorodzhio valley,  38º6’N, 72º8’E,  28 July 1964,  S. S. Ikonnikov16139( LE); the Shakh-Dara river, Kok-Chashma valley, 3 kmup the Botanicalgarden,  37º28’N, 71º38’E,  15 Aug 1965,  S. S. Ikonnikov17513( LE); valley of the Toguz-Bulak rivernear Dzhelanda,  37º34’N, 72º36’E,  28 July 1957,  S. S. Ikonnikov2181( LE); the Toguz-Bulak river, Sslope of the Bakchigirrange,  37º34’N, 72º38’E,  28 July 1957,  S. S. Ikonnikov3082( LE); valley of the Shadzud-Dara river, upper part of the valley,  37º29’N, 72º46’E,  14 July 1957,  S. S. Ikonnikov3404( LE); Pamirskiyhighway, 114/ 614 km, valley of the Toguz-Bulak river,  37º36’N, 72º33’E,  23 June 1957,  G. Ladygina1035( LE); the Vanch river, Bunaycanyon,  38º25’N, 71º33’E,  13 July 1962,  N. P. Litvinova13543( LE); Shadzud-Dara valley, 7 kmaway of the mouth, right slope,  37º29’N, 72º44’E,  15 July 1957,  L. Sidorov2454( LE); Shughnan, Vakhan, Nishgarcanyon,  37º1’N, 72º28’E,  13 June 1914,  N. N. Tuturin& P. I. Bessedin252( LE, US). 1935-06-17 W Afghanistan Vakhan-Ishkashimskiy 36.8 Pyandzh river 1185 72.03333 Kugi-lyal' river 82 1 Badakhshan Darrah-i-Shu Seitental des Taganak-Tales Andarab-Tal 83 1 Baghlan 1965-06-04 M D. Podlech & von Sarab 35.616665 Seitental 1192 69.2 Andarab-Tal 83 1 Baghlan [570,1333,260,285] 1965-06-06 M Podlech Pakistan 35.566666 PAKISTAN 1192 69.23333 83 1 1958-05-26 J, A, UPS Chitral & Chitral-Mastuj & Kuragh Tajikistan 36.266666 Stainton 1188 72.48333 83 1 Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 1897-07-19 V, I, LE Tajikistan The Emirate of Bukhara 39.266666 Lipsky 1170 71.53333 Kara-Shura 83 1 Districts of Republican Subordination 1955-08-12 P, LE Gagarin Tajikistan 37.433334 Khorodzhio valley 1181 72.21667 Bartang river 83 1 Districts of Republican Subordination 1964-07-28 S, LE Tajikistan Ikonnikov 38.1 Kok-Chashma valley 1177 72.13333 Shakh-Dara river 83 1 Districts of Republican Subordination 1965-08-15 S, LE Tajikistan Ikonnikov 37.466667 Dzhelanda 1181 71.63333 Toguz-Bulak river 83 1 Districts of Republican Subordination 1957-07-28 S, LE Tajikistan Ikonnikov 37.566666 Bakchigir 1180 72.6 Toguz-Bulak river 83 1 Districts of Republican Subordination 1957-07-28 S, LE Tajikistan 37.566666 Shadzud-Dara river 1180 72.63333 Ikonnikov 83 1 Districts of Republican Subordination 1957-07-14 S, LE Tajikistan Ikonnikov 37.483334 Toguz-Bulak river 1181 72.76667 Pamirskiy 83 1 Districts of Republican Subordination 1957-06-23 G, LE Ladygina Tajikistan 37.6 Bunay 1180 72.55 Vanch river 83 1 Districts of Republican Subordination 1962-07-13 N, P, LE Tajikistan 38.416668 Shadzud-Dara valley 1175 71.55 Litvinova 83 1 Districts of Republican Subordination 1957-07-15 L, LE Sidorov Tajikistan Shughnan 37.483334 Nishgar 1181 72.73333 Vakhan 83 1 Districts of Republican Subordination [565,1410,727,752] 1914-06-13 N, P, I, LE Tuturin United States of America 37.016666 Bessedin 1184 72.46667 83 1