SPERGULARIA IRAQENSIS (CARYOPHYLLACEAE), A NEW SPECIES FROM IRAQ

Authors

  • Ali Haloob National Herbarium of Iraq, Directorate of Seed Testing and Certification, Ministry of Agriculture of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq.
  • Ali H. E. Al-Musawi Department of Biology, College of Science, University of Baghdad, Baghdad, Iraq
  • Harb Adeel Directorate of Plant Protection, Ministry of Agriculture of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.26842/binhm.7.2021.16.3.0291

Keywords:

Caryophyllaceae, Diyala, Endemic, Iraq, Spergularia.

Abstract

Spergularia iraqensis sp. nov. is described as a new species from Iraq. This species has been collected from Diyala Province in the central east of Iraq; it is closely related to Spergularia rubra (L.) J. Presl & C. Presl, 1819 and Spergularia bocconei (Scheele) Graebn., 1919.
The distinguishing of the morphological characteristics of the new species alongside the two similar species are discussed with photographs, and an identification key is given for Spergularia iraqensis and other closely related species.

Received Date: 18 February 2021

Accepted Date: 22 April 2021

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Published

2021-06-20

Issue

Vol. 16 No. 3 (2021)

Section

Original Articles