COUSINIA (SECT. HAUSSKNECHTIANAE) KARKASENSIS, A NEW SPECIES FROM KARKAS MTS. IN CENTRAL IRAN

گونه انحصاري Cousinia karkasensis به عنوان گونه‌اي جديد از مركز ايران به دنياي علم معرفي مي‌گردد. اين گونه متعلق به بخش Haussknechtianae مي‌باشد. در اين مقاله ارتباط گونه جديد با ديگر گونه هاي بخش Haussknechtianae مورد بررسي قرار گرفته است. مطالعات مولكولي نشان داده كه گونه جديد به C. raphiocephala نزديك مي‌باشد.

Cousinia karkasensis a narrow endemic from central Iran is described as a new species to science. The new species belongs to Cousinia sect. Haussknechtianae. Relatioships between the new species and other species is discussed. The new species is however more resembles to C. gatchsaranica based on the morphological characters, it is found to be more related to C. raphiocephala another member of the section Haussknechtianae, based on the molecular results.