PAPAVER GOROVANICUM M. V. AGAB. (PAPAVERACEAE) A NEW SPECIES FROM ARARAT VALLEY (ARMENIA)

Authors

  • Aghababyan M. V. Botanischer Garten und Botanisches Museum Berlin-Dahlem Freie Universität Berlin

Keywords:

Papaver section Rhoeadium, new species, Papaver gorovanicum M. V. Agab., poppies, Armenia

Abstract

Taxonomic studies, field work and recent molecular analyses result in the recognition of a species new to science: Papaver gorovanicum, a rare annual plant growing in extremely arid conditions on sandy soils, belongs to Papaver sect. Rhoeadium. The new species is described and illustrated. Its affinities are discussed.

References

akhtažjan, A. L. & Fedorov, An. A. 1972: Flora Erevana. Opredelitel’ dikorastushchikh rastenij Araratskoj kotloviny. 394 p. Leningrad.

(Тахтаджян А. Л. и Федоров А. А. 1972. Флора Еревана. Опре делитель дикорастущих растений Араратской котловины. 394 с. Ленинград).

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Published

2013-08-24

How to Cite

M. V. , A. (2013). PAPAVER GOROVANICUM M. V. AGAB. (PAPAVERACEAE) A NEW SPECIES FROM ARARAT VALLEY (ARMENIA). TAKHTAJANIA, 2, 134–135. Retrieved from https://takht.sci.am/index.php/takhajania/article/view/152

Issue

Vol. 2 (2013)

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