Abstract

Silene kurdistanica Maroofi & Attar (Caryophyllaceae, sect. Auriculatae) is described as a new species from Divandarreh (Kurdistan province, Iran). It grows in humid meadows. It is morphologically closest to S. cephalantha, from which it differs in petal colour (pinkish-lilac vs. upper surface white and lower surface yellowish green), and anthophore length and indumentum (2–3.5 mm, glabrous vs. 4–6 mm long, densely puberulent).

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