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in diam. at base, cylindrical, with thin white striations, sparsely leafy throughout, lower part subglabrous to sparsely short hirsute-articulate hairy, median part sparsely covered with hirsute-articulate hairs, up to 
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, narrowed toward base, cartilaginously denticulate, acute at apex; lateral segments smaller, or as lobes, 1 pairs, shortly lanceolate or shortly triangular. Lower cauline leaves simple, sometimes withered at anthesis, with a 
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petiole, rhombic or rhombic-lanceolate, 18–23.5 × ca. 
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, narrowed at each end, denticulate, acuminate at apex. Median cauline leaves sessile, oblong, 7.7–14 × 
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along stem, entire, rarely denticulate, acuminate at apex. Upper cauline leaves successively smaller, sessile, linear or bract-like, 2.7–3 × 
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, densely covered with hirsute-articulate and sparsely arachnoid hairs, narrowly decurrent, up to 
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along stem. Capitula solitary or 3–5, arranged in a raceme, upper peduncles 
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long. Involucres broadly ovoid, 35–45 × 
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. Phyllaries multiseriate, green or reddish above, imbricate, coriaceous, with densely tomentose hairs. Appendages medium-sized, concealing a major part of phyllaries, chartaceous, not decurrent; cilia narrowly triangular, subreflexed, numerous, 4–8 on each side, (1.5–) 
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long; spines narrowly triangular, 
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long, longer than or ± equal to adjacent cilia. Outer phyllaries oblong, 3.5–5 × 
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; appendages triangular, 13–14 × ca. 
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(including cilia and spine), straw-coloured. Median phyllaries oblong-lanceolate, 7–11 × 
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; appendages triangular, 16–18 × 
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(including cilia and spine), brownish. Inner phyllaries lanceolate, 15–20 × ca. 
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; appendages narrowly lanceolate, 15–18 × 
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(including cilia and spine), brown to purple. Flowers purple-pink; central florets hermaphroditic, 
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long, corolla ca. 
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long, 5-lobed, lobes 
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long, with yellow nerves, style longer than corolla, stigma exserted from corolla, up to 
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; peripheral florets sterile, equal to or slightly longer than central ones, numerous (ca. 
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each capitulum) and conspicuous, finely dissected, not radiant, 4-lobed, limb lobes linear, ca. 
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long. Achenes oblong, 
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long, 
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wide, smooth and shiny, yellowish, rounded at apex, glabrescent; insertion areole lateral, 
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long. Pappus persistent, multiseriate, scabrous, whitish, 
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long, bristles of inner rows slightly shorter than others.
</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="8BFE36E2DF78FFA619D4399DF2D4F859" blockId="106.[136,1452,1953,2010]" pageId="106">
<emphasis id="B935EAF0DF78FFA619D4399DF042F835" bold="true" box="[136,268,1953,1974]" pageId="106">FIGURE 73.</emphasis>
<taxonomicName id="4C414D61DF78FFA61848399DF3EBF835" authority="Ranjbar &amp; Negaresh" authorityName="Ranjbar &amp; Negaresh" authorityYear="2014" box="[276,677,1953,1974]" class="Magnoliopsida" family="Asteraceae" genus="Centaurea" kingdom="Plantae" order="Asterales" pageId="106" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="solitaria">
<emphasis id="B935EAF0DF78FFA61848399DF09CF835" box="[276,466,1953,1974]" italics="true" pageId="106">Centaurea solitaria</emphasis>
Ranjbar &amp; Negaresh
</taxonomicName>
(
<emphasis id="B935EAF0DF78FFA61BE9399DF289F835" box="[693,967,1953,1974]" italics="true" pageId="106">Ranjbar &amp; Negaresh 28821</emphasis>
, BASU). 
<emphasis id="B935EAF0DF78FFA61D70399DF50AF835" bold="true" box="[1068,1092,1953,1974]" pageId="106">A.</emphasis>
habit. 
<emphasis id="B935EAF0DF78FFA61DD6399DF5EEF835" bold="true" box="[1162,1184,1953,1974]" pageId="106">B.</emphasis>
outer phyllaries. 
<emphasis id="B935EAF0DF78FFA61C13399DF42EF835" bold="true" box="[1359,1376,1953,1974]" pageId="106">C</emphasis>
and 
<emphasis id="B935EAF0DF78FFA61CC8399DF4E2F835" bold="true" box="[1428,1452,1953,1974]" pageId="106">D.</emphasis>
median phyllaries. 
<emphasis id="B935EAF0DF78FFA6186339F9F03AF859" bold="true" box="[319,372,1989,2010]" pageId="106">E–G.</emphasis>
inner phyllaries. 
<emphasis id="B935EAF0DF78FFA61B4039F9F361F859" bold="true" box="[540,559,1989,2010]" pageId="106">H</emphasis>
. indumentum of median part of stem.
</paragraph>
</caption>
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<emphasis id="B935EAF0DF79FFA719E13DE0F3CFFC76" bold="true" box="[189,641,988,1013]" pageId="107">Taxonomic and distribution remarks:</emphasis>
— 
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<emphasis id="B935EAF0DF79FFA71BC13DE0F237FC76" box="[669,889,988,1013]" italics="true" pageId="107">Centaurea solitaria</emphasis>
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is a narrow endemic to 
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, W 
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(
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). It is an Irano-Turanian element, and grows on stony slopes, along river, green hills and fallow fields, at elevations of 
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. 
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<emphasis id="B935EAF0DF79FFA718913A18F3E4FBBE" box="[461,682,1060,1085]" italics="true" pageId="107">Centaurea solitaria</emphasis>
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shows some affinity with 
<taxonomicName id="4C414D61DF79FFA71A853A18F45AFBBE" authorityName="Negaresh" authorityYear="2018" baseAuthorityName="Wagenitz" baseAuthorityYear="2018" box="[985,1300,1060,1085]" class="Magnoliopsida" family="Asteraceae" genus="Centaurea" kingdom="Plantae" order="Asterales" pageId="107" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="variety" species="regia" variety="cynarocephala">
<emphasis id="B935EAF0DF79FFA71A853A18F57BFBBE" box="[985,1077,1060,1085]" italics="true" pageId="107">C. regia</emphasis>
var. 
<emphasis id="B935EAF0DF79FFA71D333A18F45AFBBE" box="[1135,1300,1060,1085]" italics="true" pageId="107">cynarocephala</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
in its texture of appendages, length of spine and cilia, and somewhat color of appendages. However, it differs from 
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<emphasis id="B935EAF0DF79FFA71C413A74F437FBE2" box="[1309,1401,1096,1121]" italics="true" pageId="107">C. regia</emphasis>
var. 
<emphasis id="B935EAF0DF79FFA719D43A50F063FB06" box="[136,301,1132,1157]" italics="true" pageId="107">cynarocephala</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
by its lower cauline leaves rhombic or rhombic-lanceolate, ca. 
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wide, narrowed at each end, denticulate (
<emphasis id="B935EAF0DF79FFA718153AACF02EFB2A" box="[329,352,1168,1193]" italics="true" pageId="107">vs</emphasis>
. broadly lanceolate, 
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wide, sometimes narrowed toward base or broadly decurrent along petiole, undivided or basally pinnatilobed), upper peduncles 
<quantity id="4CB99B07DF79FFA71A6E3A88F2DAFB4E" box="[818,916,1204,1229]" metricMagnitude="-2" metricUnit="m" metricValue="6.5" metricValueMax="10.0" metricValueMin="3.0" pageId="107" unit="cm" value="6.5" valueMax="10.0" valueMin="3.0">3–10 cm</quantity>
(
<emphasis id="B935EAF0DF79FFA71AF93A88F2F2FB4E" box="[933,956,1204,1229]" italics="true" pageId="107">vs</emphasis>
. 
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) long, involucres broadly ovoid, 35–45 × 
<quantity id="4CB99B07DF79FFA719AD3AE4F023FB72" box="[241,365,1240,1265]" metricMagnitude="-2" metricUnit="m" metricValue="3.5" metricValueMax="3.8" metricValueMin="3.2" pageId="107" unit="mm" value="35.0" valueMax="38.0" valueMin="32.0">32–38 mm</quantity>
(
<emphasis id="B935EAF0DF79FFA718233AE4F0D8FB72" box="[383,406,1240,1265]" italics="true" pageId="107">vs</emphasis>
. subglobose or globose, 40–55 × 
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), phyllaries densely tomentose (
<emphasis id="B935EAF0DF79FFA71C4F3AE4F464FB72" box="[1299,1322,1240,1265]" italics="true" pageId="107">vs</emphasis>
. glabrous), appendages medium-sized, concealing a major part of phyllaries, triangular or narrowly lanceolate (
<emphasis id="B935EAF0DF79FFA71DAB3AC0F440FA96" box="[1271,1294,1276,1301]" italics="true" pageId="107">vs</emphasis>
. large, totally concealing phyllaries, ovate or broadly triangular), median appendages 16–18 × 
<quantity id="4CB99B07DF79FFA71D7D3B1CF5D2FABA" box="[1057,1180,1312,1337]" metricMagnitude="-2" metricUnit="m" metricValue="1.45" metricValueMax="1.6" metricValueMin="1.3" pageId="107" unit="mm" value="14.5" valueMax="16.0" valueMin="13.0">13–16 mm</quantity>
(
<emphasis id="B935EAF0DF79FFA71DF23B1CF58BFABA" box="[1198,1221,1312,1337]" italics="true" pageId="107">vs</emphasis>
. ca. 20–25 × 
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), cilia subreflexed, 4–8 on each side (
<emphasis id="B935EAF0DF79FFA71B023B78F33BFADE" box="[606,629,1348,1373]" italics="true" pageId="107">vs</emphasis>
. erect, 10–17 on each side), and also in the pappus: bristles of inner rows slightly shorter than others (
<emphasis id="B935EAF0DF79FFA718983B54F095FA02" box="[452,475,1384,1409]" italics="true" pageId="107">vs</emphasis>
. bristles of inner rows much shorter than others, 
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long).
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BFE36E2DF79FFA719E13BB0F327FA26" blockId="107.[136,1452,160,1589]" box="[189,617,1420,1445]" pageId="107">
<emphasis id="B935EAF0DF79FFA719E13BB0F099FA26" bold="true" box="[189,471,1420,1445]" pageId="107">Chromosome numbers:</emphasis>
—Unknown.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="C35B6569DF79FFA719E13B8CF335F9B6" pageId="107" type="materials_examined">
<paragraph id="8BFE36E2DF79FFA719E13B8CF335F9B6" blockId="107.[136,1452,160,1589]" pageId="107">
<emphasis id="B935EAF0DF79FFA719E13B8CF3C8FA4A" bold="true" box="[189,646,1456,1481]" pageId="107">
Selected specimens examined:— 
<collectingCountry id="F3567672DF79FFA71B623B8CF3C8FA4A" box="[574,646,1456,1481]" name="Iran" pageId="107">IRAN</collectingCountry>
</emphasis>
. Prov. 
<collectingRegion id="4985F800DF79FFA71B8F3B8CF22BFA4A" box="[723,869,1456,1481]" country="Iran" name="Kermanshah" pageId="107">Kermanshah</collectingRegion>
: 
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to Ravansar, 
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, 
<date id="FFFF1022DF79FFA71DF23B8CF40BFA4A" box="[1198,1349,1456,1481]" pageId="107" value="2012-06-25">25 June 2012</date>
, 
<emphasis id="B935EAF0DF79FFA71C0C3B8CF028FA6E" italics="true" pageId="107">Ranjbar &amp; Negaresh 28848</emphasis>
(
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!) (
<typeStatus id="54FA8840DF79FFA718B13BE8F301FA6E" box="[493,591,1492,1517]" pageId="107" type="paratype">paratype</typeStatus>
of 
<taxonomicName id="4C414D61DF79FFA71B233BE8F211FA6E" authorityName="Ranjbar &amp; Negaresh" authorityYear="2014" box="[639,863,1492,1517]" class="Magnoliopsida" family="Asteraceae" genus="Centaurea" kingdom="Plantae" order="Asterales" pageId="107" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="solitaria">
<emphasis id="B935EAF0DF79FFA71B233BE8F211FA6E" box="[639,863,1492,1517]" italics="true" pageId="107">Centaurea solitaria</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
); 
<emphasis id="B935EAF0DF79FFA71A203BE8F58DFA6E" box="[892,1219,1492,1517]" italics="true" pageId="107">Ranjbar &amp; Negaresh 28842</emphasis>
(
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!) (
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of 
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<emphasis id="B935EAF0DF79FFA719F63BC4F0C6F992" box="[170,392,1528,1553]" italics="true" pageId="107">Centaurea solitaria</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
); Ravansar toward Kamyaran, 
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after Ravansar, 
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, 
<date id="FFFF1022DF79FFA71D283BC4F45DF992" box="[1140,1299,1528,1553]" pageId="107" value="2014-05-29">29 May 2014</date>
, 
<emphasis id="B935EAF0DF79FFA71C7D3BC4F010F9B6" italics="true" pageId="107">Negaresh &amp; Kamalnejad 20135</emphasis>
(
<collectionCode id="ED50AE27DF79FFA718323820F0E6F9B6" box="[366,424,1564,1589]" pageId="107">HUI</collectionCode>
!, herb. Negaresh!).
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
</treatment>
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