A taxonomic revision of Cephalaria subgen. Cephalaria sect. Atrocephalae (Caprifoliaceae) from Iran Author Ranjbar, Massoud Author Ranjbar, Zahra text Phytotaxa 2017 2017-06-27 311 2 101 138 http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.311.2.1 journal article 10.11646/phytotaxa.311.2.1 1179-3163 13700563 Cephalaria tchihatchewii Boissier (1860: 220) . Type :— TURKEY . Erzurum , Armenia , inter fontes Araxis et radices boreales montis Bingoldagh , ca. 2000 m , Tchihatchef 930 (G! [G00330444!], holotype ; isotype P! [P2284074!]) . Distribution and habitat: Cephalaria tchihatchewii is distributed in Turkey , Armenia and Caucasus. It was reported from W Iran in Flora of Turkey ( Matthews 1972 ) and NW Iran in Flora USSR ( Bobrov 1957 ), but was not found in our collections and also during our field excursions from W and NW Iran . Consequently, this species is excluded from the flora of Iran .