Five new records and two new reports of Cotoneaster Medik. (Rosaceae) for the Flora of Iran Author Niaki, Nemat Allah Raei Central Herbarium of Tehran University, School of Biology, College of Science, University of Tehran (Iran) raeiniaki_n@yahoo.com Author Attar, Farideh Central Herbarium of Tehran University, School of Biology, College of Science, University of Tehran (Iran) Author Zamani, Asghar Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, University of Guilan, Rasht (Iran) Author Maroofi, Hossein Research Center of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Kurdistan Province, PO Box 66169 - 36311 - 714 (Iran) Author Joharchi, Mohammad Reza Research Center for Plant Sciences, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad (Iran) text Adansonia 2022 3 2022-05-17 44 14 141 152 journal article 55446 10.5252/adansonia2022v44a14 21ba8a38-e941-4c3f-b9ce-c0e8b651b092 1639-4798 6573109 Cotoneaster ellipticus Hort ex Loudon ( Fig. 6 ) An Encyclopaedia of Plants [2nd ed]: 1208 ( Loudon 1841 ) . TYPUS . — Kashmir . Waziristan , J. L. Stewart 274b (lecto-, K ) . SPECIMENS EXAMINED. — Iran . Khorasan , Bojnord , 1593 m , 37°50’31”N , 57°31’25”E , 03.X.2009 , Memariani , Zangooei & Arjmandi 43358 ( FUMH ); West of Bojnord , 37°26’39”N , 56°47’06”E , 1425 m , 09.VIII.2008 , Memariani , Zangooei & Arjmandi 41331 ( FUMH ) . NOTE The closest relative of this species is C. insignis . C. insignis is diagnosed by having elliptic-obovate leaves, 30-60 × 20- 40 mm , base widely to narrowly cuneate, upper surface midgreen; petiole 5-10 mm ; lax inflorescence, 6-20- flowered inflorescence and peduncle up to 20 mm . While C. ellipticus is distinguished by having orbicular- elliptic leaves (20-40 × 20-34 mm ), base widely obtuse to rounded, upper surface dark bluish green; petiole 4-7 mm ; compact inflorescence, 5-13- flowered inflorescence and peduncle up to 9 mm ( Fig. 6 ). This species occurs in Pakistan , Kashmir ( Fryer & Hylmö 2009 ) and Iran .