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Ranjbar &amp; Khalvati
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—The new species is similar to 
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), pedicel in fruiting state (up to 
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versus up to 
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), blue to light violet corolla (versus sulphur yellow with purple spots), shorter corolla (
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(versus 
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) and stigma shallowly bilobed (versus deeply bilobed). The pollen grains are ovoid and 3-colporate, in contrast to prolate and stephanocolporate pollen in 
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. Pollen characters fit 
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, in where the new species is similar to but differs from 
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. It differs by corolla dark blue (versus sulphur yellow), shorter basal leaves (8–15 × 
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versus 30–100 × 
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) and narrow corolla limbs (versus broad limbs).
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—The specific epithet refers to Semirom, a city in 
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, where the new species was found.
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—Perennial green plant, with stout scaly stock. Stem multi-branched, branched from base, densely patent-pilose. Basal leaves, oblong to ovate, 8–15 × 
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, acute to subacute, tapering into the petiole, with entire, flat, or sometimes slightly undulate margins, white setose, sometimes with prominent base. Cauline leaves, oblong to lanceolate, 1.2–2 × 
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, acute or subacute, sessile, attenuate at base, with an evident midrib, veinless, densely white setose.
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Inflorescence a compact terminal head; 2–3 × 
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, pedicels short, leafy, peduncle 
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long; bracts oblong to ovate, 12–15 × 
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. Calyx 
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long in flower, up to 
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long in the fruiting state, broad at nearly the base; lobes linear to lanceolate, acute, densely hispid-setose with yellowish, patent setae up to 
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long. Corolla blue to violet light, lobes 
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long, loosely pubescent outside, slightly pilose inside, slightly constricted below the anthers. Annulus absent. Stamens inserted irregularly at different levels; three higher at the throat and two lower down in the middle of the tube. Anthers 
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long. Style 
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long, reaching up to the middle of the corolla tube, shallowly bilobed; lobes 
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long. Nutlet not seen.
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<emphasis id="43D27421EE107B3CEBA6F9F7FEBDD760" bold="true" box="[189,331,1569,1595]" pageId="11" pageNumber="227">Palynology:</emphasis>
—Pollen grains heteropolar, triangular concave, tricolporate, equatorial axis (E) 9.3 ± 1.9 μm, polar axis (P) 11.5 ± 3.85 μm, ornamentation psilate. 
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.
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<emphasis id="43D27421EE107B3CEBA6F9B1FE19D7DA" bold="true" box="[189,495,1639,1665]" pageId="11" pageNumber="227">Distribution and ecology:</emphasis>
— 
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<emphasis id="43D27421EE107B3CE910F9B1FD05D7DA" box="[523,755,1639,1665]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="227">Alkanna semiromica</emphasis>
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was seen in the field by the first author and is known from a single specimen from the 
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locality that is deposited at the herbarium of Bu-Ali 
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University (BASU). The new species occurs in 
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. It is endemic to southwestern 
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and known only from the 
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locality. It was collected from the rocky terrain along the roadside of the Black Mountains.
</paragraph>
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<emphasis id="43D27421EE107B3CEBA6F925FE1ED655" bold="true" box="[189,488,1779,1806]" pageId="11" pageNumber="227">IUCN Red List category:</emphasis>
—A low frequency of the new species in one field locality was observed and therefore decided to classify this species as VU (Vulnerable). This category includes taxa with small populations that could be at risk, according to IUCN criteria (
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). We revisited the locality, where the new species was discovered and the neighboring areas in 2019. Our interpretation is based on a single known population.
</paragraph>
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<emphasis id="43D27421EE107B3CEBA6F857FE5FD6C0" bold="true" box="[189,425,1921,1947]" pageId="11" pageNumber="227">Pollen morphology:</emphasis>
—Members of the family 
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represent a great array of pollen 
<typeStatus id="AE1D1691EE107B3CEFC1F857FAEED6C0" box="[1242,1304,1921,1947]" pageId="11" pageNumber="227">types</typeStatus>
, and thus the family is interesting for investigating the evolution of pollen characters (
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). Pollen characters can provide other elements with taxonomic significance can play important role in diversification of the group. According to previous studies, the pollen morphology of the 
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<emphasis id="43D27421EE107B3CE9CAF83CFCC7D95F" box="[721,817,2026,2052]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="227">Huynhia</emphasis>
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has been described as radial symmetric, isopolar with prolate shapes, polycolpate 
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, and with psilate ornamentations (
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; 
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Coppi 
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2015
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, 
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). The pollen grains of the new species were observed as triangular concave and 3-colporate, which fits the ancestral state of the 
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and is realized in the genus 
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(
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Noroozi 
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2021
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)
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. The average polar axis (P) was between 11.5–15.35 μm and the average equatorial axis (E) between 9.3–11.19 μm. From this palynological information we infer the taxonomic placement of the new species in the genus 
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<emphasis id="43D27421EE177B3BE853FEDFFC53D078" box="[840,933,265,291]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="228">Alkanna</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
.
</paragraph>
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<emphasis id="43D27421EE177B3BEB93F877FEFAD6ED" bold="true" box="[136,268,1953,1975]" pageId="12" pageNumber="228">FIGURE 10.</emphasis>
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(
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). 
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) habit; 
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) stem &amp; inflorescence; 
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) corolla; 
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) calyx; 
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) style. Drawn by: S. Khalvati.
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<emphasis id="43D27421EE167B3AEB93F8F5FEFED663" bold="true" box="[136,264,1827,1849]" pageId="13" pageNumber="229">FIGURE 11.</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="43D27421EE167B3AEA15F8F5FE25D662" box="[270,467,1827,1849]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="229">Alkanna semiromica</emphasis>
Ranjbar &amp; Khalvati
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(
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, BASU).
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<emphasis id="43D27421EE157B39EB93FF76FF0DD1E3" bold="true" box="[136,251,160,184]" pageId="14" pageNumber="230">TABLE 1.</emphasis>
Main pollen characters of 
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</taxonomicName>
, 
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and 
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<emphasis id="43D27421EE157B39E888FF76FB98D1E3" box="[915,1134,160,184]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="230">Alkanna semiromica</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
.
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<emphasis id="43D27421EE157B39EB88FF1FFF28D184" bold="true" box="[147,222,201,223]" pageId="14" pageNumber="230">Species</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="43D27421EE157B39EA8DFF1FFE2DD184" bold="true" box="[406,475,201,223]" pageId="14" pageNumber="230">P (μm)</emphasis>
</th>
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<emphasis id="43D27421EE157B39E920FF1FFD75D184" bold="true" box="[571,643,201,223]" pageId="14" pageNumber="230">E (μm)</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="43D27421EE157B39E9E8FF1FFCEED184" bold="true" box="[755,792,201,223]" pageId="14" pageNumber="230">P/E</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="43D27421EE157B39E860FF1FFC4CD184" bold="true" box="[891,954,201,223]" pageId="14" pageNumber="230">Shape</emphasis>
*
</th>
<th id="8C47C30DEE1584C8EF12FF1FFB4ED184" box="[1033,1208,201,223]" gridcol="5" gridrow="0" pageId="14" pageNumber="230">
<emphasis id="43D27421EE157B39EF2AFF1FFB79D185" bold="true" box="[1073,1167,201,222]" pageId="14" pageNumber="230">Aperture</emphasis>
</th>
<th id="8C47C30DEE1584C8EE1AFF1FFA7ED184" box="[1281,1416,201,223]" gridcol="6" gridrow="0" pageId="14" pageNumber="230">
<emphasis id="43D27421EE157B39EE1AFF1FFA7ED185" bold="true" box="[1281,1416,201,222]" pageId="14" pageNumber="230">Aperture No.</emphasis>
</th>
</tr>
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<th id="8C47C30DEE1584C8EB88FF26FED0D05D" box="[147,294,240,262]" gridcol="0" gridrow="1" pageId="14" pageNumber="230">
<taxonomicName id="B6A6D3B0EE157B39EB88FF26FF09D05D" authorityName="Greuter &amp; Burdet" authorityYear="1981" baseAuthorityName="Willdenow ex Roemer &amp; Schultes" box="[147,255,240,262]" class="Magnoliopsida" family="Boraginaceae" genus="Huynhia" kingdom="Plantae" order="Boraginales" pageId="14" pageNumber="230" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="pulchra">
<emphasis id="43D27421EE157B39EB88FF26FF09D05D" bold="true" box="[147,255,240,262]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="230">H. pulchra</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
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<td id="8C47C30DEE1584C8EA67FF26FE03D05D" box="[380,501,240,262]" gridcol="1" gridrow="1" pageId="14" pageNumber="230">28.45 ± 3.93</td>
<td id="8C47C30DEE1584C8E932FF26FD60D05D" box="[553,662,240,262]" gridcol="2" gridrow="1" pageId="14" pageNumber="230">17.6 ± 0.84</td>
<td id="8C47C30DEE1584C8E9D4FF26FCCAD05D" box="[719,828,240,262]" gridcol="3" gridrow="1" pageId="14" pageNumber="230">1.61 ± 0.14</td>
<td id="8C47C30DEE1584C8E860FF26FC30D05D" box="[891,966,240,262]" gridcol="4" gridrow="1" pageId="14" pageNumber="230">P</td>
<td id="8C47C30DEE1584C8EF12FF26FB4ED05D" box="[1033,1208,240,262]" gridcol="5" gridrow="1" pageId="14" pageNumber="230">stephanocolporate</td>
<td id="8C47C30DEE1584C8EE1AFF26FA7ED05D" box="[1281,1416,240,262]" gridcol="6" gridrow="1" pageId="14" pageNumber="230">8</td>
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<tr id="CF96AA71EE1584C8EB88FECEFA7ED075" box="[147,1416,280,302]" gridrow="2" pageId="14" pageNumber="230">
<th id="8C47C30DEE1584C8EB88FECEFED0D075" box="[147,294,280,302]" gridcol="0" gridrow="2" pageId="14" pageNumber="230">
<taxonomicName id="B6A6D3B0EE157B39EB88FECEFEF8D076" authorityName="L. Cecchi &amp; Selvi" authorityYear="2015" baseAuthorityName="Erik &amp; Sumbul" box="[147,270,280,301]" class="Magnoliopsida" family="Boraginaceae" genus="Huynhia" kingdom="Plantae" order="Boraginales" pageId="14" pageNumber="230" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="purpurea">
<emphasis id="43D27421EE157B39EB88FECEFEF8D076" bold="true" box="[147,270,280,301]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="230">H. purpurea</emphasis>
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**
</th>
<td id="8C47C30DEE1584C8EA67FECEFE03D075" box="[380,501,280,302]" gridcol="1" gridrow="2" pageId="14" pageNumber="230">34</td>
<td id="8C47C30DEE1584C8E932FECEFD60D075" box="[553,662,280,302]" gridcol="2" gridrow="2" pageId="14" pageNumber="230">24</td>
<td id="8C47C30DEE1584C8E9D4FECEFCCAD075" box="[719,828,280,302]" gridcol="3" gridrow="2" pageId="14" pageNumber="230">1.41</td>
<td id="8C47C30DEE1584C8E860FECEFC30D075" box="[891,966,280,302]" gridcol="4" gridrow="2" pageId="14" pageNumber="230">ell</td>
<td id="8C47C30DEE1584C8EF12FECEFB4ED075" box="[1033,1208,280,302]" gridcol="5" gridrow="2" pageId="14" pageNumber="230">stephanocolporate</td>
<td id="8C47C30DEE1584C8EE1AFECEFA7ED075" box="[1281,1416,280,302]" gridcol="6" gridrow="2" pageId="14" pageNumber="230">6/7</td>
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<tr id="CF96AA71EE1584C8EB88FEE9FA7ED00E" box="[147,1416,319,341]" gridrow="3" pageId="14" pageNumber="230">
<th id="8C47C30DEE1584C8EB88FEE9FED0D00E" box="[147,294,319,341]" gridcol="0" gridrow="3" pageId="14" pageNumber="230">
<taxonomicName id="B6A6D3B0EE157B39EB88FEE9FED4D00F" authorityName="Ranjbar &amp; Khalvati" authorityYear="2021" box="[147,290,319,340]" class="Magnoliopsida" family="Boraginaceae" genus="Alkanna" kingdom="Plantae" order="Boraginales" pageId="14" pageNumber="230" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="semiromica">
<emphasis id="43D27421EE157B39EB88FEE9FED4D00F" bold="true" box="[147,290,319,340]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="230">A. semiromica</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
</th>
<td id="8C47C30DEE1584C8EA67FEE9FE03D00E" box="[380,501,319,341]" gridcol="1" gridrow="3" pageId="14" pageNumber="230">11.5 ± 3.85</td>
<td id="8C47C30DEE1584C8E932FEE9FD60D00E" box="[553,662,319,341]" gridcol="2" gridrow="3" pageId="14" pageNumber="230">9.3 ± 1.89</td>
<td id="8C47C30DEE1584C8E9D4FEE9FCCAD00E" box="[719,828,319,341]" gridcol="3" gridrow="3" pageId="14" pageNumber="230">1.23 ± 0.14</td>
<td id="8C47C30DEE1584C8E860FEE9FC30D00E" box="[891,966,319,341]" gridcol="4" gridrow="3" pageId="14" pageNumber="230">tc</td>
<td id="8C47C30DEE1584C8EF12FEE9FB4ED00E" box="[1033,1208,319,341]" gridcol="5" gridrow="3" pageId="14" pageNumber="230">tricolporate</td>
<td id="8C47C30DEE1584C8EE1AFEE9FA7ED00E" box="[1281,1416,319,341]" gridcol="6" gridrow="3" pageId="14" pageNumber="230">3</td>
</tr>
</table>
</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="7119A833EE157B39EB93FEB3FDAED021" blockId="14.[136,678,356,414]" box="[136,600,356,378]" pageId="14" pageNumber="230">* p: prolate; ell: elliptical; tc: triangular concave</paragraph>
<paragraph id="7119A833EE157B39EB93FE5FFD50D0C5" blockId="14.[136,678,356,414]" box="[136,678,392,414]" pageId="14" pageNumber="230">
** Data taken or adapted from 
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Coppi 
<emphasis id="43D27421EE157B39EAE8FE5FFDD2D0C6" box="[499,548,392,414]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="230">et al.</emphasis>
2015
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(
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<paragraph id="7119A833EE157B39EBA6FE1BFC72D2CC" blockId="14.[136,1452,461,919]" pageId="14" pageNumber="230">
<emphasis id="43D27421EE157B39EBA6FE1BFE33D0BC" bold="true" box="[189,453,461,487]" pageId="14" pageNumber="230">Taxonomic discussion:</emphasis>
—The specimens kept at BASU, 
<emphasis id="43D27421EE157B39E821FE18FBF1D0BC" box="[826,1031,461,487]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="230">M. Ranjbar 30880</emphasis>
, were determined morphologically as 
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<emphasis id="43D27421EE157B39EB93FE24FEF6D350" box="[136,256,497,523]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="230">H. pulchra</emphasis>
(Willdenow ex Roemer &amp; Schultes) Greuter &amp; Burdet
</taxonomicName>
, which are confined to 
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. Herbarium material of this species is very scarce. However, when the specimens were more thoroughly examined, several characters appeared to be dissimilar to that species and other closely related species. The new species is similar to 
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<emphasis id="43D27421EE157B39EE30FDECFA52D308" box="[1323,1444,569,595]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="230">H. pulchra</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, especially by its habit, indumentum, number of leaflets, and shape, size, and arrangement of pods, and also differs from 
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<emphasis id="43D27421EE157B39EB93FD54FF09D3C0" box="[136,255,641,667]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="230">H. pulchra</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, by pollen shape, stigma shallowly bilobed, shorter style, smaller corolla, and calyx in anthesis. General and detailed characters of the vegetative parts and flowers in 
<taxonomicName id="B6A6D3B0EE157B39E9E0FD73FCACD3E4" authorityName="Greuter" authorityYear="1981" box="[763,858,677,703]" class="Magnoliopsida" family="Boraginaceae" genus="Huynhia" kingdom="Plantae" order="Boraginales" pageId="14" pageNumber="230" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="43D27421EE157B39E9E0FD73FCACD3E4" box="[763,858,677,703]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="230">Huynhia</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
are already well known from various literature. Here, two characters are worthy of mention because of their taxonomic significance; one concerning the androecial arrangement and other the stigma structure. In 
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<emphasis id="43D27421EE157B39EAE0FD3BFDACD25C" box="[507,602,749,775]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="230">Huynhia</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
the epipetalous stamens are inserted through very short filaments at different heights within the corolla tube, e.g., three higher at the throat and two lower down in the tube, however, this character also occurs in 
<taxonomicName id="B6A6D3B0EE157B39EBEBFCE3FD9ED214" authority="(Khatamsaz 2002)" baseAuthorityName="Khatamsaz" baseAuthorityYear="2002" box="[240,616,821,847]" class="Magnoliopsida" family="Boraginaceae" genus="Alkanna" kingdom="Plantae" order="Boraginales" pageId="14" pageNumber="230" phylum="Tracheophyta" rank="species" species="frigida">
<emphasis id="43D27421EE157B39EBEBFCE3FE6DD214" box="[240,411,821,847]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="230">Alkanna frigida</emphasis>
(
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)
</taxonomicName>
(
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). Given the payonlogical evidence from above, the new Iranian blue to light violet-corolla species is fully described here as a new species and named as 
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<emphasis id="43D27421EE157B39EF02FC8FFB0CD228" box="[1049,1274,857,883]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="230">Alkanna semiromica</emphasis>
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.The differences in characters of the new species and its relatives are shown in 
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.
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