PARONYCHIA LORDEGANICA (CARYOPHYLLACEAE: PARONYCHIOIDEAE) A NEW SPECIES FROM IRAN, BAKHTIARI

For the preparation of flora of iran caryophyllaceae: paronychioideae, the herbarium specimens in the herbarium of research institute of forests and ranglands (tari) were identified. among them a specimen that has been collected from lordegan, chahar mahale bakhtiari is named p. lordeganica and described  as a new species from iran. this species is compared with p. caespitosa stapf from iran and p. boissieri rouy and p. mesopotamica chaudhri from the other countries as the closest relatives.