Gypsophila platyphylla Boiss.

Falatoury, Atiye Nejad, Assadi, Mostafa & Ghahremaninejad, Farrokh, 2016, New species and new synonymy in the genus Gypsophila L. subgenus Pseudosaponaria Williams (Caryophyllaceae), Adansonia 38 (2), pp. 257-265 : 260

1. Gypsophila platyphylla Boiss.

Based onBornmüller (1911), G. boissieriana Hausskn. & Bornm. (holo-, B, destroyed) is distinguishable from G. platyphylla Boiss. (the lectotype G-Boiss was designated by Barkoudah [1962: 152]) by being glandularhairy only in upper internodes and pedicels, and having thicker and higher stems, longer calyx with acuminate teeth, petals without contraction between limb and claw.Barkoudah also mentioned some other differences such as having longer stamens and styles and having only 12-16 ovules.

REMARKS

Having studied numerous specimens we found more variation in ranges of characters. All of our specimens – even of type locality of G. platyphylla (Mt. Shahu) – show more resemblance to G. boissieriana description. Although G. boissieriana was for the first time reported from Iraq, the type localities of these two species are very close together ( Fig.1 ). Moreover, based on photos of type specimens, it seems that differences in size of many parts of two species which is mentioned in two descriptions are due to phase of growing of specimens. The type specimens of G. platyphylla (Haussknecht 183, iso-, LE[LE00012092]!; K photo [K000725732]!; JE photo [JE00015476]!; P photo [P04981475]!) obviously are in fruiting phase, but the type specimens of G. boissieriana (Bornmüller 957; iso-, LE!; K photo [K000725733]!; JE photo [JE00015517, JE00015518]!; P photo [P01903168]!) are in flowering phase.

Figures

FIG. 1. — Distribution of Gypsophila farsensis Falat. Assadi & F. Ghahrem., sp. nov. (N) and G. platyphylla Boiss. («).