Cotoneaster transcaucasicus Pojark.

(Fig. 2)

Botanicheskogo Instituta Imeni V. L. Komarova Akademii Nauk SSSR, Leningrad [St. Petersburg] 21: 162, t. 1 (Pojarkova 1961).

TYPUS. — Armenia, Mergi, between Lischk and Pirmazra; Pojarkova 733 (holo-, LE) .

SPECIMENS EXAMINED. — Iran. Province Kurdistan, Baneh, Kanibard village, 15.IX.2006, Maroofi & Mansoori 8428 (HKS); Baneh to Sardasht, toward to Bolhasan village, 21.X.2003, Maroofi & Naseri 6520 (HKS); c. 35 km from west of Baneh to Sardasht, Namazgah village, 10.X.2005, Maroofi & Mansoori 7557 (HKS) .

NOTE

According to Browicz 1972, this species which is distributed in Armenia and northeast Turkey, was observed among herbarium specimens at HKS (Fig. 2A). C. transcaucasicus is the closest relative of C. nummularius Fisch.& C.A.Mey. (Browicz 1972) . Generally, these species have some similarities in features of leaves (size) fruit color (red), calyx orientation, indumentum of all parts except in sepals. On the other hand, there are a few remarkable differences between these species: C. transcaucasicus is distinguished by obovate leaves with cuneate base and widely rounded-emarginate apex (Fig. 2B) and tomentose sepals in fruit from C. ellipticus with elliptic- ovate leaves widely cuneate to rounded base, obtuse apex and glabrous sepals.