Cousinia olivieri DC.(Asteraceae)، نام قديمي تر براي گونهC. cirsioides Boiss. از تركيه

Cousinia olivieri DC., a species with unknown origin is located and lectotypified. Regarding the morphological similarities observed between C. olivieri and species distributed mainly in southern Turkey, and the absence of any relevant material from Iran, it is concluded that the type material of the species must be from Turkey, not Iran. Cousinia cirsioides Boiss. Balansa, a narrow endemic of S Turkey is here reduced as a synonym of C. olivieri.