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NOTES ON THE GENUS SCROPHULARIA L. (SCROPHULARIACEAE) IN IRAN.

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Scrophularia L. was revised in Iran. This genus includes 60 perennial, biennial or annual species and subspecies in Iran that 28 taxa of them are endemic of Iran (including new species). In this paper, S. iranica, S. denaensis and S papyracea are described as new species. These species are compared with the their related taxa. S. variegata subsp. rupestris is regarded as a synonym of S. variegata subsp. variegata. Also the key of the species and subspecies and illustrations of the new species are presented.

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