“…Moreover, the new species differs from A. obtusifolius in its shorter peduncle (0–0.2 cm vs. 3–5 cm) and the absence of bracteoles. The species were compared with each other, and after a thorough study of the pertinent specimens and literature (Chamberlain & Matthews, 1970; Townsend & Guest, 1974; Becht, 1978; Maassoumi & Ranjbar, 1994, 1996; Podlech, 1999b; Ranjbar, Maassoumi & Podlech, 2002; Duman & Akan, 2003; Ranjbar & Karamian, 2003; Akan & Aytaç, 2004), it was realized that the specimens represented a new species.…”