Some state records and deletions of Asian Cruciferae

Abstract

Based on revision of various herbaria collections, Cruciferae (Brassicaceae) species lists of certain Asian countries are updated. These include first records of the following species/subspecies from relevant states mentioned in parentheses: Cryptospora trichocarpa (Afghanistan), Guenthera persicasubsp. takhtajanii, comb. nova (Turkey, Iran, Syria), Neotorularia brevipes (Tajikistan), Noccaea apterocarpa (Turkmenistan), N. campylophylla s. l. (Iraq). The cases of non-confirmed occurrence of other species in relevant countries are also revealed: Camelina hispida (Uzbekistan), Dontostemon pinnatifidus (Nepal), Erysimum crassipes, Noccaea trinervia and Sterigmostemum acanthocarpum (Turkmenistan), and Noccaea kurdica (Iraq). Additional comments on presence of certain species in the flora of Georgia, Iran, Kyrgyzstan, and Russia are provided.

Keywords

• brassicaceae
• cryptospora
• distribution
• dontostemon
• erysimum
• guenthera
• himalayas
• middle and sw asia
• neotorularia
• noccaea
• sterigmostemum