Rosaceae

A. persica Rothm. in Feddes Rep. 33:349 (1934). Ic: Fl. Iranica-Rosaceae 1: t. 43 (1969). Figure 2, p. 89.
Green or yellowish-green; stems 30-70(-100) cm, ± robust, ± erect, patent-hairy throughout, more sparsely so above. Leaves large, rigid, reniform or orbicular-reniform, plicate, with a fairly wide sinus lobed to (1/5-)¼-? with or without inconspicuous incisions; lobes 9-11, parabolic; teeth 6-9(-12), subequal, widely oblique-triangular, subacute, subconnivent, the apical a little smaller than the lateral; leaves very sparsely to ± densely hairy on both surfaces, often more densely so beneath; rarely with some leaves glabrous. Glomeruli lax; pedicels glabrous. Flowers 3.5-5.5(-6) mm wide; hypanthia very sparsely or sub-densely patent-hairy (some rarely glabrous); sepals ovate-triangular, ± acute, glabrous; epicalyx lobes about as long as sepals or a little longer, often 1 per flower with l(-2) denticles. Fl. 6-8. By streams, 2200-2800 m.
Type: [N. Iran] Persia borealis, in valle Lur montium Elburs occid. ad pagum Getschsär, 2200 m, 1902, Bornmüller 6944.
E. Anatolia. A9 Kars: mountains E. of Kağizman, c. 20 km from Akçay to Cumaçay, 2200 m, D. 46730! B9 Bitlis: Meleto Da., 2750 m, Hand.-Mazz! Bitlis/Van: 10 km S.E. of Pelli, 2300 m, D. 22559! Van: d. Hoşap, Kepir Da., 2800 m, D. 23347! C9 Hakkari: Cilo Da., above Diz De , 2500 m, D. 23983! Caucasia, N. & N.W. Iran, N. Iraq. In Turkey confined to Ir.-Tur. region.