Five New Species of Lepidium (Brassicaceae)

L. pabotii (Iran), L. arequipa (Peru), and L. lapazianum, L. linearilobum, and L. stephan-beckii (Bolivia)

Abstract

The Iranian Lepidium pabotii Al-Shehbaz, Peruvian L. arequipa Al-Shehbaz, and Bolivian L. lapazianum Al-Shehbaz & S. G. Beck, L. linearilobum Al-Shehbaz, and L. stephan-beckii Al-Shehbaz (Brassicaceae) are described and illustrated. Their relationships to nearest relatives and means of distinguishing them are discussed.