Thymelaea bulgarica sp. nova (Thymelaeaceae) and related species
Thymelaea bulgarica, a new species from S. Bulgaria, is described. Morphological, chorological, anatomical, and karyological data for the two Bulgarian species, T. bulgarica and T. passerina, are given. A diagnostic key for these two species and the related T. mesopotamica and T. gussonei is presented. T. mesopotamica is recorded as new for the flora of Azerbaijan.