Mostafa Assadi - Research Institute of Forests and Rangelands. P. O. Box ۱۳۱۸۵-۱۱۶, Tehran, Iran.

Acantholimon hormozganense is described as a new species from S. Iran. It is related to A. aspadanum Bunge, a species distributed in Central part of Iran. A. zaeifii is another new species again from S. of Iran. This species seems to be most closely related to A. eschkerense Boiss. distributed at the western part of the distribution of the new species.

new species, Acantholimon, Iran