A NEW RECORD FOR TWO SPECIES OF CLEOME L. FROM CLEOMACEAE FAMILY IN IRAQ.

Abstract

Two new species have been recorded in Iraq, them are Cleome brachycarpa Vahl ex DC. and Cleome droserifolia (Forssk.) Del. during the field trips in the Desert region Western desert distract in the northeast of Anaiza Mountain at the Iraqi – Jordanian – Saudi borders during a spring seasons of 2013 and 2014. The two species were diagnosed and described as a comprehensive morphological description during taxonomic treatment as well as a some drawing and photographs of the Floral and vegetative parts with their distribution map of two species. The plant samples were deposited at the National Herbarium of Iraq with the numbers (59287, 59288, 59289 and 59290).