Although mountain ranges are often recognized as global biodiversity hotspots with a high level of endemism, diversity and biogeographic connections of isolated and weakly explored mountains remain poorly understood. This is also the case for Shirkuh Mts. in central Iran. Here, Yazdana shirkuhensis gen. & spec. nov. (Caryophylleae, Caryophyllaceae) is described and illustrated from the high alpine zone of this mountain. Molecular phylogenetic analyses of nuclear and plastid DNA sequence data show that Y. shirkuhensis is related to Cyathophylla and Heterochroa (tribe Caryophylleae). The newly described genus and species accentuate Shirkuh Mts. as a center of endemism, which harbors a high number of narrowly distributed species, mostly in high elevations reaching alpine habitats. As this area is currently not protected, a conservation priority is highlighted for high elevations of Shirkuh Mts.

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新的地方特有属 Yazdana（石竹科）和特有模式突出了研究不足的 Shirkuh 山脉（伊朗中部）的高度保护优先事项

尽管山脉通常被认为是具有高度特有性的全球生物多样性热点，但对孤立和探索薄弱的山脉的多样性和生物地理联系仍知之甚少。Shirkuh Mts 的情况也是如此。在伊朗中部。在这里，Yazdana shirkuhensis gen。＆规格。十一月 (Caryophylleae, Caryophyllaceae) 来自这座山的高山地带。核和质体 DNA 序列数据的分子系统发育分析表明 Y. shirkuhensis 与 Cyathophylla 和 Heterochroa（部落石竹属）有关。新描述的属和种突出了 Shirkuh Mts。作为特有物种的中心，这里拥有大量分布狭窄的物种，大部分位于高海拔地区，到达高山栖息地。由于该地区目前未受到保护，