%0 Journal Article %T A TAXONOMIC REVISION OF THE GENUS CYNOSURUS L. (POACEAE) IN IRAN %J The Iranian Journal of Botany %I Research Institute of Forests and Rangelands %Z 1029-788X %A Rezaei, Elham %A Saeidi, Hojjatollah %A Rahiminejad, Mohammad Reza %D 2011 %\ 12/22/2011 %V 17 %N 2 %P 212-219 %! A TAXONOMIC REVISION OF THE GENUS CYNOSURUS L. (POACEAE) IN IRAN %K Cynosurus %K Poaceae %K Taxonomy %K Chromosome %K Karyotype %K Iran %R 10.22092/ijb.2011.102081 %X In this research, the taxonomic status of the genus Cynosurus in Iran has been briefly reviewed. The results showed that two species Cynosurus echinatus L.and C. effusus Desf. are growing in Iran. A total of 13 herbarium and new collected specimens belonging to this genus were analyzed using 61 qualitative and quantitative morphological characters. A taxonomic key, descriptions and habitats of two species with images has been presented. Also, characteristics of the karyotype of C. echinatus is provided. %U https://ijb.areeo.ac.ir/article_102081_febbda75010485e2fdb2fe3a1eb4bae7.pdf