TAXONOMIC STATUS OF GENUS NEPETA L. (LAMIACEAE) IN KASHMIR HIMALAYA, INDIA

Document Type : Research Paper

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Membership of scientific board / Centre for Biodiversity and Taxonomy, Department of Botany, University of Kashmir, Srinagar-190006

Abstract

The present communication pertains to twenty two species of Nepeta recorded from the Kashmir Himalaya. Out of these twelve species were recorded from Kashmir region and eleven from Ladakh region. One species i.e. N. salviaefolia is common to both the regions. All the species are perennial but for N. annua, which is an annual. A taxonomic account of all the species, following recent nomenclature has been presented herewith.

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Article Title [Persian]

موقعیت تاکسونومیک جنس Nepeta L. (Lamiaceae) درکشمیر هیمالیا، هندوستان

Authors [Persian]

  • توحیدا حسن
  • غلام‌حسن دار
  • انظر احمد خورو
عضو هیئت علمی / دپارتمان گیاهشناسی دانشگاه کشمیر
Abstract [Persian]

در این مقاله 22 گونه از جنس Nepeta  از کشمیر هیمالیا گزارش می‌شود. جدای از این، تعداد 12 گونه از منطقه کشمیر و تعداد 11 گونه از منطقه لاداخ گزارش داده شد. یک گونه به نام N. salviafolia   در هر دو منطقه مشترک است. تمامی گونه‌ها چند‌ساله اند ولی گونه N. annua  یکساله است. شرح تاکسونومیک همه گونه‌ها و سیستم جدید نامگذاری آنها در مقاله ارائه می‌گردد.

Keywords [Persian]

  • Nepeta
  • Lamiaceae
  • Kashmir Himalaya
  • Taxonomy

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The Iranian Journal of Botany
Volume 17, Issue 2 - Serial Number 2
December 2011
Pages 181-188

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  • Receive Date: 27 July 2011
  • Revise Date: 01 August 2011
  • Accept Date: 10 August 2011

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