A TAXONOMIC REVISION OF COUSINIA CASS. SECT. CHAETOCEPHALAE (ASTERACEAE)

Document Type : Research Paper

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Research Institute of Forests and Rangelands, P. O. Box 13185-16, Tehran, Iran

Abstract

The series Cousinia sect. Leptocephalae ser. Chaetocephalae is raised to sectional rank as a comb. nov. It is characterized from the closely related section Leptocephlae by having solitary heads at the top of stems and branches, sessile stem leaves and yellow corolla. Three species namely Cousinia crassipes, C. attariae and C. chaetocephala are included in the new section. C. attariae is described as a new species from the mountains near Esfarayen in Khorasan province.

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Article Title [Persian]

بازنگری تاکسونومیک بخش جدید Cousinia sect. Chaetocephalae از تیره Asteraceae

Author [Persian]

  • مصطفی اسدی
استاد پژوهش، مؤسسه تحقیقات جنگلها ومراتع کشور
Abstract [Persian]

سری Cousinia sect. Leptocephalae ser. Chaetocephalae به سطح بخش با نام Cousinia sect. Chaetocephalae ارتقاء می‌یابد. این بخش با بخش نزدیک خود به نام sect. Leptocephalae با داشتن کپه منفرد در انتهای شاخه‌ها و ساقه‌ها، برگهای ساقه‌ای بدون کشیدگی در امتداد ساقه و جام گل زرد تشخیص داده می شود. از این بخش سه گونه Cousinia crassipes, C. attariae,  C. chaetocephala تشخیص داده می‌شود. گونه C. attariae  به عنوان گونه جدید از کوه‌های اسفراین در استان خراسان معرفی می‌شود.

Keywords [Persian]

  • Cousinia
  • Asteraceae
  • revision
  • sect. Chaetocephalae
  • new species
  • new section
  • Iran

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The Iranian Journal of Botany
Volume 16, Issue 2 - Serial Number 2
December 2010
Pages 191-196

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  • Receive Date: 02 March 2010
  • Revise Date: 21 August 2010
  • Accept Date: 20 September 2010

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