COUSINIA (SECT. HAUSSKNECHTIANAE) KARKASENSIS, A NEW SPECIES FROM KARKAS MTS. IN CENTRAL IRAN

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

1 Department of Biology, Faculty of Basic Sciences, Islamic Azad University, Science and Research Branch, Tehran, Iran

2 Hossein Pahlevani,Department of Botany, Iranian Research Institute of Plant Protection, P. O. Box 1454, Tehran, 19395, Iran

3 Department of Botany, Iranian Research Institute of Plant Protection, P. O. Box 1454, Tehran, 19395, Iran

Abstract

Cousinia karkasensis a narrow endemic from central Iran is described as a new species to science. The new species belongs to Cousinia sect. Haussknechtianae. Relatioships between the new species and other species is discussed. The new species is however more resembles to C. gatchsaranica based on the morphological characters, it is found to be more related to C. raphiocephala another member of the section Haussknechtianae, based on the molecular results.

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Article Title [Persian]

گونه جدید Cousinia (sect. Haussknechtianae) karkasensis از کوه‌های کرکس در مرکز ایران

Authors [Persian]

  • ایرج مهرگان 1
  • سیده باهره جوادی 2
  • امیرحسین پهلوانی 3
1 استادیار، دانشگاه آزاد اسلامی، واحد علوم و تحقیقات، تهران، ایران
2 مربی، موسسه تحقیقات گیاهپزشکی ایران، اوین، تهران، ایران
3 کارشناس، موسسه تحقیقات گیاهپزشکی ایران، اوین، تهران، ایران
Abstract [Persian]

گونه انحصاری Cousinia karkasensis به عنوان گونه‌ای جدید از مرکز ایران به دنیای علم معرفی می‌گردد. این گونه متعلق به بخش Haussknechtianae می‌باشد. در این مقاله ارتباط گونه جدید با دیگر گونه های بخش Haussknechtianae مورد بررسی قرار گرفته است. مطالعات مولکولی نشان داده که گونه جدید به C. raphiocephala نزدیک می‌باشد.

Keywords [Persian]

  • Cousinia
  • Asteaceae
  • Sect. Haussknechtianae
  • new species
  • Iran

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The Iranian Journal of Botany
Volume 16, Issue 2 - Serial Number 2
December 2010
Pages 200-203

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  • Receive Date: 09 October 2010
  • Revise Date: 10 October 2010
  • Accept Date: 10 November 2010

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