NOTES ON THE GENUS CISTANCHE (OROBANCHACEAE) IN IRAN

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, University of Guilan, P. O. Box 41335-1914, Rasht.

Abstract

 The genus Cistanche Hofmmg. & Link. has seven species in Iran of which one taxon is endemic to area of “Flora Iranica”. During reconsidering of Orobanchaceae for the Farsi version of Flora of Iran we found a new subspecies of Cistanche which is described as C. flava (C. A. Mey.) Korsh. subsp. bicolor Saeidi & Shahi. Moreover, C. eremodoxa Bornm., previously reported from Khorassan province, is proposed as a synonym of C. ambigua (Bunge) G. Beck. A diagnostic key to all species of Cistanche distributed in Iran is also provided. For each species, ecology and some taxonomic remarks are presented

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Article Title [Persian]

مطالعاتی بر روی جنس (Cistanche (Orobanchaceae در ایران

Authors [Persian]

  • شهریار سعیدی مهرورز
  • ربابه شاهی شاوون
استادیار گروه زیست شناسی دانشگاه گیلان.
Abstract [Persian]

جنس Cistanche در ایران دارای 7 گونه است که یک گونه آن انحصاری ناحیه "فلورا ایرانیکا" است. در راستای تدوین تیره Orobanchaceae برای فلور ایران به زبان فارسی یک زیر گونه جدید بنام C. flava subsp. bicolor برای اولین بار از ایران گزارش می‌گردد. همچنین C. eremodoxa که قبلاً از استان خراسان گزارش گردیده بود مترادف باC. ambigua  پیشنهاد می­شود. کلید شناسایی، ویژگیهای اکولوژی و تاکسو نومیکی گونه های این جنس بیان می­شود

Keywords [Persian]

  • Cistanche
  • Taxonomy
  • new subspecies
  • synonymy
  • Iran
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