A NEW SPECIES OF THE GENUS ASTRAGALUS FROM IRAN

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

1 Natural Resources Research section, Lorestan Agricultural and Natural Resources Research and Education Center, Agricultural Research, Education and Extension Organization (AREEO), Khoramabad, I. R. Iran

2 Research Institute of Forests & Rangelands, Agricultural Research, Education and Extension Organization (AREEO), Tehran, Iran

Abstract

Astragalus malaviensis Sect. Caprini is described as a new species from Lorestan Province, Iran. It will be compared with its close relatives. Furthermore, an illustration of the new species will be provided.

Keywords

Article Title [Persian]

یک گونه جدید از جنس گون (Astragalus) از ایران

Authors [Persian]

  • محمد مهرنیا 1
  • علی اصغر معصومی 2
1 Natural Resources Research section, Lorestan Agricultural and Natural Resources Research and Education Center, Agricultural Research, Education and Extension Organization (AREEO), Khoramabad, I. R. Iran
2 استاد پژوهش مؤسسه تحقیقات جنگلها و مراتع کشور، سازمان تحقیقات، آموزش و ترویج کشاورزی، تهران، ایران
Abstract [Persian]

یک گونه جدید از جنس گون به نام A. malaviensis  از بخش Caprini ازاستان لرستان، شهرستان ملاوی شرح داده می‌شود و با گونه‌های نزدیک خود مقایسه می‌گردد. هم‌چنین تصویری از گونه جدید ارایه می‌گردد.

Keywords [Persian]

  • Astragalus
  • Sect. Caprini
  • new species
  • Lorestan
  • Iran

References

Bagheri, A., Maassoumi, A. A. & Ghahremaninejad, F. 2011: A taxonomic revision of the genus Astragalus L. (Fabaceae) in Zanjan Province, Iran and describing a new species. -Taxon. Biosyst. J. 3 (8): 7-16.
Bidarlord, M., Ghahremaninejad, F. & Maassoumi, A. A. 2018: Taxonomic diversity of Astragalus L. in alpine and sub-alpine zones in Talesh Mountains, northwest Iran. -Modern Phytomorphology 12: 117-123.
Podlech, D. 1999: Papilionaceae III, Astragalus In. Flora Iranica, vol 174: 1-350., Rechinger, K.H. (ed.) Akademische Druck-u. Verlagsanstalt, Graz.
Maassoumi, A. A. 2003: Flora of Iran in Persian language, no. 43: 1-384 (2003).
Maassoumi A. A. 2020a: The comprehensive online resource for Mega genus of Astragalus. Version 1, https://astragalusofworld.com/
Maassoumi A. A. 2020b : A checklist of Astragalus in the world. Tehran: Research Institute of Forests and Rangelands (in press).
Mehrnia M. & Maassoumi, A. A. 2017: Distribution of Astragalus spp. in Lorestan Province, Taxonomy and Biosystematics, 9 (32): 65-78.
Maassoumi, A. A., Mozaffarian, V. & Ramezani, A. 2015: A short survey on the genus Astragalus of Bozghoush Mountain, Iran. J. Bot. 21 (2): 94-99.
 Mahmoodi, M., Maassoumi, A. A. & Hamzee, B. 2009: Geographic distribution of Astragalus in Iran, Rostaniha 10 (1): 112-132.
The Iranian Journal of Botany
Volume 27, Issue 1
June 2021
Pages 1-4

Files

History

  • Receive Date: 12 May 2021
  • Revise Date: 05 June 2021
  • Accept Date: 19 June 2021

Share

How to cite

Statistics