Oxytropis azizii (Fabaceae-Faboideae) as a new combination supported by molecular and morphological evidence.

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

1 Department of Plant Biology, Faculty of Biological Sciences, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran

2 Research Institute of Forests & Rangelands, Tehran, Iran.

3 Department of Pharmacognosy, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran

Abstract

Based on molecular and morphological evidence, our results clearly indicate that Astragalus azizii should be reclassified as a member of the genus Oxytropis, representing a distinct species closely related to O. lapponica. In our molecular examination of the Astragalus sect. Brachylobium, we analyzed both the isotype and holotype of A. azizii and found that they were positioned among Oxytropis species in the nrDNA ITS-inferred phylogram. Through a detailed dissection of the flower, we observed the mucronate appendage on the keel petal — a diagnostic trait of the genus Oxytropis.

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Article Title [Persian]

گونه Oxytropis azizii به‌عنوان ترکیب جدیدی براساس شواهد مولکولی و ریخت‌شناسی

Authors [Persian]

  • احد میر وزیری 1
  • شاهرخ کاظم پوراوصالو 1
  • علی اصغر معصومی 2
  • عاطفه ابراهیمی 3
1 دانشکده علوم زیستی، دانشگاه تربیت مدرس، تهران، ایران
2 موسسه تحقیقات جنگل‌ها و مراتع کشور، تهران، ایران
3 دانشگاه علوم پزشکی تبریز، تبریز، ایران
Abstract [Persian]

براساس شواهد مولکولی و ریخت­شناسی، نتایج ما به‌صراحت نشان می‌دهند که گونه‌ی Astragalus azizii به‌عنوان عضوی از جنس Oxytropis رده‌بندی می‌شود و گونه‌ای مجزا و خویشاوند نزدیکی از O. lapponica است. در حین بررسی‌های ما برروی بخش Brachylobium از جنس گون، نمونه‌های تیپ و ایزوتیپ گونه‌ی A. azizii آنالیز شد و درخت تبارزایی حاصل از توالی‌های nrDNA ITS نشان داد که این گونه در میان گونه‌های Oxytropis قرار می‌گیرد. تشریح گل بادقت انجام گرفت و زائده‌ی نوک تیز انتهایی برروی گلبرگ ناو مشاهده شد (صفت شاخص جنس Oxytropis).

Keywords [Persian]

  • Astragalus
  • Iran
  • nrDNA ITS
  • Oxytropis
  • Phylogeny

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  • Receive Date: 04 January 2026
  • Revise Date: 11 May 2026
  • Accept Date: 26 May 2026

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