A TAXONOMIC APPRAISAL OF GENUS IRIS L. (IRIDACEAE) IN KASHMIR HIMALAYA, INDIA

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

Centre for Biodiversity & Taxonomy, Department of Botany, University of Kashmir, Srinagar- 190 006, Jammu & Kashmir, India.

Abstract

From the Kashmir Himalaya, the Irises have been little investigated taxonomically. As a result of this, the species richness of irises reported from this region has been numerically variable and taxonomically confusing. In view of this, the present study has been undertaken to work out the taxonomy of Iris L. in this Himalayan region. A taxonomic account of fourteen (14) species of Irisrecorded in the Kashmir Himalaya has been provided. Updated nomenclature, with basionym and synonyms (if any), description, altitudinal range, distribution pattern and colored illustration of the Iris species in the region is provided. The species: Iris japonica, I versicolor and I. hollandica are three new species records for the study area.

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Article Title [Persian]

ارزیابی تاکسونومیک جنس زنبق در کشمیر هیمالیا، هندوستان

Authors [Persian]

  • چسفیدا اختر
  • انظر احمد خورو
  • اختر حسین ملک
  • غلام حسن در
مرکز تنوع زیستی و تاکسونومی، دپارتمان گیاهشناسی، دانشگاه کشمیر.
Abstract [Persian]

گونه‌های جنس زنبق در کشمیر هیمالیا از دیدگاه تاکسونومی مورد بررسی کمی قرار گرفته است، و در نتیجه تعداد گونه‌ها و رده‌بندی آنها با اشتباه همراه بوده‌ است. به همین منظور، مطالعه حاضر به تاکسونومی جنس زنبق در منطقه کشمیر هیمالیا می‌پردازد. در این منطقه 14 گونه تشخیص داده می‌شود و در این مقاله نامهای صحیح و مترادف، شرح گونه‌ها، دامنه تغییرات ارتفاعی، انتشار آنها و همچنین تصاویر آنها ارائه می‌گردد. گونه‌های زیر برای اولین بار برای منطقه گزارش می‌گردند.

Keywords [Persian]

  • Iris
  • Taxonomy
  • Species richness
  • Kashmir Himalaya

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The Iranian Journal of Botany
Volume 19, Issue 1 - Serial Number 1
August 2013
Pages 119-136

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  • Receive Date: 01 April 2013
  • Revise Date: 27 June 2013
  • Accept Date: 03 July 2013

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