• Title of article

    A NEW RECORD OF BETULA LITWINOWII (BETULACEAE) AND A REVIEW OF THE GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION OF THE GENUS BETULA L. IN IRAN

  • Author/Authors

    Zare, Habib Agricultural and Natural Resources Center of Mazandaran - Herbarium of Nowshahr Botanical Garden, ايران , Akbarinia, Moslem tarbiat modares university - Faculty of Natural Resources and Marine Science, تهران, ايران , Hosseini, Seyed Mohsen tarbiat modares university - Faculty of Natural Resources and Marine Science, تهران, ايران , Ejtehadi, Hamid ferdowsi university of mashhad - Faculty of Science - Department of Biology, مشهد, ايران , Amini Eshkevari, Tayebeh Agricultural and Natural Resources Center of Mazandaran - Herbarium of Nowshahr Botanical Garden, ايران

  • From page
    237
  • To page
    241
  • Abstract
    Betula litwinowii Doluch., discovered from northern Iran, is reported as a new record for the flora of Iran. Morphological characteristics of this species are compared to its closest relative, Betula pendula Roth. In addition, the geographical distribution of these two taxa in Iran and adjacent regions is discussed.
  • Keywords
    Betula litwinowii , Betulaceae , new record , Iran
  • Journal title
    Iranian Journal of Botany
  • Journal title
    Iranian Journal of Botany
  • Record number

    2549827