• Title of article

    Additions to Astragalus sect. Hymenostegis (Fabaceae) In Iran

  • Author/Authors

    Bagheri, A. kharazmi university (university of tarbiat moallem) - Faculty of Science - Department ofBiology, تهران, ايران , Maassoumi, A. A Research Institute of Forests and Rangelands - Department of Botany, ايران , Ghahremaninejad, F. kharazmi university (university of tarbiat moallem) - Faculty of Science - Department ofBiology, تهران, ايران

  • From page
    15
  • To page
    19
  • Abstract
    Four new species of the genus Astragalus L. sect. Hymenostegis Bunge are described from NW Iran, provo Zanjan: A. austromahneshanensis, A. qeydarnabiensis, A. subkohrudicus, and A. subrecognitus. They are compared with their closest relatives. Furthermore, A. sosnowskyi Grossh. is recorded for the first time from Iran and A. velenovskyi Nabelek is excluded from the list of Iranian species of Astragalus. Based on these new findings, the number of species attributed to sect. Hymenostegis reaches to 57, with an endemism rate of about 75% in Iran. So, Iran, especially the NW of the country, is the main diversity center of this section.
  • Keywords
    Taxonomy , Fabaceae , Astragalus , sect. Hymenostegis , new species , new recod , Iran , provo Zanjan
  • Journal title
    Iranian Journal of Botany
  • Journal title
    Iranian Journal of Botany
  • Record number

    2694037