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Astragalus sect. Dissitiflori (Fabaceae) in Iran
Author(s) -
Ranjbar M.
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
nordic journal of botany
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.333
H-Index - 33
eISSN - 1756-1051
pISSN - 0107-055X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1756-1051.2004.tb01634.x
Subject(s) - astragalus , fabaceae , sect , biology , flora (microbiology) , botany , paleontology , bacteria , medicine , alternative medicine , pathology , traditional chinese medicine
Two new species, Astragalus ghahremaninejadii and A. kharvanensis are described from Iran and illustrated. They belong to A. sect. Dissitiflori , which contains species with bifurcate hairs. The first is similar to A. pendulinus, A. baldschuanicus, A. kustanaicus and properly A. marguzaricus and only known from a single collection close to the Turkmenistan frontier. The second shows morphological similarities with A. dendroproselius especially A. viridis. Also A. dendroproselius is reported as a new record for the flora of Iran.