Revision of the genus Lappula Moench based on morphological characters in Khorassan Provinces (Iran)

Nasseh, Yasamin; Joharchi, Mohammad Reza

doi:10.21859/acadpub.nbr.4.1.66

Revision of the genus Lappula Moench based on morphological characters in Khorassan Provinces (Iran)

Authors

Yasamin Nasseh

Mohammad Reza Joharchi

Ferdowsi University of Mashhad

https://doi.org/10.21859/acadpub.nbr.4.1.66

Abstract

A revision was carried out on the genus Lappula Moench (Boraginaceae) in Khorassan provinces. A total of herbarium specimens collected from different parts of the studied area, including the three provinces of North, Razavi and South Khorassan, were studied. All specimens are deposited in Ferdowsi University of Mashhad Herbarium, (FUMH). According to the results of the study, there are 6 Lappula species in the region: L. barbata, L. microcarpa, L. semiglabra, L. sessiliflora, L. sinaica and L. spinocarpos. In addition, by revising the annual specimens that had been previously misidentified as L. drobovii, a perennial species, these specimens were identified as L. sessiliflora. Identification key, distribution map and species pictures in this article have been presented.

Keywords

Irano-turanian

Taxonomy

Boraginaceae

Kopet-Dagh

nutlet

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