<i>Schistostephium crataegifolium</i> (Compositae: Anthemideae), a new generic record for Angola

Tanacetum zahlbruckneri (Compositae-Anthemideae), an enigmatic record from Iran and its phylogenetic position

Tanacetum zahlbruckneriis reported as a new record from northwestern Iran. A complete description, diagnostic characters and a distribution map of T. zahlbruckneriare presented. The phylogenetic position of T. zahlbruckneri in a concise molecular framework based on the sequences of ITS nrDNA data are presented. A taxonomic conclusion about the previously reported samples of this enigmatic speci...

Wood Anatomy of Anthemideae, Ambrosieae, Calenduleae, and Articotideae (Compositae)

Arabis carduchorum, a new record for Iran

In a study of plants collected from the NW Iran, a specimen was identified as Arabis carduchorum Boiss.(Cullen 1965).

Cladistics and Generic Concepts in the Compositae

Introduction Taxonomy classes are often taught that we as systematists are concerned with grouping and ranking. We are actually concerned with two levels of grouping: the grouping of individuals (into species), and the grouping of these "groups of individuals." There are, therefore, only two categories, species and groups of species (Nelson and Platnick, 1981). If we strive to make our species ...

Cardiochiles fallax (Hym.: Braconidae), a new species record for Iran

در این تحقیق که در سال 1388 به‌منظور شناسایی زنبورهای پارازیتوئید شب‌پره‌ی دانه‌خوار سویا، Etiella zinckenella (Treitschke) (Lep.: Pyralidae)، در روستای حسن‌آباد استان فارس صورت گرفت، دو گونه زنبور از خانواده‌ی Braconidae شامل‌ Cardiochiles fallax Kokujev و Ascogaster quadridentata Wesmael جمع‌آوری و شناسایی شد که گونه‌ی اول برای اولین بار از ایران گزارش می‌شود. شب‌پره‌ی دانه‌خوار سویا نیز میزب...