Notes on Malesian Fabaceae (Leguminosae–Papilionoideae). 11. The genus Derris

Notes on the genus Pileolaria (Pucciniales)

The results showed that Pileolaria terebinthi, type species of the genus Pileolaria is not a hemi–form or brachy–form rust species as mentioned among literature by several authors. Study on miscellaneous specimens collected from Iran and locus classicus of the species, France, revealed that P. terebinthi is an automacrocyclic rust and its aecial state is not uredinioi...

NOTES ON SOME SPECIES OF THE GENUS EUPHORBIA IN IRAN

During the study on newly collected and herbarium specimens belonging to the genus Euphorbia, three species, namely, E. gorenfloti, E. cheirolepioides and E. splendida were found to be synonymous with E. chamaepeplus, E. grossheimii and E. decipiens, respectively. Euphorbia sahendi as an interesting and rare species has been recognized after long time again among my material and Euphorbia delto...

Molecular Phylogeny of the Genus Lathyrus (Fabaceae-Fabeae) Based on cpDNA matK Sequence in Iran

Background: More than 60 species of the genus Lathyrus are distributed in Southwest Asia. It is the second largest genus of the tribe Fabeae, after Vicia, in the region (and in Iran with 23 species). In the regional Flora (Flora of Turkey, FloraIranicaand flora...

Trout’s Notes on the Genus Desmodium

Taxonomy and phylogeny of the genus Crotalaria (Fabaceae): An overview

Crotalaria (Fabaceae) is the largest legume genus represented by 81 species in India. The existing sectional classification for Crotalaria in India is based on morphological characters and is not completely supported by the molecular phylogenetic studies. Molecular systematic studies of the Indian sections Crotalaria and Calycinae have enabled merging of both these sections into Calycinae. Trif...