Studies in Stylidiaceae: New Taxa, Field Observations, Evolutionary Tendencies

Studies in Stylidiaceae: New Taxa, Field Observations, Evolutionary Tendencies

New Species of Stylidium, With Comments on Evolutionary Patterns in Tropical Stylidiaceae

Four new Fusarium taxa isolated from gramineous plants in Iran

In the course of a survey during growing seasons of 2002-04, various fields and pastures in 23 Iranian provinces were sampled. Some 1200 isolates of Fusarium from root, crown, stem and spike of various plants belonging to the family Poaceae were recovered using Nash-Snyder selective medium and purified on potato dextrose agar (PDA). Based on morphological characters, 35 Fusarium species were id...

THREE NEW FUSARIUM TAXA ISOLATED FROM GRAMINEOUS PLANTS IN IRAN

In a course of survey during growing seasons of 2002-04, various fields and pastures in 23 Iranian provinces were sampled. Some 1200 isolates of Fusarium from root, crown, stem and spike of various plants belonging to the family Poaceae were recovered using Nash-Snyder selective medium and purified on potato dextrose agar (PDA). Based on morphological characteristics, 32 Fusarium species were i...

NEW TAXA RECORDS OF CAREX FROM IRAN

The genus Carex belongs to tribe Cariceae, subfamily Caricoideae and family Cyperaceae. This genus, with about 2000 species in the world and more than 50 species in Iran, is the largest genus among the family. In expedition to North West and West of Iran, two species, namely, Carex acuta and C. cilicica as new records and C. flava, C. rostrata and C. supina as reinvestigated species are reporte...