Taxonomic Synopsis of Salsola Genus (Mil Plain, Azerbaijan)

A synopsis of the genus Rheum (Polygonaceae) in Iran with description of three new species

According to previous studies, the genus Rheum in Iran includes four species: R. turkestanicum Janisch., R. persicum Losinsk., R. ribes L. and R. khorasanicum Baradaran & Jafari. During the long-term study, based on field and many herbaria specimens, three new species including R. iranshahrii Taheri & Assadi sp. nov., R. kordestanicum Taheri & Assadi sp. nov. and R. austro-iranicum Taheri & Ass...

A taxonomic synopsis of Altingiaceae with nine new combinations

A taxonomic synopsis of the Altingiaceae is presented, including the taxonomic enumeration and distribution of 15 recognized species based on studies of 1,500 specimens from 24 herbaria throughout the distributional range of the taxa. Previous phylogenetic analyses based on several molecular markers have shown that Altingia and Semiliquidambar are nested within Liquidambar. All Altingia and Sem...

A taxonomic study on the genus Silene (Caryophyllaceae) in Iran

The genus Silene includes 98 species in Iran, with 35 endemic to the Iranian plateau (26 species for Iran). The Iranian species are placed in 21 sections. In this article, the most important characteristics for the separation of the sections, relationships between the sections, and an identification key for the sections in Iran are presented. For each section a distribution map is provided. The...

A Synopsis of the Genus Areoda (coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Rutelinae)

A taxonomic study of the genus Phasia (Dip.: Tachinidae) in Iran, with two new records

این مقاله مروری بر جنس Phasia Latreille در ایران است. کلید شناسایی شش گونه‌‌ی جمع‌‌آوری ‌شده از ایران و ترسیم‌‌های مربوط به اندام زادآوری نر و ماده ارایه و دو گونه‌‌ی Phasia obesa (Fabricius) و P. pusilla Meigen برای اولین‌بار از ایران گزارش می‌‌شوند.