This study investigates the leaf anatomy of five Cupressaceae taxa in Kurdistan region-Iraq. Using light microscope for numerical and descriptive anatomical variations three species two varieties belonging to Cupressus, Platycladus, Juniperus genera were examined Taxonomic value. These include characters epiderm, hypoderm, mesophyll layer, resin canals, transfusion tracheids, pith, vascular bun...

Kimura's Disease (KD) is an uncommon, chronic inflammatory disorder of unknown etiology which is endemic in Orientals. It is characterized by painless, large solitary or multiple nodules in subcutis of head and neck region or the major salivary glands, associated with regional lymphadenopathy, blood eosinophilia and elevated IgE levels. Its treatment ranging from conservative observation in asy...

Five new metabolites, (+)-(5 S,10 S)-4'-hydroxymethylcyclozonarone ( 1), 3-ketotauranin ( 3), 3alpha-hydroxytauranin ( 4), 12-hydroxytauranin ( 5), and phyllospinarone ( 6), together with tauranin ( 2), were isolated from Phyllosticta spinarum, a fungal strain endophytic in Platycladus orientalis. The structures of the new compounds were determined on the basis of their 1D and 2D NMR spectrosco...

AIMS Platycladus orientalis (Cupressaceae) is an old-growth tree species which distributed in the imperial parks and ancient temples in Beijing, China. We aim to (1) examine the genetic diversity and reproductive traits of old-growth and young populations of P. orientalis to ascertain whether the older populations contain a higher genetic diversity, more private alleles and a higher reproductiv...

male and female leaves and fruits of eleven different taxons of iranian conifers (cupressus sempervirens var. horizontalis, c. sempervirens var. sempervirens, c. sempervirens cv. cereifeormis, juniperus communis subsp. hemisphaerica, j. excelsa subsp. excelsa, j. excelsa subsp. polycarpos, j. foetidissima, j. oblonga, j. sabina, platycladus orientalis and taxus baccata) were collected from diff...

been reported in the world literature.4 The cutaneous pigmentation commonly involves the ophthalmic, maxillary, and occasionally the mandibular division of the trigeminal nerve. Oculodermal melanocytosis occurs most often in orientals and blacks and is rarely seen in the white population.2 5-7 In contrast, malignant melanoma transformation associated with ODM and OM is known to occur more often...

A PATIENT is presented in whom a malignant melanoma of the choroid developed in association with a naevus of Ota. The naevus of Ota is quite common in Orientals but occurs far less frequently in Caucasians and Negroes. It is considered an aberrant or misplaced mongolian spot and it rarely undergoes malignant change. Apart from its rarity, malignant change has never been recorded in Orientals an...