The Effect of Different Levels Decline on Leaf and Seed Morphological Characteristics Quercus brantii Lindl. in the Zagros forests - Kermanshah Province

Evidence is provided which shows that there is a wider variation in karyotypes of Rosa acicularis subspecies seen within their ranges in North America (Rosa acicularis Lindl. subsp. sayi (Schwein.) W.H. Lewis and the Eurasian species (Rosa acicularis Lindl. subsp. acicularis) than was originally presumed. It is proposed that the evolution and distribution of these karyotypes into two distinct s...

INTRODUCTION A 20% of world cycad species are found in Mexico, 80% of which are endemic (Vovides, 2000). At least nine species are present in the state of San Luis Potosí: Dioon edule, Zamia fi scheri, Z. loddigesii, Ceratozamia hildae, C. kuesteriana, C. latifolia, C. mexicana, C. microstrobila, and C. zaragozae (Yáñez-Espinosa, 2006) [Ed’s note: Zamia vazquezii is also found in San Luis Potos...

Herbal medicine has been practiced worldwide in accordance with the recognition of WHO as an essential building block for preliminary healthcare. India, as a rich biodiverse country, has a long history of traditional system of medicine. Orchids, one of the largest diverse angiospermic group of the family Orchidaceae, have occupied a distinct place in human life in terms of their beautiful flowe...

Objectives: This study investigates the effects of hydro-alcoholic extract of Prangos ferulacea (L.) Lindle (P.f) on rats' pancreas structure changes and diabetic treatment after streptozotocin injection. Materials and Methods: In this research forty male Wistar rats with body weights of 100±20 gram, were randomly divided into 5 groups with 8 rats per each group. Diabetes was induced in rats by...

The forests in Sardasht area in the West Azarbaijan Province were quantitatively studied in this research. Based on Importance Value Index, in general, two types of forests have been identified: Quercus libani Oliv. in the northern, northeastern and northwestern aspects and Quercus brantii Lindl. in the southern, southeastern and southwestern and eastern aspects. The mean of vegetation crown pe...