Ali Asghar Maassoumi (correspondence <maassoumi@rifr-ac.ir) and Valiollah Mozaffarian, Researc... more Ali Asghar Maassoumi (correspondence <maassoumi@rifr-ac.ir) and Valiollah Mozaffarian, Research Institute of Forests and Rangelands, Agricultural Research, Education & Extension Organization (AREEO), P. O. Box 13185116, Tehran, Iran -Aiuob Moradi, Research Centre, Gilan, Agricultural and Natural Resourses Research and Education Center, Agricultural Research, Education and Extinsion Organization (AREEO), Gilan, Iran.Ali Bagheri, Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, University of Isfahan.
A new species of Lathyrus L. is described from Alamut, Kuhe Siahlan in Ghazvin province. The new ... more A new species of Lathyrus L. is described from Alamut, Kuhe Siahlan in Ghazvin province. The new species is named Lathyrus alamutensis which is a perennial plant with woody rootstock, many stems and pale red to purple flowers in living state and whitish in dried state. It belongs to Lathyrus sect. Platystylis (Sweet) Bassler. The new species is very characteristic with two flap-like appendages above the claw of standard.
New species Bupleurum gilanicum Mozaff. sp. nov. (fig. 1). Perennial, glabrous, rootstock thick, ... more New species Bupleurum gilanicum Mozaff. sp. nov. (fig. 1). Perennial, glabrous, rootstock thick, covered by remnants of dead petioles, more or less woody. Stem stout, ascending or erect, 50-60 cm high, leafy, conspicuously striate, branched from near the base. All leaves thick, more or less coriaceous; basal leaves long petiolate, spathulate to orbicular, gradually passing over to oblong-elliptic leaves, margins entire, conspicuously cartilaginous, 8-nerved, secondary nerves reticulate; lower cauline leaves oblong-linear, gradually tapering to long petiole; upper cauline leaves sessile, oblong-linear; uppermost leaves and those subtending branches sessile, oblong-ovate, entire. Synflorescence paniculate. Bracts 5-6, ovate-elliptic, acuminate. Umbel rays 7-14, unequal, 1. 5-4. 5 cm long, thin. Bracteoles 5-6, similar to bracts, but smaller. Umbellule 15-20-flowered. Pedicels 2-3 mm long. Fruit (submatured) ca. 2×1. 5 mm, becoming brown, pruinose; ribs prominent. Stylopodium depressed...
In October 2012, in a survey in order to study the flora of paddy fields and aquatic ecosystems o... more In October 2012, in a survey in order to study the flora of paddy fields and aquatic ecosystems of Gilan province (N Iran), we encountered an unknown species in “Aynak lagoon” in southeast of Rasht, covered surface of about 12 ha pond densely. Comparing the flora of pond with previous years or adjacent ponds showed that, the new weed was dominant in interference with natural flora of aquatic ecosystems in the area and almost all indigenous flora of this pond were disappeared by the introduction of new weed. Studying weed morphology using scientific resources indicated that new plant was Eichhornia crassipes (Mart.) Solms. belonging to Pontederiaceae family (Holm et al. 1977) with common name Water Hyacinth. Some features makes it unique and easy to identify E. crassipes including: glossy green oval-shaped leaves have a waxy round 10–20 cm across, 50 to more than 100 cm height, floating above the water surface, bulbous spongy and inflated stalks, the feathery freely hanging roots and...
The Apiaceae family includes some of the most known medicinal, food and spice species in the worl... more The Apiaceae family includes some of the most known medicinal, food and spice species in the world some of which have been used by humans since antiquity. Local people in different regions use many species of the family but the information regarding their uses is scattered. Traditionally used species are good candidates for bioprospecting. Combining traditional uses with phylogenetic data helps in selecting species for bioprospecting. In the present study, an ethnobotanical literature review was conducted to outline a comprehensive overview of the ethnobotanical importance of the family in Iran. To highlight the most ethnobotanically used groups in the family, ethnobotanical data were overlapped with generic phylogeny tree of the subfamily Apioideae. In total, 72 species (17.27%) from 42 genera (33.87%) were found to have ethnobotanical uses. Main uses of the family members were medicinal purposes (67.30%) followed by culinary (25%) and ethnoveterinary (11.11%) uses. Two categories ...
Journal of Agricultural Science and Technology, 2019
The taxonomic classification of subfamily Ornithogaloideae has been a subject of considerable con... more The taxonomic classification of subfamily Ornithogaloideae has been a subject of considerable controversy in recent decades. Ornithogalum is a relatively large genus in Ornithogaloideae including valuable ornamental and medicinal plants. These wild ornamentals, which are introduced into agriculture recently, are becoming increasingly popular as cut flowers, pot plants, and for gardening. This is the first molecular phylogenetic study that includes 10 of the 13 Ornithogalum species native to Iran. The aims of the present study were to use ITS and trnL-F sequences to explore phylogenetic relationships and to evaluate genetic resources of Ornithogaloideae naturally occurring in Iran, with an increased sampling of species to be compared to previous phylogenetic studies. In the present study, the combined tree resulted in the best-resolved phylogenetic relationships at the generic level. The results of Maximum Likelihood and Bayesian analysis of molecular data were compared to those from...
This study conducted to determine relationship among and within Iranian Helichrysum species (Aste... more This study conducted to determine relationship among and within Iranian Helichrysum species (Asteraceae). In this study based on ISSR markers, the highest percentage of ISSR loci polymorphism (54.7%) occurred in H. armenium. The highest gene diversity over loci (1.224), Shannon’s Information Index (0.224%) and Expected Heterozygosity (0.142%) occurred in H. armenium (0.18) and the lowest of these parameters (0%) were observed in H. araxinum, H. graveolens, H. persicum and H. psychrophilum. The highest genetic similarity occurred between H. armenium and H. rubicundum (0.989), while the lowest was between H. polyphyllum and H. graveolens (0.213). The analysis of molecular variance (AMOVA), showed significant genetic variation among (24%) and within (76%) species. In morphological analysis traits such as indumentum, resting bud, achene length, achenial papillae, dimension of receptacle and form and apex of phyllaries were main diagnostic features. Results obtained from the morphologica...
Ali Asghar Maassoumi (correspondence <maassoumi@rifr-ac.ir) and Valiollah Mozaffarian, Researc... more Ali Asghar Maassoumi (correspondence <maassoumi@rifr-ac.ir) and Valiollah Mozaffarian, Research Institute of Forests and Rangelands, Agricultural Research, Education & Extension Organization (AREEO), P. O. Box 13185116, Tehran, Iran -Aiuob Moradi, Research Centre, Gilan, Agricultural and Natural Resourses Research and Education Center, Agricultural Research, Education and Extinsion Organization (AREEO), Gilan, Iran.Ali Bagheri, Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, University of Isfahan.
A new species of Lathyrus L. is described from Alamut, Kuhe Siahlan in Ghazvin province. The new ... more A new species of Lathyrus L. is described from Alamut, Kuhe Siahlan in Ghazvin province. The new species is named Lathyrus alamutensis which is a perennial plant with woody rootstock, many stems and pale red to purple flowers in living state and whitish in dried state. It belongs to Lathyrus sect. Platystylis (Sweet) Bassler. The new species is very characteristic with two flap-like appendages above the claw of standard.
New species Bupleurum gilanicum Mozaff. sp. nov. (fig. 1). Perennial, glabrous, rootstock thick, ... more New species Bupleurum gilanicum Mozaff. sp. nov. (fig. 1). Perennial, glabrous, rootstock thick, covered by remnants of dead petioles, more or less woody. Stem stout, ascending or erect, 50-60 cm high, leafy, conspicuously striate, branched from near the base. All leaves thick, more or less coriaceous; basal leaves long petiolate, spathulate to orbicular, gradually passing over to oblong-elliptic leaves, margins entire, conspicuously cartilaginous, 8-nerved, secondary nerves reticulate; lower cauline leaves oblong-linear, gradually tapering to long petiole; upper cauline leaves sessile, oblong-linear; uppermost leaves and those subtending branches sessile, oblong-ovate, entire. Synflorescence paniculate. Bracts 5-6, ovate-elliptic, acuminate. Umbel rays 7-14, unequal, 1. 5-4. 5 cm long, thin. Bracteoles 5-6, similar to bracts, but smaller. Umbellule 15-20-flowered. Pedicels 2-3 mm long. Fruit (submatured) ca. 2×1. 5 mm, becoming brown, pruinose; ribs prominent. Stylopodium depressed...
In October 2012, in a survey in order to study the flora of paddy fields and aquatic ecosystems o... more In October 2012, in a survey in order to study the flora of paddy fields and aquatic ecosystems of Gilan province (N Iran), we encountered an unknown species in “Aynak lagoon” in southeast of Rasht, covered surface of about 12 ha pond densely. Comparing the flora of pond with previous years or adjacent ponds showed that, the new weed was dominant in interference with natural flora of aquatic ecosystems in the area and almost all indigenous flora of this pond were disappeared by the introduction of new weed. Studying weed morphology using scientific resources indicated that new plant was Eichhornia crassipes (Mart.) Solms. belonging to Pontederiaceae family (Holm et al. 1977) with common name Water Hyacinth. Some features makes it unique and easy to identify E. crassipes including: glossy green oval-shaped leaves have a waxy round 10–20 cm across, 50 to more than 100 cm height, floating above the water surface, bulbous spongy and inflated stalks, the feathery freely hanging roots and...
The Apiaceae family includes some of the most known medicinal, food and spice species in the worl... more The Apiaceae family includes some of the most known medicinal, food and spice species in the world some of which have been used by humans since antiquity. Local people in different regions use many species of the family but the information regarding their uses is scattered. Traditionally used species are good candidates for bioprospecting. Combining traditional uses with phylogenetic data helps in selecting species for bioprospecting. In the present study, an ethnobotanical literature review was conducted to outline a comprehensive overview of the ethnobotanical importance of the family in Iran. To highlight the most ethnobotanically used groups in the family, ethnobotanical data were overlapped with generic phylogeny tree of the subfamily Apioideae. In total, 72 species (17.27%) from 42 genera (33.87%) were found to have ethnobotanical uses. Main uses of the family members were medicinal purposes (67.30%) followed by culinary (25%) and ethnoveterinary (11.11%) uses. Two categories ...
Journal of Agricultural Science and Technology, 2019
The taxonomic classification of subfamily Ornithogaloideae has been a subject of considerable con... more The taxonomic classification of subfamily Ornithogaloideae has been a subject of considerable controversy in recent decades. Ornithogalum is a relatively large genus in Ornithogaloideae including valuable ornamental and medicinal plants. These wild ornamentals, which are introduced into agriculture recently, are becoming increasingly popular as cut flowers, pot plants, and for gardening. This is the first molecular phylogenetic study that includes 10 of the 13 Ornithogalum species native to Iran. The aims of the present study were to use ITS and trnL-F sequences to explore phylogenetic relationships and to evaluate genetic resources of Ornithogaloideae naturally occurring in Iran, with an increased sampling of species to be compared to previous phylogenetic studies. In the present study, the combined tree resulted in the best-resolved phylogenetic relationships at the generic level. The results of Maximum Likelihood and Bayesian analysis of molecular data were compared to those from...
This study conducted to determine relationship among and within Iranian Helichrysum species (Aste... more This study conducted to determine relationship among and within Iranian Helichrysum species (Asteraceae). In this study based on ISSR markers, the highest percentage of ISSR loci polymorphism (54.7%) occurred in H. armenium. The highest gene diversity over loci (1.224), Shannon’s Information Index (0.224%) and Expected Heterozygosity (0.142%) occurred in H. armenium (0.18) and the lowest of these parameters (0%) were observed in H. araxinum, H. graveolens, H. persicum and H. psychrophilum. The highest genetic similarity occurred between H. armenium and H. rubicundum (0.989), while the lowest was between H. polyphyllum and H. graveolens (0.213). The analysis of molecular variance (AMOVA), showed significant genetic variation among (24%) and within (76%) species. In morphological analysis traits such as indumentum, resting bud, achene length, achenial papillae, dimension of receptacle and form and apex of phyllaries were main diagnostic features. Results obtained from the morphologica...
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