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A SYNOPSIS OF THE GENUS COLUTEA (FABACEAE) IN IRAN

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 February 2014

P. Pooyan ,
F. Ghahremaninejad  and
M. Assadi
P. Pooyan
Affiliation:
Department of Plant Biology, Faculty of Biological Sciences, Kharazmi University, Dr. Mofatteh Avenue, Tehran, Iran. E-mail for correspondence: ghahremaninejad@khu.ac.ir
F. Ghahremaninejad
Affiliation:
Department of Plant Biology, Faculty of Biological Sciences, Kharazmi University, Dr. Mofatteh Avenue, Tehran, Iran. E-mail for correspondence: ghahremaninejad@khu.ac.ir
M. Assadi
Affiliation:
Herbarium, Research Institute of Forests & Rangelands, Tehran, Iran.
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Abstract

The genus Colutea (Fabaceae) has been revised in preparation for the Flora of Iran treatment and a synopsis is presented here. In Iran the genus includes four sections, three subsections and nine species. An identification key, notes and distributions are given for the taxa. Two new subsections are described: Colutea sect. Rostrata subsect. Gifana and Colutea sect. Rostrata subsect. Uniflora.

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Endemismidentification keynew subsectionsOreophysaPapilionoideae

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Edinburgh Journal of Botany , Volume 71 , Issue 1 , March 2014 , pp. 35 - 49
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Copyright © Trustees of the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh 2014 

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