Status of Rumex palustris (Polygonaceae) in the flora of Iran: an overview of current taxonomy, anatomy and ecology
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Published:2023-03-14
Issue:2
Volume:587
Page:161-172
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ISSN:1179-3163
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Container-title:Phytotaxa
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language:
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Short-container-title:Phytotaxa
Author:
KHORASANI MINAORCID,
NAQINEZHAD ALIREZAORCID
Abstract
Rumex palustris (Polygonaceae) is recorded as a new taxon for the flora of Iran. The species was firstly collected from the seasonal wet dune slacks on south Caspian Sea coast, northern Iran. A full morphological description, the anatomical details of stem and leaf, along with illustrations and a distribution map are provided. Moreover, the species is morphologically and anatomically compared with R. dentatus and R. maritimus. The salient features are compared with those of related species and discussed.
Subject
Plant Science,Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics