Mostafa Assadi

Research Institute of Forests and Rangelands · Department of Botany

Iranian Fabaceae family including many genera (except Astragalus)

This book is a revision of morphology and distribution of all members belonging to the Family Caryophyllaceae in Iran.

We conducted a comprehensive study on the diversity of Silene aucheriana Boiss. populations by analyzing both morphological data and nrDNA ITS sequences. Maximum parsimony and Bayesian methods on representative material from 15 populations throughout Iran demonstrated that they did not form a monophyletic group. Strong positive correlation occurred...

Silene aucheriana Boiss. belongs to the Sect. Auriculatae (Boiss.) Schischk. in the Caryophyllaceae family, widely distributed in Iran. In this study, 75 random samples from 15 populations of different geographical and climate conditions in Iran were collected. Inter Simple Sequence Repeat (ISSR) technique has been used to analyse the genetic diver...

Morphology of glands and trichomes of Matthiola W.T.Aiton species in the Flora Iranica area was examined using stereomicroscope and scanning electron microscope to evaluate their systematic significance and assess infrageneric relationships. The study demonstrated that the general features of the glands and trichomes were constant among different p...

Nectary morphology of Matthiola species (Brassicaceae) in the Flora Iranica area was examined using a stereomicroscope to evaluate its systematic significance and assess infrageneric relationships. The study demonstrated that, most characters of the nectaries were constant among different populations of a given species and were taxonomically useful...

Hedysarum pseudomacranthum is described here as a new species to science. It is endemic to the Talesh Mountains, northwestern Iran. The species appears to be most closely related to H. macranthum, but differs from it in having different leaflet shape and dimensions, different color of the corolla, and longer keel’s claw. The distribution map as we...

A successful management and preservation of the natural populations depend on accurate assessment of genetic diversity. Knowing the genetic diversity within a population is important for choosing the conservation strategies for the species. The genus Carpinus belonging to Coryloideae, Betulaceae, has significant economic and ornamental importance....

Medicago sinskiae es considerada una especie rara en la flora iraní con únicamente unas pocas citas en las tres últimas décadas. Se han muestreado ocho poblaciones (62 individuos) de M. sinskiae, una población de M. rigidula (siete individuos) y una población de M. constricta (cinco individuos) en el oeste y el suroeste de Irán que han sido analiza...

Pollen grains micromorphological characteristics in nine genera of Chenopodiaceae (Atriplex, Bassia, Bienertia, Chenopodium, Dysphania, Haloxylon, Kochia, Salsola, and Suaeda) that tolerate more difficult ecological conditions in Iran were examined by Light Microscopy (LM) and Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM). The obtained results showed that, th...

Chenopodiaceae is a large, diverse and cosmopolitan family within the order Carophyllales. The majority of Chenopodiaceae species are adapted to saline, hypersaline, xerophytic and xerohalophytic communities or ruderal habitats. The family Chenopodiaceae is stenopolinous the pollen grains are monad and exclusively polypantoporate with tiny spinules...

Acantholimon hamadanicum is described and illustrated as a new species from Hamadan Province, in W Iran. The new species belongs to the Acantholimon sect. Acantholimon (Plumbaginaceae) and is closely related to A. wendelboi, but differs from it by glabrous stems and leaves and also the color of calyx limb between the nerves. A distribution map of t...

Medicago rigiduloides E. Small is a mostly Asian species that was recently separated from the extremely closely related, mostly European species, M. rigidula (L.) All. Medicago is a large genus of about 90 species, but there has never been a study of how any of these interact geographically where they meet. This, the first such study, documents the...

Concerning the increasing importance of feeding livestock with valuable fodder, the recent study was focused on characterizing the genetic and morphological diversity in bur clover (Medicago polymorpha) samples collected from different regions of Iran by using morphological traits and internal transcribed spacer (ITS) analysis. A total of 14 popula...

Medicago minima (L.) Bartal. is an important rangeland forage and weed, native to Eurasia and Africa but widely distributed elsewhere. Like dozens of its nearest annual Medicago species, it is known to be highly uniform due to extreme inbreeding, and no valid infra-specific taxa meriting recognition have yet been proposed. In this study, 67 individ...

This study aims to revise the taxonomic status of Rhamnus L. and Atadinus Raf. (Rhamnaceae) for the Flora of Iran. Nine species, including 15 taxa are recognized, described and compared with their closely related taxa. These include one new species, R. rahiminejadii Alijanpoor & Assadi, one new subspecies, R. pallasii subsp. mazandaranica Alijanpoo...

In order to Identification of Ranunculaceae, morphological information of Delphinieae (Delphinium, Aconitum and 2 species of Consolida) was investigated to clarify taxonomic grouping this tribe. Delphinieae contains annual and perennial herb that similar in many anatomical and morphological traits. It was performed Morphological studies on 49 quali...

A comprehensive study was undertaken to understand the genetic status and help to clarify the division of Medicago rigidula (largely European) and Medicago rigiduloides (largely Asian). Genetic diversity parameters collectively suggested a low genetic diversity (avg. Ho, 0.073; He, 0.374) accompanied by high population differentiation (avg. F, 0.83...

Rahiminejad, M. R. 2021. 06. 30: Taxonomic circumscription and relationship in Rhamnus L. and Atadinus Raf. (Rhamnaceae) species in Iran based on morphological characters. Iran. J. Bot. 27 (1):05-19. Tehran. The genera Rhamnus and Atadinus have been dealt as a sigle genus, namely Rhamnus or two distinct genera. The genus Atadinus, includes unarmed...

Alhagi Gagnebin (Fabaceae: Hedysareae) is a small genus of shrubs or subshrubs distributed in temperate and tropical regions of Asia, Europe, and Africa. The exact number of Alhagi species in Iran has been disputable. Studies showed that morphology, seed protein, and chromosome characters could not clearly delimitate the species boundaries of the g...

Burr medic (Medicago polymorpha L.), a native of the Mediterranean Basin, has become a worldwide weed. Pasture cultivars have been selected, especially in Australia. The species is extremely variable, and there is little agreement on its infraspecific classification. Towards a better understanding of its variation pattern, present study examined po...

Alnus Mill. is a problematic genus of Betulaceae, and there are several intrageneric classifications for the genus. Alnus species are widely distributed in the Hyrcanian forest of Iran, and different species with some intraspecific taxonomic ranks including subspecies and varieties have been reported from this country. We evaluate seed micromorphol...

Despite its complicated taxonomy, the genus Hesperis has not yet been subjected to any detailed molecular phylogenetic study and little is known about its monophyly, origin and biogeographical history, as well as the evolution of morphological characters. Here, we present for the first time comprehensive molecular analyses (nuclear ribosomal ITS se...

Besides Quercus, Acer L. genus is the largest tree genus in the Northern Hemisphere and consists of about 124–156 species. High morphological and molecular variability has led to infra-specific complexity within most species of this genus. In Iran, the Acer cappadocicum subsp. cappadocicum Gled. is distributed in eastern to western parts of the Hyr...

Capparis spinosa L. (Capparidaceae) is the largest genus of the family Capparaceae, distributed in pantropical region. C. spinosa is known as a medicinal plant species. In Iran, different parts of caper bush plants are used as diuretics, tonics and in treatment of malaria and joint disease. Till present time, there has been no detailed information...

Medicago sinskiae is a poorly understood but fast-expanding species in western and southwestern Iran. The present study was performed to investigate its relationships with other taxa in the M. rigidula complex including M. constricta, and M. rigidula s.l. (including M. rigiduloides). The Principal Component Analysis (PCA) and cluster analysis were...

Poursakhi, K., Assadi, M. & Ghahremaninejad, F. 2020. 12. 30: Cerastium ponticum, a new record for the flora of Iran.-Iran. J. Bot. 26 (2): 134-136. Tehran. During a revision of the genus Cerastium L. in Iran, Cerastium ponticum Albov was identified and is reported as a new record from Iran and Flora Iranica area. Morphological characteristics, as...

Phylogenetic analyses of some sections of Silene (Caryophyllaceae) were presented by using nrDNA ITS and cpDNA rps16 intron sequences. Forty taxa, belonging to the sections Auriculatae, Spergulifoliae, Lasiocalycinae, and Ampullatae, were investigated. The molecular results showed that the species belonging to S. sect. Auriculatae, Spergulifoliae,...

Acantolimon saadii is described as a new species, the specimens of the new species have been collected from a locality in Fars province. The new species belongs to Acantholimon sect. Tragacanthina subsect. Stenostoma and is most closely related to Acantholimon karelinii, a species confined to N. and NW. of Iran and adjacent areas in Caucasus and Tu...

Delphinieae tribe in Ranunculoideae subfamily has about 700 species. Delphinium is one of the genus in Delphinieae that has 29 species and two subgenus in Iran. Differences between subgenera are in the form of seed and vegetative period. Olighophyllon and Delphinium, which are perennial and annual species, respectively. In this study pollen grains...

A phylogenetic study of Silene sect. Lasiostemones and sect. Sclerocalycine in Iran is presented. A total of 72 accessions (43 of which obtained from GenBank) were analyzed using nuclear ITS and chloroplast rps16 markers. It was shown that sect. Lasiostemones is not a monophyletic group, including members which would belong to sect. Sclerocalycine...

The Irano-Turanian (IT) floristic region in Asia contains three biodiversity hotspots and has been a source of xerophytic taxa for neighboring regions. Despite its species richness and large territory, the evolutionary history and biogeography of this floristic region is poorly understood. Acanthophyllum, encompassing ca. 70 subshrubby mostly thorn...

Solanum kieseritzkii, an endemic species of Iran and the Caucasus, has been recently introduced in botanical sources as unresolved species and sometimes has been regarded a synonymous of S. dulcamara. In this research, along with field and herbarium studies, a morphological and molecular comparison is made between these two species; each of them is...

Solanum kieseritzkii, an endemic species of Iran and the Caucasus, has been recently introduced in botanical sources as unresolved species and sometimes has been regarded a synonymous of S. dulcamara. In this research, along with field and herbarium studies, a morphological and molecular comparison is made between these two species; each of them is...

Silene lulakabadensis Heidari, F. Ghahrem. & Assadi is described as a new species from Zanjan Province, Iran. The new species is a dark green plant, perennial and woody at the base, that was collected on marl soil slopes at 2100 m. It is believed to be closely related to S. eriocalycina Boiss. from section Auriculatae (Boiss.) Schischk. but is a sm...

ABSTRACT. Silene lulakabadensis Heidari, F. Ghahrem. & Assadi is described as a new species from Zanjan Province, Iran. The new species is a dark green plant, perennial and woody at the base, that was collected on marl soil slopes at 2100 m. It is believed to be closely related to S. eriocalycina Boiss. from section Auriculatae (Boiss.) Schischk. b...

Lar National Park, one of the most beautiful plains, 70 km east of Tehran on Haraz Road, is one of the protected areas of Iran which is located on the border of Tehran and Mazandaran provinces. Since Lar National Park is protected by the Environment Organization and for this reason, any harvesting of plants or entry of some areas is prohibited, so...

Alhagi is a small genus of desert or semi-desert shrubs with about six species widely distributed throughout northern Africa, eastern Mediterranean, the Middle East to the Central Asia, and small parts of India and China. Despite previous molecular and morphological studies on the genus, the taxonomy of Alhagi has been remained controversial. In or...

جنس Delphinium متعلق به تباره Delphinieae و تیره Ranunculaceae طبق فلور ایرانیکا در ایران 29 گونه علفی با گل های نامنظم دارد. در این بررسی اطلاعات ریخت شناسی گل و مهمیز گونه های جنس Delphinium مورد مطالعه قرار گرفت تا به اهمیت این صفات در شناسایی گونه های این جنس پی برده شود. صفات حالت گل آذین، رنگ گل ها، رنگ کاسه گل، رنگ کاسبرگ و گلبرگ نسبت به هم...

Seeds and trichomes of 15 taxa of the genus Glaucium distributed in Iran were examined by light microscopy (LM) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). The seeds are slightly shiny to rather shiny, however, strongly shiny seeds were also observed in some species (G. corniculatum and G. grandiflorum). The basic shape of the seeds is semicircular to...

During investigation of the genus Bufonia L., in various herbaria of Iran, a new species, B. iranica Z.Rostami, Assadi & F.Ghahrem., sp. nov., was recognized and thus is described here. This new species is closely related to B. enervis, with some morphological differences such as size and shape of the perianth, and the seed shape. A key for the spe...

Background: Solanum section Solanum has been extensively used in traditional medicine in Iran for many ailment treatments. The plant contains some substances such as total alkaloid, steroid alkaloid, steroidal saponins and glycoprotein, exhibiting anti-tumor activity. Objective: In this research, wild species of Solanum section Solanum has been stu...

SilenemuradicaSchischk. fromsect. Spergulifoliaethat was recognized as an endemicfrom the east of Turkey,is recorded from Iran for the first time.Itis related to Silenespergulifolia (Desf.)Bieb. but is distinguished from it by the following characters: Calyx whitish-green, sparsely papillose or scabrid at the base to glabrous,petallimb divided at t...

Abstract Acanthophyllum squarrosum and two closely related species, A. heratense and A. laxiusculum (Caryophyllaceae), form a complex that covers parts of subalpine steppes of the Irano-Turanian (IT) region. In this study, we explored the genetic structure and phylogeography of this complex based on partial sequences of two chloroplasts [psbA–trnH...

A taxonomic revision of the genus Glaucium (Papaveraceae) in Iran is presented. It reveals the presence of 10 species including 4 subspecies and 14 varieties. Two new taxa are described: G. yazdianum and G. vitellinum var. pilosum. G. yazdianum is related to G. calycinum in general, but is differentiated by shape and cellular structure of trichomes...

Acanthophyllum, with ca. 90 spiny cushion-forming species, is one of the largest genera of Caryophyllaceae. Although taxonomic utility of seed morphology has already been highlighted in different genera of Caryophyllaceae, the systematic value of seed characters in Acanthophyllum has not been adequately addressed. In order to evaluate the applicati...

Caryophyllaceae is the fifth largest Iranian plant family in terms of number of species where most of its species are Irano-Turanian. About 30% of these species are endemic of Iran. There are continuously uncertainties regarding the circumscription of genera, and especially because of new molecular and phylogenetic studies that in many cases do not...

Gypsophila hispida, sect. Hispidae, is reported for the first time from NW Iran. Illustrations, morphological and palynological descriptions and distribution are provided in detail, along with a key for the six taxa of subgen. Hagenia from Iran.

A total of over 100 accessions representing 11 species of Juniperus in Iran using multiple DNA regions were included in phylogenetic analyses. Analyses of four plastid intergenic spacers (petN-psbM, trnD-trnT, trnL-trnF, trnS-trnG) and nrDNA ITS sequences retrieved Juniperus in Iran as a monophyletic group with two clades corresponding to sections...

Taxonomic descriptions of Iranian and Turkish Hesperis (Brassicaceae) species are generally insufficient and partly incomplete , which makes the species delimitation ambiguous. In order to clarify species circumscription, we scored 57 morphological descriptors (MDs) in 121 operational taxonomic units (OTUs) of Hesperis from Iran and Turkey and perf...

In this study, we used maximum entropy modeling to predict the climate change effects on the distribution range of a subalpine steppe flora species complex, Acanthophyllum squarrosum (Caryophyllaceae). We used data from four different models, with two representative concentration pathways of climate scenarios in modern time, 2030, 2070 and 2080. Ou...

The present revision focuses on the enigmatic Southwest Asian genus Aethionema in Iran based on taxonomic literature, fieldwork, and study of over 400 herbarium specimens. As a result of the present study, A. diastrophis and A. transhyrcanum are newly found for Iran. The former is morphologically closer to A. membranaceum and A. kopetdaghi rather t...

Based on a comprehensive study of freshly collected material, type and herbarium specimens Trigonella disperma is here typified and a full description, illustrations of the fruit and floral parts, a distribution map and taxonomic remarks provided for this species.

TrnL-F region including intron trnL (UAA) and trnL (UAA) - trn (GAA) spacer in the large single-copy region of the chloroplast genome is widely used to infer phylogenetic relationships in plants. In this study, we obtained the trnL-F sequences from 8 samples of Arum L. in Iran. Phylogenetic analyses were conducted by the Bayesian inference, maximum...

Matthiola spathulata Conti (1900: 49) was described as a new species in the first monograph of the genus. Apart from the type, which was collected from Iran, no other collections of the species have ever been recorded in the literature (Chernyakovskaya 1939; Cullen 1965; Rechinger 1968; Townsend 1980; Gowler 1998). During a revision of Matthiola W....

Genus Hesperis L. belongs to Brassicaceae (Cruciferae) family including 46 species in the world, of which seven taxa are distributed in Iran. Pollen and seed macro- and micromorphological features of the Iranian taxa belonging to three sections, including sects. Hesperis, Diaplictos and Pachycarpos were examined for the first time using light (LM)...

Amini, E., Zarre, Sh. & Assadi, M. 2018. 12. 30: Leaf anatomical study of Gypsophila (Caryophyllaceae) and allied genera in Iran and its taxonomical implication.-Iran. J. Bot. 24 (2): 138-155. Tehran. Aanatomical features as revealed from cross-sections of leaf blades and midribs in 21 taxa of Gypsophila representing its currently recognized seven...

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Gypsophila with approximately 150 species represents the fourth largest genus of Caryophyllaceae and the second genus of tribe Caryophylleae. Iran is the second main center of Gypsophila diversity with 38 species in the world. Considering Gypsophila as one of the most polymorphic genus of the family and almost half of its taxa distributed in Iran a...

The genus Acer L. has about 156 species which are distributed in Asia, Europe, Northern Africa and North America. The species of Acer show extensive morphological and molecular diversity and the species that co-occur may hybridize; therefore, sometimes the species delimitation turns out to be difficult. Eight Acer (maple) species have been reported...

During the revision of the genus Delphinium (Ranunculaceae) collected from Khorassan, a powdery mildew fungi belonging to the genus Erysiphe (Erysiphaceae) were identified on Delphinium semibarbatum Bienert ex Boiss. Many of Erysiphe are considered as plant pathogens that can cause mildew. D. semibarbatum is one of the yellow flower species that di...