Ziba Jamzad

Research Institute of Forests and Rangelands · Botany Research Division

Kelussia odoratissima is a valuable edible species endemic to the central Zagros highlands, recently introduced to science. It is valuable for its food importance. Although this plant was recently discovered, it has deep roots in the culture of the Bakhtiari people. From the past to the present, a substantial part of the local population's income i...

Scorzonera alborzensis is one of the exclusive and rare species collected and reported from only one place in the country (Mazandaran province: between Baladeh and Nour, Siahsang mountains, 3023 m). The genus Scorzonera L. belongs to the Asteraceae family and has 19 endemic species in Iran. Based on the guidelines of the International Union for Con...

Salvia is the most species-rich genus in Lamiaceae, encompassing approximately 1000 species distributed all over the world. We sought a new evolutionary perspective for Salvia by employing macroevolutionary analyses to address the tempo and mode of diversification. To study the association of floral traits with speciation and extinction, we modelle...

Quercus infectoria Oliv. is a taxon with high morphological variation, and many infra‐specific have been described in this species, of which Q. infectoria Oliv. subsp. veneris (A.Kern) Meikle is present in the flora of Iran. In a taxonomic review of the Quercus L. taxa in Iran, based on morphological and micromorphological evidence, we recognized a...

There is a close relationship between biodiversity conservation and food security, and they are two sides of the same coin. Conservation and sustainable use of ecosystems has become a top priority for the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). Crop wild relatives (CWRs) have adapted to harsh soil and climate conditions and play a un...

A comprehensive study on Scutellaria materials collected in Iran revealed an undescribed species of the genus, belonging to section Apeltanthus which was not previously reported from Iran. The new species is morphologically most similar to S. leptosiphon and S. stocksii distributed in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Central Asia. The occurrence of a mem...

In the flora of Iran, c. 15 percent of the Dionysia species are endemics in Fars and Kohgiluyeh va Boyer-Ahmad provinces. The IUCN Red List criteria, i.e., criteria B and C (geographic range and small population size, respectively) are used to evaluate the risk of extinction and necessary planning for the species protection. Moreover, the conservat...

Nepeta Sulaimanica species nova

Premise of this study: Salvia is the most species-rich genus in Lamiaceae, encompassing approximately 1000 species distributed all over the world. We sought a new evolutionary perspective for Salvia by employing macroevolutionary analyses to address the tempo and mode of diversification. To study the association of floral traits with speciation and...

Salvia (Lamiaceae), one of the largest plant genera, was not monophyletic as originally circumscribed. To recognize Salvia as a monophyletic genus, five small genera have been placed within Salvia s.l. including the monotypic genus Zhumeria. Little is known about the floral biology of Salvia majdae (syn. Z. majdae), an aromatic medicinal shrub spec...

In this survey, the chromosome counts of eight Nepeta L. species were investigated and the karyotypic diversity among these species was studied. The examined species belong to N. cephalotes Boiss. species group, namely N. eremokosmos Rech.f., N. gloeocephala Rech. f., cephalotes Boiss., N. pungens (Bunge) Benth., N. ispahanica Boiss., N. mahanensis...

Lepidium khalkhalicum, a new species from northwestern Iran, is described. It appears to be a local endemic restricted to open slopes of marl hills in the Khalkhal region (Ardabil province). The novel species is easily distinguished from similar species by a set of both vegetative and generative characters such as less developed indumentum, undivid...

With the increased risk of extinction of woody species, there is a great need for botanical gardens for the ex situ conservation of threatened woody species in devoted conservation collections. The box tree (Buxus hyrcana Pojark.) is an endemic and endangered species of Hyrcanian forests, northern Iran. In recent years, many individuals of this spe...

Trifolium kurdistanicum S.Yousefi, Assadi & Ghaderi (Fabaceae) is one of the endemic species in the flora of Kurdistan province, distributed in the mountains of Bendol village in the southwest of Marivan. Based on IUCN criteria and categorizes, this species is assigned as Critically Endangered (CR). This species has only one population. Although is...

Levisticum officinale is a perennial herb, belonging to Apiaceae family. In Iran, this valuable species just grows in a small area of Hezar Mountains, located in South of Kerman province. Based on IUCN guidelines, three criteria were used to evaluate the status of this species: extent of occurrence (EOO), area of occupancy (AOO), and size of popula...

Pterocephalus wendelboi is a bushy species, belonging to Dipsacaceae family. This species is endemic to Hormozgan province, south Iran, distributed in Geno mountain (Bandar Abbas) and Anve Pardi mountain (Bastak) at 1800-2300 meters a.s.l. Based on IUCN guidelines, three criteria were used to evaluate the status of this species including extent of...

Khuzestan province covers an area of 64236 square kilometers in the southwest of Iran and the border of Iraq. The area belongs to two regions, Irano-Turanian (IT) in the north and Sahara-Sindian in the south. An area with 349254 ha is the source of dust in Khuz province. We investigated the floristic composition, life-form spectrum and the phytogeo...

Zhumeria majdae is the only species of the genus Zhumeria of Lamiaceae family. This bushy species is endemic of Iran (Hormozgan province) and is distributed on very steep slopes of mountains at 525-1430 meters a.s.l. Based on IUCN guidelines, different criteria were used to evaluate the status of this species as follows: extent of occurrence (EOO),...

Bahadori, Sh., Sonboli, A. & Jamzad, Z. 2016. 12. 30: Anatomical and morphological characteristics of Salvia candidissima vahl. ssp. candidissima (Lamiaceae) as a new record from Iran.-Iran. J. Bot. 22 (2): 104-111. Tehran. The present study, reports Salvia candidissima Vahl ssp. candidissima (Lamiaceae) as a new record for the flora of Iran. Anato...

The Ferula flabelliloba Rech. f. & Aell., belonging to the Apiaceae family is one of the Iranian endemic medicinal species, whose natural habitat is located exclusively in Binaloud Mountains in Khorasan Razavi province. Based on field visits and harvesting of plots in its habitats, area of occupancy (AOO) of this species was 40 square kilo meter an...

Applying both molecular data and ecological niche modelling is essential to infer the speciation mechanism and species delimitation in organisms. Salvia aristata Auch. ex Benth is an endemic species restricted to western, northwestern and centre of Iran and eastern parts of Turkey with variations in morphological character along its distributions....

Wetland plants are often the most conspicuous component of wetland ecosystems. They are grouped into hydrophytes, helophytes, and hygrophytes. In this research, the wetlands flora of Hamedan province, including natural and artificial wetlands, permanent and seasonal rivers and streams and wet mountain meadows, were studied. The results of this stud...

The genus Scutellaria (Lamiaceae, Scutellarioidae) includes taxa with a wide range of pharmacological traits, which make this genus economically important. Previous taxonomical studies on Scutellaria were mainly based on morphological and chromosomal characters. The infrageneric classification of the genus has been the subject of a long controversy...

In a taxonomic revision of the genus Quercus L. in Iran, 25 taxa named by Djavanchir Khoie in 1967 were studied and evaluated. These taxa were described in his PhD thesis but not validly published according to Arts. 30.8. and 40.1. of the ICN. According to our studies, seven of them are accepted taxa. In this paper we validate them. The original de...

Marrubium vulgare L. (common name: Horehound, hoarhound) is one of the medicinal plants which has been used in the treatment of stomach, arrhythmia, asthma, jaundice, lung diseases and liver disorders in Iranian traditional medicine. Other properties are expectorant, antispasmodic, tonic, anti-infective agent and externally, it has been used in ulc...

Chemical composition of essential oil and antioxidant activity of Salvia dracocephaloides Boiss.,from Iran Abstract: Essential oil composition of aerial part of Salvia dracocephaloides Boiss. was obtained by hydrodistillation and analyzed by GC and GC/MS. The oil was rich in Monoterpens (78.8%) . camphor (42.62%), 1,8cineole (26.61%) and camphene (...

Zagros forests of Iran have been historically degraded by anthropogenic and other biotic and abiotic factors. As a result of multiple factors, seedlings and saplings establishment of Zagros oaks rarely happens and their dynamic is still unknown. Because of many difficulties to study the dynamics of oak sexual regeneration in Zagros forests, we focu...

Assumptions about the phylogenetic relationships of Hymenocrater and closely related genera were tested using nrITS and plastid trnL intron and trnL-F intergenic spacer DNA sequences datasets. Here we present a phylogenetic analysis based on the sequence data of 62 species belonging to Hymenocrater, Lophanthus, Marmoritis and Nepeta along with repr...

In a taxonomic revision of the genus Scutellaria in Iran, the specimens identified as Sc. multicaulis Boiss. in the herbarium of Research Institute of Forests & Rangelands (TARI) as well as specimens belonging to the newly collected materials were examined and sampled for DNA sequencing by using nrDNA ITS and cpDNA trnL-F as molecular markers. Morp...

Fagus orientalis Lipsky is the most important tree species of the Hyrcanian Forests of Iran. For long time, forest residents throughout Hyrcanian Forests have traditionally recognized F. orientalis, considering the appearance (outlook) of trees, into two forms: black beech, and white beech. In this research, we tried to evaluate micromorphological...

The genus Quercus, as the most important genus of Fagaceae in Forests of Iran has remarkable diversity in Zagros region. Regarding to ever-increasing degradation of oak forests of Iran, it is essential to evaluate conservation status of native oaks. Based on the IUCN guidelines three criteria were used to evaluate the oak species as follows: extent...

Chemical composition of the essential oil from the aerial parts of Salvia aristata Aucher ex. Benth. (Labiateae) was analyzed by GC and GC-MS. Thirty seven constituents accounting to 96.5% of total oil were identified. The oil was rich in monoterpens and carvacrol (22.7%), 1,8-cineol (8.3%), α-pinene (6.7%) and β-caryophyllene (6.1%) were found as...

•Iran is a country in W Asia With an area of 1,648,000 square km2. The lowest point is in Caspian Sea (-28m) and the highest point Mount Damavand (5610m). From the phytogeographical point of view, Iran is a diverse country. There are three phytogeographical regions including Irano-Turanian, Euro-Siberian (Hyrcanian Province) and Saharo-Sindian Regi...

Ahvazi, M., Jamzad, Z., Balali, G. R. & Saeidi, H. 2016. 06. 30: Trichome micro-morphology in Marrubium L. (Lamiaceae) in Iran and the role of environmental factors on their variation.-Iran. J. Bot. 22 (1): 39-58. Tehran. The genus Marrubium L. belongs to Lamiaceae family and Lamioideae subfamily. It is present in Iran with 11 species from which on...

The genus Marrubium L. belongs to Lamiaceae family and Lamioideae subfamily. It is present in Iran with 11 species from which only one is endemic (M. procerum Bunge). Most Marrubium species are distributed in steppes, arid and semiarid areas of Iran. In this research the trichomes of leaf and calyx surface were examined using Scanning Electron Micr...

Water distilled essential oils of the aerial parts of two Labiateae species: Hymnocrater elegens Bunge. and Lagochillus aucheri Boiss., were analyzed by GC and GC-MS. Forty three compounds representing 92.6 % of the oil of H. elegans were identified, among which α-cadinol (12.4 %), caryophyllene oxide (11.6 %) and β-caryophyllene (9.6 %) were the m...

Nepeta wuana H. J. Dong, C. L. Xiang & Z. Jamzad, (Lamiaceae), a new species found in Shanxi Province, China, is described and illustrated. The closest relative of the new species is the Chinese endemic N. sungpanensis C.Y. Wu but it clearly differs from it in the prolonged middle lobe of the lower corolla lip, as well as the much larger leaves, an...

Nepeta wuana H. J. Dong, C. L. Xiang & Z. Jamzad, (Lamiaceae), a new species found in Shanxi Province, China, is described and illustrated. The closest relative of the new species is the Chinese endemic N. sungpanensis C.Y. Wu but it clearly differs from it in the prolonged middle lobe of the lower corolla lip, as well as the much larger leaves, an...

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Numerical analysis of Saxifraga in Iran was carried out on the basis of morphological and chorological data. The cluster analysis confirmed that the genus in Iran includes two distinct groups: Group one consists of two subgroups, a) alpine Irano-Turanian endemic species (S. ramsarica, S. iranica, S. wendelboi, S. koelzii), and b) Euxino-Hyrcanian s...

Essential oil composition of aerial part of Salvia dracocephaloides Boiss. was obtained by hydrodistillation and analyzed by GC and GC-MS. The oil was rich in Monoterpens (88.6 %) . camphor (42.6 %), 1,8-cineole (26.6 %), camphene (3.8 %) and bicyclogermacrene (2.5 %) were the main components. Total flavonoid content of different extracts of the pl...

Hymenocrater (Lamiaceae) in Iran was studied using morphological characters of nutlets and leaves. The species of the genus Nepeta sect. Psilonepeta and a few species of the genus Lophanthus were also examined for comparison. Scanning electron micrographs showed the surface of the nutlets and trichome types on leaves in detail. Two types of nutlets...

Scutellaria L. in Lamiaceae subfamily Scutellarioideae is a subcosmopolitan genus with about 360 species. According to the latest subgeneric classification, two subgenera are recognized: S. subgen. Scutellaria and S. subgen. Apeltanthus. We studied pollen grains from 29 species of Scutellaria belonging to both subgenera and from both the Old and th...

Thymus persicus is an endemic species of the genus Thymus (Lamiaceae) which grows in Zanjan and West Azerbaijan (Takab) provinces of Iran. Among the Iranian Thymus species, T. persicus is well differentiated by having the smallest leaf width among Thymus species with long non-glandular and short glandular hairs. In order to evaluate the phylogeneti...

The essential oil of the leaves and flowers of Phlomis persica Boiss. and Phlomis olivieri Benth. were isolated by hydrodistilation and subjected to the GC and GC-MS. 98.5 %, essential oils obtained from the leaves and 89.8 % from flowers of Phlomis persica and 98.9 % from leaves and 99.2 % from flowers of Phlomis olivieri were identified respectiv...

Essential oils obtained by hydrodistillation of the aerial parts of Mentha longifolia (L.) Hudson var. chlorodictya Rech. f. collected from two different locations in Iran and three populations of Ziziphora clinopodiodes Lam. were analyzed by gas chromatography (GC) and gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (GC/MS). 98.47 and 96.99% of total oils in...

Satureja genus presents 14 aromatic species in Iran, eight of them are endemic. In this research, the aerial parts of Satureja boissieri Hausskn. ex Boiss. were collected in full flowering stage, from Eastern North of Iran. The essential oil was obtained by hydro-distillation, using a Clevenger-type apparatus. The oil was analyzed by capillary gas...

Chemical composition of the essential oil from the aerial parts of three Labiatae species of Iran : Salvia indica, Thymus caucasicus and Ballota nigra obtained by hydrodistillation were analyzed by GC and GC-MS. Twenty four components representing 95.9 % of the oil of S. indica were identified of which α-pinene (17.0 %), 1,8-cineole (13.4 %) and β-...

The oils obtained by hydrodistillation of the aerial parts of Salvia brachyantha Bords. (probed.) and Stachys byzantina C. Koch grown in Iran, were analyzed by GC and GC-MS .Forty five compounds representing 95.06 % of the oil of S. brachyantha were identified of which 1,8-cineole (10.19 %), γ-muurolene (7.54 %), caryophyllene oxide (6.66 %), spath...

Because of their high proportion in the plant kingdom polyploid taxa are considered to have had evolutionary advantages over their diploid ancestors. These advantages may have included new characteristics that enable polyploids to occupy a broader range of habitats. In this context, we assess the ecological range of Artemisia sieberi, a canopy domi...

Genu protected area is located in the north–west of Bandar Abbas and its summit is 2347 meters above sea level. In this study, soil seed bank was investigated in vegetation communities. Soil seed bank plays a role in the revival of vegetation after degradation. In protected areas, understanding of the type of soil seed bank in terms of the producti...

Quercus libani is the main oak species in the northern Zagros Forests of Iran. The morphological characters of this species show high variation, which is the reason why it has previously been split into up to 12 different species, which commonly are very difficult to determine because of the lack of morphological characters clearly distinguishing t...

Micromorphological characters of leaves and pollen grains of the Quercus brantii complex (including seven species and five varieties), as the main species in the Zagros Forests of Iran, were studied by scanning electron microscopy. In order to define the diagnostic value of leaves and pollen grains for species delimitation, multivariate discriminan...

Foliar epidermis morphology in Quercus (subgenus Quercus , section Quercus ) in Iran The foliar morphology of trichomes, epicuticular waxes and stomata in Quercus cedrorum, Q. infectoria subsp. boissieri, Q. komarovii, Q. longipes, Q. macranthera, Q. petraea subsp. iberica and Q. robur subsp. pedunculiflora were studied by scanning electron microsc...

The book explains the Lamiaceae Family in Flora of Iran. It includes 46 genera and 461 taxa ( 11 new taxa have been described in this book). There are 303 line drawings of species and 461 distribution maps. the total pages are 1066.

Chestnut-leaved oak (Quercus castaneifolia C. A. Mey) is one of the most important native oaks of Iran distributed in the Hyrcanian Forests. The pure and mixed stands of it cover about 6.5% of these forests. The species represents morphological variations which have resulted in the description of several infraspecific taxa by different authors. Eig...

Several species of oaks (Quercus spp.) grow abundantly in the Hyrcanian, Arasbaran and Zagros forests of Iran. Taxonomy of oaks is difficult because of it's immense size and wide distribution, heterophylly, hybridization and changes in morphological features. micromorphological characteristics of foliar and pollen features provide a valuable set of...

The different species of the genus Satureja are known as "Marze Kohi" in Iran. Herbal drugs of these plants have long been used in traditional medicine, and some species are currently used in food and pharmaceutical industries. In the present work, the genetic diversity and affinities of several Satureja species were studied based on Selectively Am...

Aim Increases in annual mean temperature in the course of current climate change are expected to facilitate mass species migration towards higher altitudes and latitudes. However, this migration may be slowed, or even temporarily reversed, by infrequent and unpredictable episodes of low winter temperatures. Iran experienced a severe cold wave in Ja...

The genus Cyclotrichium, a member of the tribe Mentheae subtribe Menthinae (Lamiaceae, Nepetoideae), was analysed with respect to morphological revision, phylogenetic analysis, and cytogenetic properties. All species of the genus were investigated for morphological characters and ITS (internal transcribed spacers) of nrDNA sequence comparison (exce...

Genome size is a function, and the product, of cell volume. As such it is contingent on ecological circumstance. The nature of 'this ecological circumstance' is, however, hotly debated. Here, we investigate for angiosperms whether stomatal size may be this 'missing link': the primary determinant of genome size. Stomata are crucial for photosynthesi...

Satureja kermanshahensis is described as a new species from Iran. It is characterized by a dense columnar spicate inflorescence, 3-10 cm long, verticillasters 2-flowered and densely glandular pubescent leaves. It grows in crevices of rocks in Kermanshah province in western Iran. It is compared with S. coerulea from Bulgaria, Romania and NW Turkey,...

Trichomes of 37 taxa of the genus Stachys and one species of Sideritis (S. montana) were examined using light and scanning electron microscopy. The indumentum shows considerable variability among different species, but is constant among different populations of one species, and therefore, affords valuable characters in delimitation of sections and...

Scilla L. s.l. (Hyacinthaceae) comprises about 100 species distributed in south Europe, the Mediterranean region, and central and western Asia with 10 species reported from Iran. However, according to recent studies based on molecular data Scilla s.l. is not monophyletic and should be divided into several smaller genera, i.e. Fessia Speta, Othocall...

The water distilled oils from the aerial parts of Salvia compressa Vent. collected from two different localities and Cyclotrichium leucotrichum (Stapf. ex Rech.f.) were analyzed by GC and GC/MS. The main components found in the oil of S. compressa collected at Tange Malavi, 751 m (sample A) were β-caryophyllene (21.4%), α-pinene (18.4%) and caryoph...

The water distilled oils from the aerial parts of Salvia compressa Vent, collected from two different localities and Cyclotrichium leucotrichum (Stapf. ex Rech.f.) were analyzed by GC and GC/MS. The main components found in the oil of S. compressa collected at Tange Malavi, 751 m (sample A) were β-caryophyllene (21.4%), α-pinene (18.4%) and caryoph...

This research was carried out in Zagros section of National Botanical Garden of Iran on three oak species: oak manna tree (Quercus persica), Lebanon oak (Quercus libani) and gull oak (Quercus infectoria). In November 2006, 30 trees of each oak species were selected; acorns were gathered from 1/4 crown area of trees and the same area exactly under c...