The investigation on Floristic, life form and chorotype of Medicinal plants of Darkesh area in Northern Khorassan province, Iran

Autor: m Aydani, f Ghahremaninejad, R.A KhavariNejad, m Joharchi
Jazyk: perština
Rok vydání: 2008
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Zdroj: فیزیولوژی محیطی گیاهی, Vol 2, Iss 8, Pp 36-46 (2008)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2423-7671
2783-4689
Popis: Darkesh area is located in northern Khorassan province and west of Bojnurd. This region is located between longitudes 56o41' to 56o49'W and latitudes 37o27' to 37o27'N. Its maximum altitude is 2455m. The regional climate is cold mountains and subhumid, and the precipitation in this region is about 502mm. Based on floristic studies, more than 506 species, 310 genera and 76 families were determinated. Also, more than 140 species with medicinal value were collected. The families of Lamiaceae (with 26 species), Asteraceae (with 21 species) and Rosaceae (with 13 species) have higher contribution in this region. The biological forms in this region are follow: 40% Hemicryptophytes, 18/4% Therophytes, 14/25% Geophytes, 13/57% Phanerophytes and 6/42% Chamaphytes. The phytogeographical distribution of species belong to Irano-Touranian, Euro-Siberian and Mediterranean.
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