PJB-2010-466
GAGEA ALEXII (LILIACEAE), A NEW RECORD FROM SUBNIVAL ZONE OF SOUTHERN IRAN WITH KEY AND NOTES ON SECT. INCRUSTATAE
YOUSEF AJANI1, JALIL NOROOZI2 AND IGOR G. LEVICHEV3
Abstract
Gagea alexii Ali & Levichev (G. sect. Incrustatae Levichev) is recorded from the subnival zone of the southern mountains of Iran, the Hezar Mts. (Kerman province). Plant associates and some ecological aspects of the habitat of the species are discussed. A distribution map and expanded description of the G. alexii, including a cross-section of the peduncle is given. The morphological comparison of this species with its close relatives is also provided. The characters of the G.sect. Incrustatae and a key for specific identification are presented. The occurrence of this species in the subnival zone of the Hezar Mts. is a further evidence of the close floristic affinity of the southeastern Zagros with the Hindu Kush and Central Asia especially at high altitudes.
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