Lotus alianus J.H. Kirkbr., sp. nov., is described and illustrated. It is a rare endemic species from the Republic of Cape Verde, and is found in dry habitats on just two islands, Ilhas de Santo Antã...

Tribe Loteae has major diversity centres in the Mediterranean region and in California. However, four monospecific genera are restricted to other parts of Africa and Asia. This paper is focused on the...

Four new species of Astragalus (Leguminosae) from China and Bhutan are described and illustrated. During the preparation of a revision of all Old World Astragalus-species, four new species could be de...

The genus Cicerbita Wallr. of the tribe Cichorieae-Asteraceae is revised for Pakistan and Kashmir. A broader generic concept of the genus is accepted and in all 11 species have been recognized includi...

While revising the genus Papaver L. (Papaveraceae) occurring in the Kashmir Himalaya, two new species – P. kachroianum Tabinda, Dar & Naqshi, and P. pamporicum Tabinda, Dar & Naqshi are described an...

A new species Salvadora alii belonging to family Salvadoraceae is described from Sindh Pakistan. Taxonomic description and a key to distinguish it from other species of Salvadora from this region has ...

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...

The genus Anthemis L. (Compoistae-Anthemideae) from Arabian peninsula is revised. In all 19 species belonging to sections Odontostephana, Maruta, Anthemis, and Rascheyana are recognised including A. t...

Different attributes of the remarkable Salvia plebeia R.Br. (Lamiaceae) are reviewed. Its range is from Iran throughout Asia to Australia. The curious distribution disjunction of c. 4000 km between SE...

Family Smilacaceae’s higher order taxonomy remained disputed for many years. It was treated as an order “Smilacales” and was also placed under Liliales by several taxonomists. Even some consider...

Cypsela of 26 species distributed in 9 genera of the tribe Senecioneae were examined from Pakistan. Micromorphological characters of cypsela in this group are not only found useful for assessing relat...

Seed morphology plays an important role for the taxonomic purposes, but inspite of the importance and stability of seed characters in systematics, very little work has been done on seed morphology of ...

Comparative studies on the pollen grain morphology of 27 Asiatic species of the genus Salsola were conducted by using scanning electron microscope (SEM analysis) in order to assess the taxonomic value...

Pollen morphology of 30 species of the family Acanthaceae belonging to 11 genera has been investigated using light and scanning electron microscope. Acanthaceae is a eurypalynous family. Pollen are us...

The cultural set up in Arabia for holding large stocks of camels and goats, and the long history of grazing beyond the carrying capacity of rangelands have left vast areas in south-eastern Arabia high...

Gaillonia Chitralensis Nazim .(Rubiaceae) is endemic to Chitral district, Pakistan. This species was previously known from type locality only. After 3 years of extensive field studies, it is now repor...

Species diversity of Nandiar Valley District Battagram, Pakistan was evaluated with special reference to vascular plant diversity of the area. Floristically the area is placed in Western Himalayan Pro...

The Hyrcanian forests stretch from Talish in Republic of Azerbaijan and cover the northern slopes of the Alborz Mountains in North Iran, in Gilan, Mazandaran and Golestan provinces. The vegetation is ...

The paper deals with the status of the woodlands, notably Acacia woodlands, and juniper forests in Africa and Asia and the causes of destruction and or damage observed in recent times to some of these...

Forty one stands of conifer forests of moist temperate areas, covering the natural limits of this forest type, in northern Pakistan were investigated. Multivariate techniques including cluster analysi...

Four coniferous species i.e. Picea smithiana (Wall.) Boiss, Cedrus deodara D. Don, Pinus gerardiana Wall. Ex Lamb. and Juniperus excelsa M. Bieb. were sampled from seven catchments in the Upper Indus ...

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Six fan-shaped, striated species of Padina Adanson were collected from northernmost part of the Arabian Sea and taxonomically investigated. This the first detailed taxonomic study of the algal genus f...

Alien and exotic plant invasions are threatening the floral diversity around the globe and affect ecological processes. Weed invasion has been documented in North-West Pakistan. A total of 16 weeds we...