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NOTES ON THE GENUS VERONICA (SCROPHULARIACEAE: TRIBE VERONICEAE) IN IRAN: SEED CHARACTERS AND A NEW RECORD

SHAHRYAR SAEIDI-MEHRVARZ, AHMAD GHAHREMAN* AND MOSTAFA ASSADI**

Abstract: The seed characters of 10 species of Veronica in Iran are described. Six distinct types based on seed features such as shape, surface ornamentation and cell shape are distinguished. A diagnostic key for determination of these taxa is provided. One of the examined species i.e., Veronica davisii, is recorded for first time from Iran. This species is compared with its closest relatives within sect. Veronicastntrum.
 

Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, University of Guilan, Rasht, Iran.
Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran.
Research Institute of Forests and Rangeland, Tehran, Iran.
Corresponding Author: saeidimz@cd.gu.ac.ir