A survey of Lamiaceae in the flora of Iran

Jamzad, Z.

doi:10.22092/botany.2013.101317

A survey of Lamiaceae in the flora of Iran

Document Type : Research Paper

Author

Z. Jamzad

Research Prof., Research Institute of Forests and Rangelands, P.O. Box 13185-116, Tehran, Iran (jamzad@rifr-ac.ir & jamzadz@gmail.com)

10.22092/botany.2013.101317

Abstract

In Iran, the Lamiaceae family is represented by 46 genera, 406 species and 97 infraspecific taxa; of these, 165 taxa are endemic. The distribution of family in Iran covers the whole country but the species number decreases from the centre towards the east, south-east and south.

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