A new species of the genus Astragalus (Leguminosae) from Northwest Iran

Abstract

A new species Astragalus taleshensis (Astragaleae; Leguminosae) is described and illustrated here as a new species from the Talesh Mountains in northwestern Iran. This species belongs to section Malacothrix. Diagnostic morphological characters in discriminating this new species from its close relative A. khajiboulaghensis are tabulated. Some notes are presented on the ecology, distribution, and conservation status of the new taxon. Also, some other species belong to section Malacothrix that occur in the Talesh Mountains are listed.

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A SHORT SURVEY ON THE GENUS ASTRAGALUS OF BOZGHOUSH
MOUNTAIN
A. A. Maassoumi, V. Mozaffarian & A. Ramezani
Received 2015. 04.14; accepted for publication2015.08.19
Maassoumi, A.A., Mozaffarian, V. & Ramazani, A. 2015.12.31: A short survey on the genus Astragalus of
Bozghoush Mountain.- Iran. J. Bot. 21 (2): 94-99. Tehran.
Two new species of Astragalus are described and illustrated, besides a checklist of about 75 Astragalus species
collected from 33 different localities in Bozghoush chain Mountain are provided. The taxonomic characters of the
new species are discussed and compared with the closely related species.
Ali Asghar Maassoumi (correspondence <Maassoumi@rifr-ac.ir>) & Valiollah Mozaffarian, Research Institute of
Forests and Rangelands P. O. Box 13185-116.- Adel Ramezani, Mountain Environment Protection Society (MEPS),
Tehran, Iran.
Key words: Bozghoush Mountain; checklist; Fabaceae; Astragalus; new species; Azarbaijan; Iran
ﺮﺑ ﻲﻟﺎﻤﺟا ﻲﺷﺮﮕﻧنﻮﮔ ﺲﻨﺟ ردشﻮﻗ ﺰﺑ هﻮﻛ
ﻠﻋﻲ ﺮﻐﺻا ﻣﻮﺼﻌﻣﻲ، رﻮﺸﻛ ﻊﺗاﺮﻣ و ﺎﻬﻠﮕﻨﺟ تﺎﻘﻴﻘﺤﺗ ﻪﺴﺳﺆﻣ دﺎﺘﺳا
ﻲﻟو ﻪﻟا ،نﺎﻳﺮﻔﻈﻣ رﻮﺸﻛ ﻊﺗاﺮﻣ و ﺎﻬﻠﮕﻨﺟ تﺎﻘﻴﻘﺤﺗ ﻪﺴﺳﺆﻣ رﺎﻴﺸﻧاد
لدﺎﻋ ﻧﺎﻀﻣرﻲ، نﺎﺘﺴﻫﻮﻛ ﻂﻴﺤﻣ ﻆﻔﺣ ﻦﻤﺠﻧا ﻮﻀﻋ
ود ﺪﺟ ﻪﻧﻮﮔﻳﺪ اﺮﺑ نﻮﮔ ﺲﻨﺟ زاي اﻳناﺮ حﺮﺷ نﺎﻬﺟ و وﺎﺼﺗ و هﺪﺷ هدادﻳﺮ ﻣ ﻪﺋارا ﺎﻬﻧآﻲ ﻟ ﻚﭼ و ددﺮﮔﻴﺘﺴﻲ ﺎﻫ نﻮﮔ زاي شﻮﻗﺰﺑ هﻮﻛ تﺎﻋﺎﻔﺗرا
ﻣ ﻪﺋاراﻲ ﺮﻗ ﻪﻛ ددﺮﮔﻳﺐ 75 ﻪﻧﻮﮔ ا ارﻮﻠﻓ سﺎﺳاﺮﺑ نﻮﮔﻳﻧاﺮﻴﺎﻜ ﺎﺳﺎﻨﺷﻲﻳ ﻣ ﻪﺋارا وﻲ ددﺮﮔ .ﺎﻫ ﻪﻧﻮﮔي ﺪﺟﻳﺪ زا ﺪﻨﺗرﺎﺒﻋAstragalus Sect.
(Incani) turkaman-chaiensis
وAstragalus Sect. (Malacothrix) bozghoushensis
تﺎﻔﺻ ﻣوﺰﻛﺎﺗﻴﻚ ﻪﻧﻮﮔ ﺎﻫي رﻮﻛﺬﻣ ﻪﺋارا هﺪﺷ و ﺎﺑ دﺰﻧﻳﻚ ﺮﺗﻳﻦ ﻪﻧﻮﮔ ﺎﻫ ﺎﻘﻣﻳﻪﺴ ﻣﻲ دﻮﺷ.
INTRODUCTION
Bozghoush Mountain Range is situated on the
North of Miane and South of Sarab Plain in E.
Azerbaijan, Iran. Bozghoush Mountain Range
prolonging from east to west, estimated approximately
120 km long and 45 km wide, containing 326000
hectares of top area, rocky mountain and the vast plans.
The highest peak of this mountain is about 3320 m.
Annual precipitation is about 281.1 mm, but in higher
altitudes increasing up to 400-500 mm. The annual
temperature range is 5-15˚C.
Vegetation feature of this area is the shrubs such as
Amygdalus, Crataegus, Malus and various types of
annuals and perennial herbs. Bozghoush Mountain
Range with capturing the humidity of Caspian Sea and
with different type of geological structure provided
different of micro-climatical conditions and several
characteristic habitats.
The rich vegetation and the flora within all
Azarbaijan areas are very distinctive but there are poor
botanical expeditions and knowledge for this area. The
flora of Iran consists of nearly 8000 wild plant species
and Astragalus is the largest genus of its flora with
nearly 826 species (Ghahremaninejad, 2015). Based on
huge plant collections, the genus Astragalus which is
widely covered the area and plays the great role in the
soil protection of the area, has been deeply studied. In
this research program more than 75 distinct species of
Astragalus based on Podlech, Podlech & al (1999-
2012)in Astragalus in Flora Iranica and Astragalus of
Iran, A. A. Maassoumi, Bozghoush vegetation,
Mozaffarian – Adel Ramezani, (2013) were identified
and two new species are described as new to the
science.
MATERIALS AND METHODS
During years 2006 to 2011, in more than 25
botanical excursions to the thirty three collecting sights

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as representatives of the area more than 2000 plant
specimens (Mozaffarian & Ramezani “M. & R.”) were
collected and deposited in the Central Herbarium of
Iran in Research Institute of Forests and Rangeland
(TARI).
Collecting sites
The following sites have been expedited and plant
meterials were collected:
1- Azarbaijan: Miane, Bozghoush Mount. Area,
Charan, 1600 m
2- Azarbaijan: Miane, Bozghoush Mount. Area,
beginning of the road from Gharibdust to Yengeje,
1670 m
3- Azarbaijan: Miane, Bozghoush Mount. Area,
between Gharibdust and Yengeje, around
Mehmandust, 1670-1885 m
4- Azarbaijan: Miane, Bozghoush Mount. Area, Kuhe
Bouzgosh from Varzaghan village, 1960 m
5- Azarbaijan: Miane, Bozghoush Mount. Area,
Varankesh village, 1950 m
6- Azarbaijan: Miane, Bozghoush Mount. Area,
Neshagh village, 1880 m
7- Azarbaijan: Miane, Bozghoush Mount. Area, from
Tushmanlu and Livanlu, 2210 m
8- Azarbaijan: Miane, Bozghoush Mount. Area,
Neshagh, 2570 m
9- Azarbaijan: Miane, Bozghoush Mount. Area,
Neshagh, top mountain, 2560 m
10- Azarbaijan: Miane, Bozghoush Mount. Area,
Gharibduit, Kalhur to Bozghoush, top mountain,
2425 m
11- Azarbaijan: Miane, Bozghoush Mount. Area,
Bozghoost top mountain from Gengadik and
Khanghah, 2965 m
12- Azarbaijan: Miane, Bozghoush Mount.area, Blucan,
1880 m
13- Azarbaijan: Miane, Bozghoush Mount. Area,
Gharibduit, 1600 m
14- Azarbaijan: Miane, Bozghoush Mount. Area,
Kalhour to top, 1900-2500 m
15- Azarbaijan: Miane, Bozghoush Mount. Area, Tark,
after Sarighamish, fandughlu, foot mountain
Bozghoush, 1700-2000 m
16- Azarbaijan: Miane, Bozghoush Mount. Area,
Turkmanchai, Mulla hagi, 1700-2000 m
17- Azarbaijan: Miane, Bozghoush Mount. Area,
Fandughlu, Bozghoush mountan, 2000-2700 m
18- Azarbaijan: Miane, Bozghoush Mount. Area,
Fandughlu to Sevin village to Barzagh 2200-2800
m
19- Azarbaijan: Miane, Bozghoush Mount. Area,
Avenligh to Mushbaglu, Gheshlaghe Berzliegh, ca.
1800 m
20- Azarbaijan: Miane, Bozghoush Mount. Area,
Avenligh to Mushabaglu, ca. 2100 m
21- Azarbaijan: Miane, Bozghoush Mount. Area,
Turkmenchai, Kalhor to Bozghoush to top
mountain ca. 3000 m
22- Azarbaijan: Miane, Bozghoush Mount. Area,
Charan, Khalifelu (Bozghoush mountain), ca. 2500
m
23- Azarbaijan: Miane, Bozghoush Mount. Area,
Avenligh, ca. 1900 m
24- Azarbaijan: Miane, Bozghoush Mount. Area,
Bulucan, Helemsi, ca. 2500 m
25- Azarbaijan: Miane, Bozghoush Mount. Area,
Neshagh to top of Bozghoush, Benarun, 2600-3000
m
26- Azarbaijan: Miane, Bozghoush Mount. Area,
Gharibdust, 1600 m
27- Azarbaijan: Miane, Bozghoush Mount. Area,
Turkmenchai, ca. 1600 m
28- Azarbaijan: Miane, around Ghaflankuh, ca. 1100 m
29- Azarbaijan: Miane, Bozghoush Mount. Area,
Turkmenshai, Zarringhaba, ca. 2100 m
30- Azarbaijan: Miane, Bozghoush Mount. Area,
Gharibdust, 1650 m.
31- Azarbaijan: Miane, Bozghoush Mount. Area,
Varankesh, top mountain of Bozghoush ca. 2900 m
32- Azarbaijan: Miane, Bozghoush Mount. Area, Tark
to Khalkhal, Hajikhalile village ca. 1900 m
33- Azarbaijan: Miane, Bozghoush Mount. Area,
varzaghan, Bozghoush top montian Azarbaijan:
Miane, Bozghoush Mount. Area, Charan, 1600 m
RESULTS
In this investigation about 1200 species belonging
to different families including Astraceae (67genera
with 206 species); Fabaceae (22 genera with 159
species); Poaceae (45 genera with 98 species);
Lamiaceae (45 genera with 69 species); Brassicaceae
(39 genera with 63 species); Apiaceae (41 genera with
61 species); Rosaceae (21 genera with 47 species);
Boraginaceae (19 genera with 38 species);
Scrophullariaceae (12 genera with 36 species) and
Caryphyllaceae (19 genera with 63 species) as the
major dominant taxa were collected.
About 35 plant families with few species were also
observed. The majorities of these families are:
Alismataceae, Amaryllidaceae, Anacardiaceae,
Araceae, Aristolochiaceae, Callitrichaceae, Cornaceae,
Coryllaceae, Ephedraceae, Fagaceae, Juglandaceae,
Lythraceae, Oleaceae, Ulmaceae.
Within the determined genera, the genus Astragalus
with 75 species, Centaurea with 20 species and
Ranunculus with 17 distinct species are remarkable and
abundant taxa in the area.
The genus Astragalus with 75 species (29 sections)
is one of the genera with high number of species in the

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studied sight. The checklist of Astragalus species with
their corresponding sections are shown below:
Sect.
Adiaspastus
Bunge
Astragalus michauxianus Boiss. 8, 12, M. & R. 94566
(TARI), 94727 (TARI)
Astragalus aureus Willd. 14, M. & R. 94932 (TARI)
Astragalus polyanthus Bunge 11, M. & R. 94662
(TARI)
Sect.
Alopecuroidei
DC.
Astragalus echinops Boiss. 3, 8, M. & R. 93328
(TARI), 94556 (TARI)
Astragalus maaboudi Ranjbar 24, M. & R. 96513
(TARI)
Astragalus speciosus Boiss. &Hohen, 4, M. & R.
93359 (TARI)
Sect.
Ankylotus
Bunge
Astragalus commixtus Bunge 30, M. & R. 97484
Sect.
Annulares
DC.
Astragalus Campylorrhynchus F. & M. 28, M. & R.
96610 (TARI)
Astragalus cruciatus Schultz, 28, M. & R. 96612
(TARI)
Sect.
Astragalus
Astragalus caragana Fisch. & C. A. Mey. 1, M. & R.
93273 (TARI)
Sect.
Brachycalyx
Bunge
Astragalus caspius Bieb. 2, 10, 19, 16, M. & R. 93312
(TARI), 96417 (TARI), 96410 (TARI), 96365 (TARI)
Sect.
Bucerates
DC.
Astragalus hamosus L. 2, M. & R. 93307 (TARI)
Sect.
Caprini
DC.
Astragalus aegobromus Boiss. & Hohen. 31, M. & R.
97489 (TARI)
Astragalus anguistiflorus C. Koch subsp. anguistiflorus
4, 7, 31, M. & R. 97487 (TARI), 94553 (TARI), 93406
(TARI)
Astragalus basilicus Podl. & Maasoumi 32, M. & R.
97490 (TARI)
Astragalus gypsaceus G. Beck 16, M. & R. 101996
(TARI)
Astragalus kiripicznikovii Grossh. 30 M. & R. 97482
(TARI)
Astragalus macropelmatus Bunge subsp.
macropelmatus, M. & R.101993 (TARI)
Astragalus ovinus Boiss. 12, M. & R. 94741 (TARI)
Astragalus pineterum subsp. pinetorum 9, 11, 31 M. &
R. 94648 (TARI), 97486 (TARI), 94591 (TARI)
Sect.
Dissitiflori
DC.
Astragalus xiphidium Bunge 28, M. & R. 96603
(TARI)
Sect.
Heterodontus
Bunge
Astragalus guttatus Banks & Soland. 23, M. & R.
96503 (TARI), 96501 (TARI)
Sect.
Hololeuce
Bunge
Astragalus alyssoides Lam. 33, M. & R. 97497 (TARI)
Sect.
Hymenostegis
Bunge
Astragalus bashmaghensis Maassumi & Podlech 6, 7,
M. & R. 93446 (TARI), 94519 (TARI)
Astragalus chrysostachys Boiss. 5 M. & R. 93433
(TARI)
Astragalus hymenostegis Bunge 13, 27, M. & R. 94768
(TARI), 96553 (TARI), 93477 (TARI)
Astragalus lagupoides Lam. 3, M. & R. 93300 (TARI)
Astragalus recognitus Fischer 4, 17, M. & R. 93382
(TARI), 93386 (TARI)
Astragalus seidabadensis Bunge 6, 21, M. & R. 93447
(TARI), 96460 (TARI)
Astragalus tabrizianus Fischer 40, M. & R. 97488
(TARI)
Sect.
Incani
DC.
Astragalus curvirostris Boiss. 20, 30 M. & R. 97485
(TARI), 96441 (TARI)
Astragalus refractus C. A. Mey. 15, 29 M. & R. 93468
(TARI), 97472 (TARI), 94987 (TARI)
Astragalus robustus Bunge 33, M. & R 97495 (TARI)
Astragalus rollovii Rech.f. 20, 21, M. & R. 96438
(TARI), 101992 (TARI)
Astragalus sabetii Podlech & Maasoumi 6, 7, 29, M. &
R. 93468 (TARI), 97478 (TARI)94542 (TARI), 96294
(TARI)
New species
Astragalus turkman-chaiensis Maassoumi, Mozaff. &
Ramezani sp. nov. (fig. 1).
Differs from Astragalus rostratus Bunge with
having the yellow corolla (not violet), inflorescence 2-3
flowered ( not 5-15), leaflets 4-5 pairs (not 5-15); from
Astragalus delutulus Maassoumi with having dense
white appressed hairs (not spreading).
Plant densely caespitose, ca. 8-10 cm tall, much
divided at the base, densely covered with remnant of
petioles and stipules. Stipules pale purple, ca. 7 mm
long, at the base in ca. 2.5 mm adnate to the petiole,
loosely to rather densely covered with asymmetric
bifurcate hairs mixed with basifixed white hairs.
Leaves 7-9 cm long; petioles 3-3.5 cm long, like the
rachis loosely to rather densely covered with
asymmetric flattened appressed white hairs. Leaflets 3-
4 (-5) pairs, remote, narrowly elliptic, acute, ca. 10-15
mm long and 2-4 mm wide, both sides densely covered
with symmetric bifurcate appressed hairs, indistinctly
purplish dotted. Peduncle 3-4 cm long, hairy like the
rachis. Pedicels 1.5-2 mm long, densely black hairy.
Bracts 4-5 mm long, narrowly triangular, loosely
covered with symmetric to asymmetric black and white
hairs. Bracteoles ca. 1 mm long, at the base of calyx,
covered with sparse black and white hairs.
Inflorescence 2-4 flowered. Petals yellow, fading to

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pale violet. Calyx ca. 12 mm long, with 5 distinct
nerves, densely covered with symmetric appressed
black hairs; teeth subulate, ca. 2.5 mm long. Standard
ca. 22 mm long, the limb rhomboid, at the middle ca. 6
mm wide, elongated toward the apex. Wings ca. 20 mm
long; limb elliptic, rounded at apex, ca 7 mm long and
2 mm wide; auricle 1 mm long; claw 13 mm. Keels ca.
19 mm long; claw 12 mm. Ovary pilose, sessile. Pods
linear, erect, maculate, ca. 30-35 mm long and 3.5 mm
wide, ventrally carinate, dorsally flattened, fully
bilocular. Valves coriaceous, densely covered with
asymmetrically bifurcate appressed to subappressed
white hairs ca. 0.7 mm long; beak straight, ca. 10 mm
long.
Type: Azerbaijan: Mianeh, Turkman Chai, 1600 m,
a.s.l., Mozaffarian & Ramezani 96551 (holotypus
TARI).
Sect. Laxiflori Kirchhoff
Astragalus dictyolobus C. A. Mey. ex Bunge 27, M. &
R. 96555 (TARI)
Sect. Macrophyllium Boiss.
Astragalus oleaifolius DC. 5, M. & R. 93431 (TARI)
Sect. Malacothrix Bunge
Astragalus aznabjurticus Grossh. 29, M. & R. 97470
(TARI)
Astragalus Becki Bornm.11, M. & R.94632 (TARI)
Astragalus belgheisicus Maassoumi 34, M. & R. 93463
(TARI).
Fig. 1. Astragalus turkman-chaiensis Maassoumi, Mozaff. & Ramezani.

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New species
Astragalus bozghoushensis Maassoumi, Mozaff. &
Ramezani sp. nov. (fig. 2).
Differs from Astragalus anodiophilus Podlech &
Maassoumi with having the standard ca. 15 mm long,
blade broadly ovate or shortly orbicular (not rhomboid-
elliptic), Wing and keel at the base adnate to staminal
tube.
Plant 7–8 cm tall, acaulescent, densely caespitose.
Rootstock slender, repeatedly branching, with short
subterranean stem. Stems very short, rather densely
covered with subappressed to spreading hairs up to 0.2
mm long. Stipules greenish, narrowly triangular, 4–5
mm long, adnate to the petiole for 2 mm, shortly
vaginate-connate behind the stem, with subappressed
white hairs. Leaves 36 (-8) cm long; petiole 1–3 cm
long, like the rachis slender, loosely to rather densely
covered with, ascending white 0.20.3 mm long hairs.
Leaflets in 7–10 pairs, elliptic, 6 mm long, 1.52 mm
wide, rounded to subacute at the apex, on both sides
rather densely to densely covered with spreading to
ascending hairs 0.2-0.3 mm long. Peduncle slender, 3
4 cm long, rather densely covered with ascending
white, towards the raceme also some black hairs 0.2
0.3 mm long. Raceme short, rather dense, 510-
flowered. Bracts greenish, triangular, 13 mm long,
sparsely black and white hairy. Pedicels very short.
Calyx 8–10 mm long, tubular, ± truncate at the mouth,
rather densely covered with ascending to spreading
white hairs 0.50.7 mm long and at the dorsal side and
toward the teeth with somewhat shorter black hairs,
teeth subulate, 2 mm long, black and white hairy at the
inner side. Petals greenish yellow. Standard ca. 15 mm
long; blade 7 mm wide, ovate to orbicular, abruptly
narrowed towards the claw, retuse at apex. Wings 14
mm long; blades narrowly oblong, obtuse at the apex, 7
x 3 mm; auricle ca. 1 mm long, claw 7 mm long. Keel
ca. 13 mm long; blades oblong-curved, in upper part
widely curved, in lower edge slightly concave,
subacute at the apex, 5 x 3 mm; auricle minute, acute,
claw ca. 6 mm long. Staminal tube truncate at the
mouth. Ovary sessile, ellipsoid, white hairy; style
glabrous. legume unknown.
Fig. 2. Astragalus bozghoushensis Maassoumi, Mozaff. & Ramezani.

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The unusual features such as claw of the wings and
keels in the higher part adnate to staminal tube are not
known in sect. Malacothrix Bunge, but they are
common in Tragacanthic species.
Typus: Azarbayjan: Bozghoush area, Varnakesh, top
area, 19.5.2011, ca. 2500m a. s. l., Ramezani &
Mozaffarian 101991 (holtypus TARI).
Astragalus comosus Bunge 29, M. & R. 97474 (TARI)
Astragalus elegans Bunge 29, M. & R. 97479 (TARI)
Astragalus eriopodus Boiss. 28, M. & R. 96600 (TARI)
Astragalus iranicus Bunge 29, M. & R. 97475 (TARI)
Astragalus lisaricus Maassoumi 33, M. & R. 97494
(TARI)
Astragalus patrius Maassoumi, 45, M. & R. 97477
(TARI)
Astragalus pauperiflorus Bornm.; 20, M. & R. 96440
(TARI)
Astragalus podocarpus C. A. Mey. 32, M. & R. 97492
(TARI), 93297 (TARI)
Astragalus podolobus Boiss. & Hohen. 2, M. & R.
93297 (TARI)
Astragalus senilis Bornm., 29, M. & R. 97476 (TARI)
Astragalus singarensis Boiss. & Hausskn. 29, M. & R.
97471 (TARI), 93268 (TARI)
Astragalus taebiae Zarre & Podlech 26, M. & R.
101997 (TARI)
Sect.
Onobrychioidei
DC.
Astragalus effusus Bunge 26, 30, M. & R. 96541
(TARI), 96483 (TARI)
Astragalus lilacinus Boiss.29, 32, M. & R. 97480,
97491 (TARI)
Astragalus onobrychis L. 2, M. & R. 101994 (TARI)
Astragalus scapiger Ranjbar & Maassoumi 32, M. &
R. 97491 (TARI)
Astragalus vegetus Bunge 6, 27, M. & R. 96554
(TARI), 93465 (TARI)
Sect.
Ornitopodidum
Bunge
Astragalus brachyodontus Boiss. 27, M. & R. 96547
(TARI)
Astragalus glochidiatus Maassoumi 9, M. & R. 94804
(TARI)
Sect.
Oxyglottis
Bunge
Astragalus schmalhausenii Bunge 2 M. & R. 101995
(TARI)
Sect.
Platonychium
Bunge
Astragalus microcephalus subsp. microcephalus 2, 14,
22 M. & R. 93311 (TARI), 96478 (TARI)
Astragalus microcephalus subsp. pycnocladus 19, M.
& R. 96415 (TARI)
Sect.
Platyglottis
Boiss.
Astragalus camptoceras Bunge 9, M. & R. 96611
(TARI)
Sect.
Rhacophorus
Bunge
Astragalus compactus Willd.; 6, 19, 28, , M. & R.
96416, 93448 (TARI), 96611 (TARI)
Astragalus paralipomenus Bonge 4, M. & R. 93393
(TARI)
Sect.
Sesamei
DC.
Astragalus asterias Hohen. 23, M. & R. 96501 (TARI)
Astragalus tribuloides Delile 23, M. & R. 96507
(TARI)
Sect.
Stereothrix
Bunge
Astragalus capito Boiss. 18, M. & R. 96404 (TARI)
Sect.
Synocreati
DC.
Astragalus fragrans Willd.1, 14, 25, M. & R. 93250
(TARI), 94966 (TARI), 96517 (TARI)
Sect.
Theiochrus
Bunge
Astragalus siliquosus Boiss. 29, M. & R. 97473
(TARI)
Sect.
Trachycercis
Bunge
Astragalus barnassari Grossh. 11, 33, M. & R. 94651
(TARI), 97493 (TARI)
Sect.
Tricholobus
Bunge
Astragalus tricholobus DC. 26, M. & R. 96543 (TARI)
Sect.
Uliginosi
A. Gray
Astragalus odoratus Lam. 2 M. & R. 93303 (TARI)
ACKNOWLEDGEMANTS
This project was supported by th Global
Envioronmental Facilities ( GEF) and GEF/SGP
launched by UNDP .
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