With its four species, Anchusa is one of the weedy genera of Boraginaceae in Iran. Its species are distributed in different habitats. In this study, the fruit morphological and micro-morphological features of the Anchusa taxa have been considered, so as to evaluate their diagnostic value. Eight qualitative and quantitative fruit features from 12 accessions of A. italica, A. strigosa, A. arvensi...

As a traditional nourishing Chinese herbal medicine, Cornus officinalis Sieb. et Zucc. has long history of application. At present, only the flesh fruit is used as which wastes large quantity ingredients in nutlet. To improve comprehensive utilization efficiency fruit’s nutlet, could be when there shortage plant’s market, this study Fourier transform-infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR), gas chromatog...

In this study, the main features of trichomes, nutlet, and pollen A. orientalis, which growing in four different provinces Turkey, were examined as detail results illustrated. orientalis carries both peltate capitate well non-glandular ones. However, subtypes glandular trichomes recognized. The shape nutlets is obovate, oblong-obovate nutlet surface sculpturing alveolate. grains euprolate (P/E ...

Marrubium eriocephalum (Lamiaceae) is described as a new record for the Flora of Turkey (B9 Van). A detailed morphological description, photographs, distribution map, and pollen and nutlet morphology of this new record are given.

Nutlets of 20 taxa of the tribe Marrubieae were examined by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and detailed descriptions of nutlet micromorphological features for all examined taxa are provided. The nutlets exhibited variation in size, shape, color and surface sculpturing. The nutlets shape of most species studied is ovate, but rounded, broad ovate, elliptic, lanceolate, triangular and oblong c...

Recent studies all indicated that both the affinities and subdivision of Boraginaceae s.str. are unsatisfactorily resolved. Major open issues are the placement and affinities of Boraginaceae s.str. in Boraginales and the major clades of the family, with especially the large tribes Cynoglosseae and Eritrichieae repeatedly retrieved as non-monophyletic groups, and the doubtful monophyly of severa...

Background & Aim: Satureja khuzistanica Jamzad. is an aromatic and medicinal perennial plant belongs to family mint (Lamiaceae). It is also an Iranian exclusive endemic species, its essential oil components are widely used in medicinal, culinary, and perfume industries. Experimental: Flowers were collected in 10 regions in Khuzistan and Lorestan provinces, Iran at early anthesis durin...