Polygonum khajeh-jamali Khosravi & Poormahdi sp. nova (Polygonaceae) is described and illustrated from SW Iran. It can be assigned to Spinescentia group of sect. Polygonum and is characterized by its coriaceous leaves. The leaf epidermis contains a layer of tanniniferous cells with thick walls absent in the other closely similar species.
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1 December 2008
Polygonum khajeh-jamali (Polygonaceae), a New Species from Iran
Ahmad R. Khosravi,
Sareh Poormahdi
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Annales Botanici Fennici
Vol. 45 • No. 6
December 2008
Vol. 45 • No. 6
December 2008
new species
Polygonaceae
Polygonum
taxonomy