Document Type : Research Paper
Authors
1 Master of Biology of Plant Sciences / Department of Biology, Tehran North Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
2 Associate Professor, Department of Biology, Tehran North Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran
3 Assistant Professor , Department of Biology, Tehran North Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran
4 Master of Biology, Microbiology, Department of Biology, Tehran University of Technology, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
Abstract
Hawthorn (Crataegus L.) belongs to Crataegeae tribe، Maloideae subfamily and Rosaceae family. It has about 150 – 1200 species in the world. In this study، revision of two species C. meyeri and C. persica was investigated in Iran، by using morphology of different organs and micromorphology of pyrenes. Results indicated that species C. persica reported from west and central of Iran، is synonym of species C. meyeri، this result was concordant with monograph of Crataegus.
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