Do species of the genus Crataegus L. sect. Sanguineae (Zabel ex Rehder) C. K. Schneid. occur in Iran?

21 January 2015

Hamzehee, Behnam; Attar, Farideh; Zieliński, Jerzy; Assareh, Mohammad Hasan

Results of the revision of Iranian species of the genus Crataegus section Sanguineae are presented in this article. In the literature, two species of this section, C. sanguinea Pall. and C. babakhanloui Khat., were reported from Iran. Detailed analyses of morphological and micromorphological characteristics as well as phytogeographical data have not confirmed this information; herbarium specimens recognised as C. sanguinea appeared to be C. pentagyna Waldst. & Kit. (sect. Pentagynae), while C. babakhanloui should be included in the section Crataegus. The section Sanguineae is represented in Iran only by C. wattiana Hemsl. & Lace. Its presence in Iran is reported here for the first time.

10.1111/njb.00601