TAXONOMY OF THE GENUS NANORRHINUM (SCROPHULARIACEAE ) IN IRAN

TAXONOMY OF THE GENUS NANORRHINUM (SCROPHULARIACEAE ) IN IRAN

قبيله(Scrophulariaceae) Antirrhineae به استثناي جنسLinaria در ايران بررسي شد. نتايج تاكسونوميكي اين بررسي شامل معرفي جنس مستقل Nanorrhinum بود كه با بخش Valvatae از جنسKickxia مترادف شناخته شده بود. در اين مقاله جنس Nanorrhinum مورد بررسي تاكسونوميك قرار مي گيرد. دو گونه جديد به نامهاي Nannorhinum khuzestanicum و N. baluchestanicum ازاين جنس براي اولين بارمعرفي مي‌گردند. دو تركيب جديد نيز به نامهاي N. chasmophytica وN. campyloceras بر اساس نامهاي پايهKickxia chasmophytica و Linaria campyloceras معرفي مي‌شوند.

Taxonomy of the tribe Antirrhineae belonging to Scrophulariaceae family with the exception of the genus Linaria was studied in Iran by the first author. Taxonomic results are showing that the genus Nanorrhinum is an independent genus, formerly was known as a synonymy of Kickxia section Valvatae. In this paper the genus Nanorrhinum in Iran is revised. Nanorrhinum khuzestanicum and N. baluchestanicum are described as new species from Khuzestan and Baluchestan provinces. These new species are compared with their closest relativesʹ N. chasmophyticum and N. campyloceras that are new combinations. These two combinations are based on Kickxia chasmophytica and Linaria campyloceras respectively.