Floristic study of Dalab woodlands, north-east of Ilam province, west Iran

Document Type : Regular Paper

Authors

1 Guilan

2 Dept. of Forestry, Faculty of Natural Resources, University of Guilan, Someasara

3 Ilam natural Resources Office

4 Dept. of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, University of Guilan

Abstract

The present survey deals with the floristic study of Dalab Woodlands, located in Manesht and Ghelarang protected
area, western Iran. It covers an area of 4335 ha. In total, 224 vascular plant species belonging to 46 families and
156 genera were identified. The largest families are Asteraceae (29 species), Fabaceae (23 species), Poaceae (22
species), and Apiaceae (18 species).
Astragalus (13 species), Centaurea (9 species), Onosma (6 species),
Bromus
 
(5 species) and
Amygdalus
(3 species) are the most diverse genera of the region. The life form spectrum includes:
hemichryptophytes (36.6 %), therophytes (33 %), cryptophytes (13.8 %), chamaephytes (8.9 %) and
 
phanerophytes (7.6 %). From the chorological point of view, the largest proportion of the flora belongs to the
 
Irano-Turanian (68.7 %) elements. About 22.32 % of the Dalab Woodlands species are endemic to Iran and six
 
rare species including
 
 
Alrawia bellii, Arum giganteum, Cousinia cylindracea, Echinops kotschyi,
Thymbra spicata
 
and
Zeugandra iranica
are also identified in this region.
 

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Iranian Journal of Science
Volume 37, Issue 3 - Serial Number 3
July and August 2013
Pages 301-308

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