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CAREX PAMIRICA (CYPERACEAE), A NEW RECORD FROM WETLAND FLORA OF IRAN A. Kamrani, M. Amini rad, A. Jalili & F. Attar Received: 23.08.2008. Accepted for publication: 24.11.2008 Kamrani, A., Amini rad, M., Jalili, A. & Attar, F. 2008 12 31: Carex pamirica (Cyperaceae), a new record from wetland flora of Iran. -Iran. J. Bot. 14 (2): 110-111. Tehran. Carex pamirica is reported for the first time for the flora of Iran. The species has been collected from wetlands of west Elburz Mts. in Gilan province. Main characters of the species and its geographical distribution are presented. SI D Asghar Kamrani(correspondence) & Farideh Attar, Central Herbarium of Tehran University, School of Biology, College of Sciences, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran. -Mohammad Amini Rad, Dept. of Botany, Iranian Research Institute of Plant Protection, P. O. Box 1454, Evin, Tehran 19395, Iran. -Adel Jalili, Research Institute of Forests & Rangelands, P. O. Box 13185-116, Tehran, Iran. Key words. Carex pamirica, Cyperaceae, new record, Iran, wetland. ‫ ( از ﻓﻠﻮر ﻣﺎﻧﺪاﺑﻲ اﻳﺮان‬Cyperaceae ) ‫ ﻣﺘﻌﻠﻖ ﺑﻪ ﺗﻴﺮه اوﻳﺎرﺳﻼم‬Carex pamirica ‫ﮔﺰارش‬ of .‫ داﻧﺸﺠﻮي دﻛﺘﺮي داﻧﺸﻜﺪه زﻳﺴﺖ ﺷﻨﺎﺳﻲ داﻧﺸﮕﺎه ﺗﻬﺮان‬،‫اﺻﻐﺮ ﻛﺎﻣﺮاﻧﻲ‬ .‫ ﻣﺮﺑﻲ ﭘﮋوﻫﺶ ﻣﺆﺳﺴﻪ ﺗﺤﻘﻴﻘﺎت ﮔﻴﺎﻫﭙﺰﺷﻜﻲ ﻛﺸﻮر‬،‫ﻣﺤﻤﺪ اﻣﻴﻨﻲ راد‬ ive .‫ اﺳﺘﺎد ﭘﮋوﻫﺶ ﻣﺆﺳﺴﻪ ﺗﺤﻘﻴﻘﺎت ﺟﻨﮕﻠﻬﺎ وﻣﺮاﺗﻊ ﻛﺸﻮر‬،‫ﻋﺎدل ﺟﻠﻴﻠﻲ‬ .‫ داﻧﺸﻴﺎر داﻧﺸﻜﺪه زﻳﺴﺖ ﺷﻨﺎﺳﻲ داﻧﺸﮕﺎه ﺗﻬﺮان‬،‫ﻓﺮﻳﺪه ﻋﻄﺎر‬ ‫ اﻳﻦ ﮔﻮﻧﻪ از از روﻳﺸﮕﺎﻫﻬﺎي ﻣﺎﻧﺪاﺑﻲ ﻏﺮب رﺷﺘﻪ ﻛﻮهﻫﺎي‬.‫ ﺑﻪ ﻋﻨﻮان ﮔﺰارش ﺟﺪﻳﺪي ﺑﺮاي ﻓﻠﻮر اﻳﺮان ﻣﻌﺮﻓﻲ ﻣﻲ ﺷﻮد‬Carex pamirica ‫ﮔﻮﻧﻪ‬ .‫ وﻳﮋﮔﻲ ﻫﺎي اﺻﻠﻲ ﮔﻮﻧﻪ و ﭘﺮاﻛﻨﺶ ﺟﻐﺮاﻓﻴﺎﻳﻲ آن ﺗﻮﺿﻴﺢ داده ﻣﻲﺷﻮد‬.‫اﻟﺒﺮز در اﺳﺘﺎن ﮔﻴﻼن ﺟﻤﻊآوري ﺷﺪه اﺳﺖ‬ Introduction Ar ch During intensive ecological and floral studies of wetlands in Elburz Mountains, some interesting herbarium specimens were collected. One of the specimens was recognized as a new record for the genus Carex in Iran. The specimen has been carefully examined using Flora Iranica (Kukkonen 1998) and is preserved in TARI. Carex pamirica (O. Fedtsch.) O. & B. Fedtsch. ex B. Fedtsch. -Fig. 1. Material examined. Gilan: Loushan, Ca 10 km from Kelishum village toward Holoush Kuh area, Kamrani, 2070 m, 3902-TUH. Table 1. Comparison of two Carex species. Characters C. pamirica leaf c. 4-5 mm ligule 1 mm beak 0.7 – 1.1 mm nut c. 2-2.2 mm Carex pamirica was reported in Flora Iranica area from Central Asia in Tian Shan Mts. to Afghanistan, Pakistan and Kashmir (Kukkonen 1998). It is similar to C. rostrata Stokes that is compared with in table 1. Carex pamirica grows in clay soils with pH = 6.8 containing 5.6 % CaCo3. It grows with the other species such as Hippuirs vulgaris L. and Utricularia sp. Reference Kukkonen, I. 1998: Carex in Flora Iranica, no. 173: 168-293. –Graz. C. rostrata 2-4 mm 0.2 mm 1.5 – 2 mm c. 1.7 – 1.8 www.SID.ir IRAN. JOURN. BOT. 14 (2), 2008 Ar ch ive of SI D 111 Carex pamirica Fig. 1. Carex pamirica (x0.56); details (x 8.5). www.SID.ir