TY - JOUR ID - 103256 TI - THE GENUS MEDICAGO IN IRAN: BIODIVERSITY AND VARIATION CENTERS JO - Rostaniha JA - BOT.J.IRAN LA - en SN - 1608-4306 AU - MEHREGAN, I. AU - MOUSSAVI, M. AU - NASRABADI, N. AD - Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, P. O. Box 1583, Shiraz, Iran AD - Department of Botany, Plant Pests & Diseases Research Institute, P. O. Box 1454, Tehran 19395, Iran E-mail: imehreuan@.vahoo.com AD - Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, Isfahan University, Isfahan, Iran Y1 - 2003 PY - 2003 VL - 4 IS - 1 SP - 11 EP - 12 KW - medicago KW - Biodiversity KW - Iran KW - variation center Introduction DO - N2 - Biodiversity of the genus Medicago in Iran was studied. Distribution of two perennial species M. sativa and M. lupulina mainly conforms to the mountainous regions of Iran. Among the other annual species of this genus, M. rigidula has the most similar distribution to the distribution of perrenial species in mountainous regions. Most species of Medicago (apart from M. sativa and M. lupulina) are distributed in regions with Mediterranean climates. One major and two minor variation centers for the genus Medicago in Iran were identified. The most possible route for species to enter Iran is from the West via North Iraq. UR - https://rostaniha.areeo.ac.ir/article_103256.html L1 - https://rostaniha.areeo.ac.ir/article_103256_4167c0fc649ed9e57e1882fba14879bc.pdf ER -