An extant disjunct stand ofPterocarya fraxinifolia (Juglandaceae)in the central Zagros Mountains, W Iran1
- 21 August 2003
- journal article
- Published by Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum Berlin, Freie Universitaet Berlin in Willdenowia
- Vol. 33 (1), 113-120
- https://doi.org/10.3372/wi.33.33111
Abstract
Akhani, H. & Salimian, M.: An extant disjunct stand of Pterocarya fraxinifolia (Juglandaceae) in the central Zagros Mountains, W Iran. — Willdenowia 33: 113–120. 2003. — ISSN 0511-9618; © 2003 BGBM Berlin-Dahlem. A stand of Pterocarya fraxinifolia, hitherto unknown to science, is reported from the central Zagros mountains in the Irano-Turanian part of Iran, at an altitude of 1730 m, far disjunct from the populations at the Caspian Sea and in the Van area in SE Turkey. It has long been protected by the local people, who believe that cutting these trees is inauspicious. Structure, size and phytogeographical importance of the stand is discussed and its protection, along with nearby gigantic Platanus orientalis, as a national natural monument suggested.Keywords
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