A STUDY OF THE GENUS ISATIS IN IRAN

Abstract

This paper presents the findings of a research on the genus <em>Isatis </em>L.(Brassicaceae) in Iran. <em>Isatis </em>specimens kept in major herbaria of Iran were examined carefully. Fresh specimens were collected from Tehran, Mazandaran, Semnan, Hamedan, Kurdistan, W. Azarbaijan , E. Azarbaijan, Ardebil and Ghazvin provinces. Images of type or otherwise valid specimens kept in Viena, Munich, Montpollier and Kew herbaria were obtained and considered in the research. The relationships between the species were also studied using numeric taxonomy method. The species of the genus <em>Pachypterygium</em> found in Iran were included in the numeric taxonomy beside the genus <em>Isatis </em>L. Hierarchical clustering analysis was carried out based on 69 characteristics. Dendrograms and plots were drawn.