Floristic studies of Lamiaceae family in Qazvin province

• Published in: Pajouhesh And Sazandegi Vol. 21; no. 4
• Main Authors: Charkhchian, M.M., Qazvin Agriculture and Natural Resources Research Center, Akbarinia, A., Academics Member of Qazvin Agriculture and Natural Resources Research Center, Zamzad, Z., Research Institute of Forests and Rangelands
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: Persian
• Published: 2009
• Subjects: chamaephytes; Dracocephalum; FLORA; FLORE; geophytes; Hemichrophytes; IRAN ISLAMIC REPUBLIC; IRAN REPUBLICA ISLAMICA; IRAN REPUBLIQUE ISLAMIQUE; LAMIACEAE; Life forms; MELISSA; NEPETA; Qazvin province; SALVIA; SALVIA (GENERO); STACHYS; thorophytes; THYMUS (GENERO); THYMUS (GENRE); THYMUS (GENUS); Ziziphora
• ISSN: 1019-9632

Identification and introduction of flora in each region is important and useful for other scientific projects. Up to the percent there has not been no complete studies concerning the Qazvin flora: Lamiaceae family. This project has carried out during 1995 -2006. To contact the research , plants were collected during the growth seasons in different years. Results showed that Lamiaceae in Qazvin include 30 genera and 84 species. Salvia, Stachys and Nepeta with 17 , 10 and 8 species were the most genera in respect of number of species respectively.Life forms of the plant species include: Hemichrophytes 63.5%, thorophytes 22.4%,chamaephytes 9.4% and geophytes 4.7%. From the view point of regional elements plants of this region include: 45.88% Irano-Touranian, 40% Irano-Touranian and Europe-Siberian, 9.41% Irano-Touranian and Europe-Siberian and Mediterranean, 3.52% Irano-Touranian and Mediterranean, and 1.17% cosm determined. More than 70% of species were aromatic plants. Thymus , Ziziphora , Melissa and Dracocephalum were the most important of medicinal plants. Moluccella laevis was the rarely specie of Qazvin province that only distribution in limited area.