TWO NEW RECORDS OF THE GENUS () FOR THE AQUATIC FLORA OF IRAN

M. Dinarvand Received 02.05.2009. Accepted for publication 02.12.2009.

Dinarvand, M. 2009 12 31: Two new records of the genus Potamogeton (Potamogetonaceae) for the aquatic flora of Iran. – Iran. J. Bot. 15 (2 ): 164-166. Tehran.

For the preparation of Flora of Iran family Potamogetonaceae, the herbarium specimens in (TARI) herbarium were identified. Among them one specimen collected from Ardebil province named Potamogeton trichoides is recorded as a new for the flora of Iran. Also, Potamogeton filiformis collected from Shadegan wetland, Khuzestan province is another new record for Iran.

Mehri Dinarvand ([email protected]), Research Center of Agriculture and Natural Resources of Khuzestan province, Iran.

Key words. Potamogeton, Aquatic flora, new record, Iran.

ﮔﺰﺍﺭﺵ ﺩﻭ ﮔﻮﻧﻪ ﺟﺪﻳﺪ ﺍﺯ ﺟﻨﺲ Potamogeton ﻣﺘﻌﻠﻖ ﺑﻪ ﺗﻴﺮﻩ Potamogetonaceae ﺑﺮﺍﯼ ﻓﻠﻮﺭ ﺁﺑﺰﯼ ﺍﻳﺮﺍﻥ ﻣﻬﺮﻱ ﺩﻳﻨﺎﺭﻭﻧﺪ، ﻣﺮﺑﻲ ﭘﮋﻭﻫﺶ ﻣﺮﻛﺰ ﺗﺤﻘﻴﻘﺎﺕ ﻛﺸﺎﻭﺭﺯﻱ ﻣﻨﺎﺑﻊ ﻃﺒﻴﻌﻲ ﺍﺳﺘﺎﻥ ﺧﻮﺯﺳﺘﺎﻥ. ﻃﻲ ﻧﮕﺎرش ﺗﻴﺮه Potamogetonaceae ﺑﺮاي ﻓﻠﻮر اﻳﺮان و ﺷﻨﺎﺳﺎﻳﻲ ﻧﻤﻮﻧﻪ ﻫﺎي ﻫﺮﺑﺎرﻳﻮﻣﻲ ﻣﺮﺑﻮط ﺑﻪ اﻳﻦ ﺗﻴﺮه در ﻫﺮﺑﺎرﻳﻮم ﻣﻮﺳﺴﻪ ﺗﺤﻘﻴﻘﺎت ﺟﻨﮕﻠﻬﺎ و ﻣﺮاﺗﻊ ﻛﺸﻮر ﮔﻮﻧﻪ Potamogeton trichoides ﺑﺮاي اوﻟﻴﻦ ﺑﺎر ﺷﻨﺎﺳﺎﻳﻲ و ﺑﻪ ﻋﻨﻮان ﮔﺰارش ﺟﺪﻳﺪي ﺑﺮاي ﻓﻠﻮر آﺑﺰي اﻳﺮان از اردﺑﻴﻞ ﻣﻌﺮﻓﻲ ﻣﻲﺷﻮد ﻫﻤﭽﻨﻴﻦ ﮔﻮﻧﻪ Potamogeton filiformis از ﺗﺎﻻب ﺷﺎدﮔﺎن در اﺳﺘﺎن ﺧﻮزﺳﺘﺎن ﺑﺮاي اوﻟﻴﻦ ﺑﺎر ﺟﻤﻊ آوري و ﺑﻪ ﻋﻨﻮان ﮔﺰارش ﺟﺪﻳﺪ ﺑﺮاي ﻓﻠﻮر آﺑﺰي اﻳﺮان ﻣﻌﺮﻓﻲ ﻣﻲﺷﻮد.

Introduction with a prominent midrib, acute or shortly mucronate; Potamogeton L. has about 100 nearly cosmopolitan stipules 3 mm long, free, open and membranous. species (Feinbrun-Dothan 1986) in the world and 10 spike, raising from opposite leaves; species in Iran (Dandy 1971; Akhani 1998). This genus peduncle 7-9 mm long. Flowers hermaphrodite. Tepals is the largest aquatic genus in Iran found in lakes, 4, 1 mm long, rounded to spathulate, green and brown canals, rivers and ponds. In order to prepare Flora of at the apex. Stamens 4, 1 mm long, sessile, adnate to Iran (Assadi 1986) the aquatic families of TARI base of tepals; anthers with 2 thecae. Ovary superior; herbarium were surveyed. Among all specimens of the carpel 1, 1 mm long, oblique urceolate. Stigma sessile genus Potamogeton in this herbarium and our recent or with short style and discoid. collection in Khuzestan province, two species namely This species is similar to P. berchtoldii Fieb. but P. trichoides and P. filiformis were determined as new differs from it by having longer and narrower leaves records for the flora of Iran. Potamogeton filiformis and just one carpel. P. berchtoldii has 4 carpels and its was reported from Turkey (Uotila 1984), Afghanestan, leaves are 3 to 4.5 cm long and 1.5 to 2 mm broad. Talish and Pakistan (Dandy 1971); and P. trichoides General distribution. Europe, Mediterranean area, Asia was reported from Turkey (Uotila 1984) and European and Africa. part of the former Soviet Union, Caucasus and Siberia (Yuzepchuk 1968). Potamogeton filiformis Pers. Specimen seen. Khuzestan province: 17 km to Potamogeton trichoides Cham. & Schlecht. Shadegan, Shadegan wetland, 10 m, Dinarvand 8043. Specimen seen. Azerbaijan province: Ardebil to Khalkhal, 22 km SE of Budalalou, Neor lake. 1450 m, Submerged plant. Stems brownish, long and filiform. Zehzad, Jamzad, Taheri & Izadpanah 70520. Leaves alternate, filiform, less than 0.5 mm broad and 4-6 cm long, with a prominent midrib, obtuse to Submerged plant. Stems long and filiform, with rounded; stipules 3 mm long, closed and membranous. obviously glands at nodes. Leaves alternate, linear- Inflorescence spike; peduncle more than 10 cm long. filiform, less than 1.5 mm broad and 3.5-8.5 cm long, 165 New Potamogeton to Iran IRAN. JOURN. BOT. 15 (2), 2009

Fig. 1. Potamogeton trichoides (× 1.5); flower (× 16). IRAN. JOURN. BOT. 15 (2), 2009 M. Dinarvand 166

Fig. 2. Potamogeton filiformis (× 2): flower (× 18); nutlet (× 8).

Flowers hermaphrodite. Tepals 4, 1 mm long, rounded Assadi, M. 1986: Plan of the Flora of Iran. –Tehran. to spathulate, brown. Stamens 4, 1 mm long, sessile, Dandy J. E. 1971: Potamogetonaceae in K. H. adnate to the base of tepals; anthers with 2 thecae. Rechinger (ed.) Flora Iranica no. 83. -Graz: Ovary superior; carpels 4, 1 mm long, oblique ovoid. Akademische Druck- und Verlagsanstalt. Stigma sessile and discoid. Nutlets oblique ovoid and Feinbrun-Dothan N. 1986: Flora Palaestina vol. 4: 7- swollen, 2.5-3 mm long, light brown, with a subapical 10. -The Israel Academy of Sciences and beak. Humanities. This species is near to P. amblyphyllus C. A. Mey. Uotila, P. 1984: Potamogetonaceae in P. H. Davis (ed.) but differs by having very narrow or filiform brownish Flora of Turkey and the East Aegean Islands vol. 8: leaves and stems. 17-24. -Edinburgh. General distribution. Europe, Asia and N. America. Yuzepchuk, S. V. 1968: Potamogetonaceae in V. L. Komarov Flora of the U. S. S. R. vol. 1: 230-265. - References Leningrad. Akhani, H. 1998: Plant Biodiversity of Golestan National Park, NE Iran. 167 New Potamogeton to Iran IRAN. JOURN. BOT. 15 (2), 2009