Author: آمنه غلامی 
Malabaila isfahanica Alava
Parvin Salehi Shanjani, Mohammad Reza Pahlavani and Azadeh Akhawan
Natural Resources Gene Bank, Research Institute of Forests and Rangelands, Agricultural Research, Education and Extension Organization, Tehran, Iran.
Uploaded at July 2024
Scientific editor: Mohammad Dadmand
Seed Storage
The storage behavior of this species is orthodox (desiccation-tolerant seeds), dry to 15-20% eRH, and store at -20°C.
Germination requirements
The seeds of this species are dormant. Sterilize seeds before placing them on wet germination paper. Place seeds for two weeks to two month at 4 ºC to germinate uniformly. Then germinate under an alternating temperatures of 20 ºC (16 hours of light) and 15 ºC (8 hours of darkness).
Morphology
Fruit type: Schizocarp (schizocarp is an indehiscent dry fruit that consists of two not compressed or compressed lattraly/dorsally carpels called mericarp)
Fruit shape: Mericarps broad ellipsoid, homomorphic, compressed dorsally, dorsal side filiform ribbed, side ribs winged with infated edge, visible vittae in both dorsal and ventral sides, ventral side with a central filiform rib. Surface dull, pubescent, reddish-brown, ribs and wings pale
Fruit size: Length 6.81 to 9.5 mm, width 6.43 to 6.53 mm in an accession from Meimeh, Isfahan, with a 1000 seed/fruit weight of 5.9 g, which was collected and identified in 2018 by Azadeh Akhawan, and is stored in the Natural Resources Gene Bank of Iran with the accession number 48280.
1000 seed/fruit weight: 5.9 g
Biological features
Life form: Perennial, herbaceous, pubescent, monocarpic. Stem erect, up to 40 cm high
Inflorescence, flower type, and pollination mechanism: Inflorescence compound umbel, terminal, umbels with 4 to 8 rays, umbellule with 10- to 20-flowered, flowers zygomorphic, color yellowish white. Plant monoecious, cross-pollinated. Pollination is carried out by insects and wind.
Time of flowering: Spring and early summer
Time of seed ripening: Spring and early summer
Seed dispersal methods: Wind and seed weight
Geographical distribution: Endemic to Iran. Typus from Kolahqazi, Isfahan
Distribution in Iran: Center
Taxonomy
Family: Apiaceae
Genus: Malabaila
Species: M. isfahanica
Persian name: –
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