Author: آمنه غلامی 
Pseudofortuynia leucoclada (Boiss.) Khsravi
Masoumeh Izadpanah, Amene Gholami and Azadeh Akhvan
Natural Resources Gene Bank, Research Institute of Forests and Rangelands, Agricultural Research, Education and Extension Organization, Tehran, Iran.
Uploaded at february 2026
Scientific editor: Parvin Salehi Shanjani
Seed Storage
The storage behavior of this species is orthodox (desiccation-tolerant seeds), dry to 15 to 20% eRH, and store at -20°C.
Germination requirements
The seeds of this species are not dormant. Sterilize seeds before placing them on wet germination paper. Place seeds for two weeks at 4 ºC to germinate uniformly. Then germinate under an alternating temperature regime of 15/20 ºC (the higher temperature for 16 hours in light and the lower one for eight hours in dark).
Morphology
Fruit type: Silique, dehiscent
Fruit shape: Linear, stipitate, beaked, beak without seed, with three veins on each locule, pedicel erect, glabrous
Fruit size: Length 6 to 9 cm, width 1.5 mm, pedicel 6-16 and sometims up to 25 mm, beak 2 mm
Seed shape: Suboblong, slightly compressed from dorsovental sides, incumbent, apex rounded, base truncate. Surface indicent reticulate, globrous, dull, brown
Seed size: Length 1.67 to 1.97 mm, width 0.7 to 0.89 mm in an accession from Najafabad, Isfahan, with 1000 seeds weight 0.2 g, which was collected and identified in 2019 by Azadeh Akhvan, and is stored in the Natural Resources Gene Bank of Iran with the accession number 48268
Average 1000 seed weight: 0.2 to 0.5 g
Biological features
Life form: Herbaceous to subbushy, perennial, woody and branched at the base, branches herbaceous at the top, purple, pubescent, height 30 to 40 cm
Inflorescence, flower type, and pollination mechanism: Inflorescence raceme, few flowered; flowers hermaphrodite, regular; polysepalous, sepals 7.5 to 8 mm long, violet, pubescent or with scattered hairs; polypetalous, petals 15 to 17 mm long, obovate, unguiculate, purple. Plant monoecious, cross-pollinated. Pollination is carried out by insects and wind.
Time of flowering: May
Time of seed ripening: June
Seed dispersal methods: Seed weight
Geographical distribution: Endemic to Iran. Typus from between Abaadeh and Dowlatabad, Fars
Distribution in Iran: Center. Mostly in provinces Isfahan, Yazd and Fars
Taxonomy
Family: Brassicaceae
Genus: Pseudofortuynia
Species: P. leucoclada
Persian name: –
References and Links
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Sharma, O.P. 2009. Plant taxonomy 2E. Tata McGraw-Hill Education, New Delhi, 563 pp.
