{"id":6126,"date":"2026-01-04T13:39:57","date_gmt":"2026-01-04T10:09:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eseed.rifr-ac.ir\/en\/?p=6126"},"modified":"2026-01-04T13:39:57","modified_gmt":"2026-01-04T10:09:57","slug":"silene-behboudiana-rech","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eseed.rifr-ac.ir\/en\/?p=6126","title":{"rendered":"Silene behboudiana Rech."},"content":{"rendered":"

Silene behboudiana <\/em><\/strong>Rech.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Parvin Salehi Shanjani, Sara Nikkhah and Mohammad Mahmoodi<\/strong><\/p>\n

Natural Resources Gene Bank, Research Institute of Forests and Rangelands, Agricultural Research, Education and Extension Organization, Tehran, Iran.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Uploaded at January 2026<\/strong><\/p>\n

Scientific editor: Masoumeh Izadpanah<\/strong><\/p>\n

Seed Storage <\/strong><\/p>\n

The storage behavior of this species is orthodox (desiccation-tolerant seeds), dry to 15-20% eRH, and store at -20\u00b0C.<\/p>\n

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Germination<\/strong> requirements<\/strong><\/p>\n

The seeds of this species are not dormant. Sterilize seeds before placing them on wet germination paper. Place seeds for two weeks at 4 \u00baC to germinate uniformly. Then germinate under an alternating temperature regime of 15\/20 \u00baC (the higher temperature for 16 hours in light and the lower one for eight hours in dark).<\/p>\n

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Morphology<\/strong><\/p>\n

Fruit type:<\/strong> Capsule, dehiscent<\/p>\n

Fruit shape:<\/strong> Ovate – oblong<\/p>\n

Fruit size: <\/strong>Length 9.5 to 15.5 mm, width 4.5 to 6 mm<\/p>\n

Seed shape:<\/strong> Reniform to circular, slightly compressed, side faces flat to slightly concave, hilum sunken. Surface tuberculate in concentric rows, dull, brown<\/p>\n

Seed size: <\/strong>Length 1.24 to 1.54 mm, width 1.11 to 1.30 mm in an accession from Goltapeh, Zanjan, with 1000 seeds weight 1.3 g, which was collected and identified in 2016 by Mohammad Mahmoodi, and is stored in the Natural Resources Gene Bank of Iran with an accession number of 46105.<\/p>\n

Average 1000 seed weight: <\/strong>1.3 g<\/p>\n

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Biological<\/strong> features<\/strong><\/p>\n

Life form: <\/strong>Perennial, subshrub, pubescent. Stems numerous, erect, 18 to 55 cm long<\/p>\n

Inflorescence, flower type, and pollination mechanism: <\/strong>Inflorescence reduced cymose, terminal, with 1 to 5 flowers; flowers regular, calyx is gamosepalous, cylindrical-claviform, with 5 teeth, corolla petaliferous, with 5 petals, petals color green to brown, sometimes whitish. Plant monoecious, cross-pollinated. Pollination is carried out by insects and wind.<\/p>\n

Time<\/strong> of<\/strong> flowering:<\/strong> Spring and early summer<\/p>\n

Time of seed ripening:<\/strong> Late spring and mid-summer<\/p>\n

Seed dispersal methods:<\/strong> Seed weight<\/p>\n

Geographical distribution<\/strong>:<\/strong> Endemic to Iran. Typus from Mountain Alamout, Qazvin<\/p>\n

Distribution in Iran:<\/strong> Northwest, West, Center and South. Mostly in Provinces Mostly in the provinces of Azerbaijan, Zanjan, Qazvin, Tehran, Kermanshah, Isfahan, Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad, Bakhtiari, Yazd, Kerman and Hormozgan<\/p>\n

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Taxonomy<\/strong><\/p>\n

Family: <\/strong>Caryophyllaceae<\/p>\n

Genus: <\/strong>Silene<\/em><\/p>\n

Species: <\/strong>S. behboudiana<\/em><\/p>\n

Persian name: <\/strong>Silene-e gerehdar-e shirazi<\/p>\n

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R<\/strong>eferences and Links<\/strong><\/p>\n

Asadi, M., Fadaei, F., Tawakli, Z., Heydari Rikan, M., Mostafavi, G., Mahdavi, M., Poursakhi, K. and Nejad Flatori, A. 2023. Flora of Iran. Charyophyllaceae. Institute of Forests and Rangelands Press, Tehran, Iran, Publication, No. 168, 987 pp.<\/p>\n

Black, M. and Bewley, J.D. 2000. Seed technology and its biological basis. Sheffield Academic Press, 1-419 P.<\/p>\n

Boj\u0148ansk\u00fd, V. and Farga\u0161ov\u00e1, A. 2007. Atlas of seeds and fruits of central and East-European flora: the Carpathian Mountains region. Springer, Dordrecht, The Netherlands, 1046 P.<\/p>\n

Ghahraman, A. Flore of Iran. Research Institute of Forests and Rangelands with University of Tehran Publication. https:\/\/floraofiran.net\/index.php.<\/p>\n

Mozaffarian, V.A. 1998. Dictionary of Iranian plants names. Farhange Moaser Publisher, Tehran, 671 P.<\/p>\n

Mozaffarian, V.A. 2012. A Pictorial dictionary of botany. Farhange Moaser Publisher, Tehran, 1088 P.<\/p>\n

Sharma, O.P. 2009. Plant taxonomy 2E. Tata McGraw-Hill Education, New Delhi, 563 P.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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