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2024
Journal article
DNA barcoding of the genus Verbascum (Scrophulariaceae) in the Arabian Peninsula.
and are members of the family Scrophulariaceae. The first genus comprises approximately 360 species from almost all parts of the world, while the second contains a total of 8 species from tropical Africa and the Arabian Peninsula. Since 1977, the relationships between and continue to be contested. The present study...Alzahrani, Ali Mohammed ; Magos Brehm, Joana ; Ghazanfar, Shahina A. ; Maxted, Nigel
DNA barcoding, Phylogenetics, Arabian Peninsula, Verbascum, and Rhabdotosperma
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2024
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An ancient Mesopotamian herbal.
Throughout the world, traditional medical systems continue to be important to healthcare. They vary greatly in their underlying beliefs, but almost all share the use of herbal medicines as a central practice. Ancient Mesopotamia – the area of modern-day Iraq and adjoining regions – offers a special opportunity to study...Böck, Barbara ; Ghazanfar, Shahina A. ; Nesbitt, Mark
Mesopotamia, Identification, Herbal medicine, Assyria, Herbals, Materia medica, Traditional medicines, Medicinal plants, and Babylonia
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2023
Journal article
Cryptic molecular-geographical divergence among Iranian Silene aucheriana populations inferred from ISSR and climatic data.
Safaeishakib, Masoumeh ; Assadi, Mostafa ; Ghazanfar, Shahina A. ; Mehregan, Iraj
Iran, Population structure, ISSR, Silene aucheriana, Climate conditions, and Genetic diversity
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2023
Journal article
Contributions to Ziziphora clinopodioides (Lamiaceae) in Turkey and Iraq.
While revising the genus Ziziphora for the Flora of Iraq and Turkey, we recognise seven subspecies for Z. clinopodioides. An identification key to these subspecific taxa is presented. A new subspecies, Z. clinopodioides subsp. brevistamina, is described and Ziziphora brantii is given a new subspecific status as Z. clinopodioides subsp....Dirmenci, Tuncay ; Haloob, Ali ; Celep, Ferhat ; Ghazanfar, Shahina A.
Taxonomy, Ziziphora clinopodioides, Iraq, New subspecies, New record, and Turkey
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2022
Journal article
Rhabdotosperma saudiarabicum (Scrophulariaceae), a new species from Saudi Arabia.
A new species of (Scrophulariaceae) is described from southwestern Saudi Arabia. For 75 years, the species was confused with and . The new species is illustrated with information on identification, distribution, specimens examined, habitat, conservation status, phenology, etymology, and taxonomic notes.