A Floristic Study of Shabliz and Shoorom in Kohgiluyeh and Boyer Ahmad Province

Abstract

Abstract This research focuses on the Flora of Shabliz and Shoorom, an area with approximately 12000 hectares and an altitude range between 1300-3100 m above the sea level located in the eastern longitude 50°48' to 51°13' and the northern latitude of 30°59' to 31°16, 87 km west of Yasuoj City in Kohgiloyeh and Boyer Ahmad province. This Transect survey was performed during 1394 and 1395 AH (2015 and 2016). It showed that in this region, 409 species belonged to 270 genera and 73 families. The largest groups in the area were Asteraceae, Fabaceae, Brassicaceae, Lamiaceae, and Poaceae with 59, 40, 37, 30, and 26 species, respectively. In addition, Therophytes with 163 species (%40), Hemicryptophytes with 142 species (%34.7), Geophytes with 44 species (%10.7), Phanerophytes with 30 species (%7.3), and Chamephytes with 22 species (%5.3) were the largest biological types in the region. In terms of the geographical distribution, Irano-Turanian vegetative elements with 232 species (%60) and Irano-Turanian-Mediterranean elements with 39 species (%10) were the most important vegetative elements in the region. Out of 409 identified species, 56 species (13.6%) were endemic to Iran, 112 species (27.3%) were medicinal, and 88 species (21.5%) were toxic.

Keywords

• endemic
• vegetation
• shabliz and shoorom
• flora
• floristics
• kohgiluyeh and boyer ahmad
• medicinal plant