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PHYTOLOGIA BALCANICAVol. 23 (1) • April 2017

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CONTENTSAkyol, Y., Kocabaş, O., Bozdağ, B., Minareci, E. & Özdemir, C. 3 Vascular anatomy of Alyssum alyssoides and

A. desertorum (Brassicaceae) from Eastern Anatolia, Turkey

Berkov, S., Kasabova, N., Pavlova, D. & Tonkov, S. 7 Metabolic and chemotaxonomical studies in

some Geum (Rosaceae) species

Akbari, M., Nejadsatari, T., Noori, M., Majd, A., Cheregani, A. 17 Pollen grain flavonoid studies of four Iranian

Trifolium (Leguminosae) taxa as future honey biomarkers

Noori, M. & Talebi, S.M. 23 A chemotaxonomy study of some I ranian Linum taxa

Petrova, A.S. 31 On the identity and distribution of the alien

Acalypha species (Euphorbiaceae) in Bulgaria

Naqinezhad, A. & Naseri Larijani, N. 35 Ammannia coccinea (Lythraceae), a new record

for the Flora Iranica area

Dileepu Kumar, B., Sandhya Deepika, D. & Solomon Raju, A.J. 39 Reproductive ecology of the semi-evergreen tree

Vitex negundo (Lamiaceae)

Bello, A.O., Oladipo, O.T. & Saheed, S.A. 55 Leaf epidermal studies of some Solanum

(Solanaceae) species in Nigeria

Zografidis, A. & Strid, A. 65 A taxonomic revision of the Verbascum daenzeri

group (Scrophulariaceae)

Kohpaii, F.N., Farahani, F. & Nourmohammadi, Z. 73 Somaclonal variation in the in vitro regenerated

pineapple (Ananas comosus): investigation of the cellular characteristics, biochemical specificities and ISSR markers

Angelov, G. & Bednarska, I. 85 Study of genetic and systematic relationships

among species of genus Festuca (Poaceae) by means of isoenzyme markers

Bednarska, I., Angelov, G. & Nikolova, M. 89 Systematic relationships among the taxa

of Festuca valesiaca group (Poaceae) from Ukraine as judged by their phenolic compounds’ patterns

Abdulrahaman, A.A. & Oladele, F.A. 95 Leaf size and transpiration rates in Agave

americana and Aloe vera

Veiskarami, G. & Sharifi-Tehrani, M. 101 Plant species diversity in the Central Zagros

region of Iran

Vladimirov, V. & al.119 New floristic records in the Balkans: 32

147 Anniversary

149 In Memoriam

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Stefan STANEV, 2017Botany for everyone

Paisii Hilednarski Univ. Press, Plovdiv 164 pp., paperback. ISBN: 978-619-202-213-6

The author presents little known and intriguing facts about the

vascular plant diversity in Bulgaria – about the scientific and

vernacular names, record-maker plants in the Bulgarian nature,

interesting adaptations in the biology of the species, endemics and

relics, parasitic plants, most popular medicinal plants, exotic and

ornamental plants, plants in the Bulgarian folk poetry, beliefs and

proverbs, etc. The book reads very well and will be of interest to any

naturalist or anyone curious about the wonderful world of plants.

PHY TOLOGIA BALC ANIC AInternational Journal of Balkan Flora and VegetationVolume 23 (1), Sofia, April 2017

Editorial BoardEditor-in-Chief:Dimiter Ivanov Institute of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Research, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Sofia, BulgariaSecretary:Vladimir Vladimirov Institute of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Research, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Sofia, BulgariaEditors:Mincho Anchev Institute of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Research, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Sofia, BulgariaHans-Jürgen Beug Institute of Ecology, University of Göttingen, GermanyElissaveta Bozhilova Biological Faculty, Sofia University, BulgariaCarles Codina Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Barcelona, SpainGheorghe Dihoru Institute of Biology, Romanian Academy, Bucharest, RomaniaAnna Ganeva Institute of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Research, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Sofia, BulgariaWerner Greuter Herbarium Mediterraneum, Orto Botanico, Palermo, ItalyNejc Jogan Department of Biology, University of Ljubljana, SloveniaTenyo Meshinev Institute of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Research, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Sofia, BulgariaZdenka Neuhauslova Institute of Botany, Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague, Czech RepublicNeriman Özhatay Pharmaceutical Faculty, University of Istanbul, TurkeyDimiter Peev Institute of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Research, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Sofia, BulgariaDimitrios Phitos Botanical Institute, University of Patras, GreeceVladimir Stevanović Institute of Botany and Botanical Garden, University of Belgrade, SerbiaArne Strid Botanical Museum, University of Lund, SwedenTod Stuessy Faculty Center Botany, Institute of Botany, University of Vienna, AustriaKit Tan Institute of Biology, University of Copenhagen, DenmarkPertti Uotila Botanical Museum, University of Helsinki, FinlandJerzy Zieliński Institute of Dendrology, Polish Academy of Sciences, Poznan, Poland

English Language Editor: Lydia ShvedovaDesign of the cover page: Krassimir ApostolovPrint design: Simeon SimeonovCover illustration: Iris hellenica Photo: Th. Skouras, Greece

Address:Phytologia BalcanicaEditorial OfficeAcad. G. Bonchev St., bl. 231113 Sofia, Bulgaria

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