A New Record of Rhynchocorys odontophylla Burbidge & Richardson (Scrophulariaceae) For Flora of Iraq

Abstract

Rhynchocorysodontophylla Burbidge & Richardson is a new record to the Scrophulariaceae in Iraq, from Qandil mountain (north-east of Erbil) within Rowanduz district (MRO). The collected specimens differ from the two other species which present in Iraq, where R.odontophylla differs from R.kurdica Nab. in having crenate-serrate leaf margins and small corolla lower lips,while it differs from R.elephas (L.) Griseb. in having alternate-distichous lower leaves and the style has pilose hairs. Identification and morphological study was done, these reinforced by graphs. In addition, some characters of the pollen grains have been studied such as shapes, colors, sizes and numbers