Parsana

Parsana is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Urticaceae.

[1] It just contains one species, Parsana malekiana Parsa & Maleki [2] It is native to Iran.

[1] The genus name of Parsana is in honour of Ahmad Parsa (1907–1997), an Iranian botanist and co-author of the genus.

[3] The Latin specific epithet of malekiana refers to Zeynol-Abedin (or Zeinolabedin) Maleki, (1913-) the other co-author of the plant genus and species.

[4] Both the genus and the species were first described and published in A.Parsa, Fl.