Revised checklist of endemic vascular plants of Kazakhstan
Kubentayev S.A. Alibekov D.T. Perezhogin Y.V. Lazkov G.A. Kupriyanov A.N. Ebel A.L. Izbastina K.S. Borodulina O.V. Kubentayeva B.B.
2024Pensoft Publishers
PhytoKeys
2024#238241 - 279 pp.
We compiled a checklist of endemic vascular plants occurring in Kazakhstan, employing an exhaustive examination of literature sources, herbarium collections, databases and field observations. Our study reveals that 451 taxa can be considered endemic to Kazakhstan, constituting 7.97% of the total vascular plant diversity in the country. These endemic taxa, originating from 139 genera and 34 families, predominantly thrive in the southern regions of Kazakhstan, specifically in the mountain ridges of the Kazakh part of the Tian Shan, including Karatau (123 taxa), Dzungarian Alatau (80 taxa) and Trans-Ili and Kungey Alatau (50 taxa). Notably, 107 endemic species are granted legal protection. Detailed information regarding life form, life cycle, conservation status and geographical distribution across floristic regions was meticulously compiled for each endemic taxon. Of the six groups of life forms, herbs include the highest part of endemic taxa (367 taxa), followed by dwarf semishrubs (25 taxa), shrubs (23 taxa), subshrubs (20 taxa), undershrubs (13 taxa) and trees (3 taxa). The observed life cycles are perennials (408 taxa), annuals (33 taxa) and biennials (10 taxa). This paper serves as a fundamental groundwork for prospective investigations aimed at assessing population sizes and hotspots of plant endemism throughout Kazakhstan, crucial for determining conservation status of endemic plants.
Biodiversity hotspots , Central Asia , conservation , endemism , floristic division
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Astana Botanical Garden, 16 Orynbor Str., Astana, 010016, Kazakhstan
Kostanay Regional University named after A. Baitursynova, 47 Baytursynov Str., Kostanay, 110000, Kazakhstan
Institute of Biology of the National Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Kyrgyzstan, Bishkek, 720011, Kyrgyzstan
Research Centre for Ecology and Environment of Central Asia, Bishkek, 720040, Kyrgyzstan
Federal Research Center of Coal and Coal Chemistry of Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 18 Sovetsky Ave., Kemerovo, 650000, Russian Federation
Tomsk State University, Lenin Ave. 36, Tomsk, 634050, Russian Federation
Central Siberian Botanical Garden, Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Zolotodolinskaya Str. 101, Novosibirsk, 630090, Russian Federation
S. Seifullin Kazakh Agrotechnical Research University, 62 Zhengis Ave, Astana, 010000, Kazakhstan
Astana Botanical Garden
Kostanay Regional University named after A. Baitursynova
Institute of Biology of the National Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Kyrgyzstan
Research Centre for Ecology and Environment of Central Asia
Federal Research Center of Coal and Coal Chemistry of Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences
Tomsk State University
Central Siberian Botanical Garden
S. Seifullin Kazakh Agrotechnical Research University
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