Sennikov Alexander, Turdiboev Obidjon
University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland University of Helsinki Helsinki Finland.
Institute of Botany, Tashkent, Uzbekistan Institute of Botany Tashkent Uzbekistan.
Biodivers Data J. 2022 Aug 12;10:e89437. doi: 10.3897/BDJ.10.e89437. eCollection 2022.
(Lamiaceae) has been considered a species of highest conservation priority due to its narrow distribution and isolated taxonomic position. The species has been known from Uzbekistan and, questionably, Kyrgyzstan and treated as endemic to the Western Tian-Shan. Its modern conservation status according to the IUCN Criteria has not been established.
The taxonomic position of is evaluated; the species is treated as the sole member of S.sect.Odontochilus (Pobed.) Sennikov, comb. nov. because of its morphological differences and phylogenetic isolation. The herbarium collections are completely revised and the species is proven to occur mainly in Uzbekistan with a single locality (new country record) in Kazakhstan; its former report from Kyrgyzstan (one locality) is confirmed and documented by herbarium specimens. The species occurrences are mapped and its conservation status is assessed as Vulnerable due to the restricted size and continuous decline of its populations because of the ongoing degradation and destruction of its primary habitat (variegated outcrops) at lower elevations. This study highlights the importance of a thorough revision of herbarium collections in Central Asia for conservation purposes.
由于其分布范围狭窄和分类地位孤立，（唇形科）被视为具有最高保护优先级的物种。该物种已知分布于乌兹别克斯坦，吉尔吉斯斯坦的情况存疑，被视为西天山特有种。其根据国际自然保护联盟（IUCN）标准的现代保护状况尚未确定。
对该物种的分类地位进行了评估；由于其形态差异和系统发育隔离，该物种被视为齿唇香茶菜组（Pobed.）Sennikov, 新组合的唯一成员。对标本馆收藏进行了全面修订，证实该物种主要分布在乌兹别克斯坦，在哈萨克斯坦有一个地点（新的国家记录）；其先前在吉尔吉斯斯坦（一个地点）的记录得到标本馆标本的证实和记录。绘制了该物种的分布图，由于其种群规模受限且因低海拔地区原生栖息地（杂色露头）持续退化和破坏而不断减少，其保护状况被评估为易危。本研究强调了为保护目的对中亚标本馆收藏进行全面修订的重要性。
