Kubentayev Serik A, Alibekov Daniyar T, Perezhogin Yuri V, Lazkov Georgy A, Kupriyanov Andrey N, Ebel Alexander L, Izbastina Klara S, Borodulina Olga V, Kubentayeva Balsulu B
Astana Botanical Garden, 16 Orynbor Str., 010016, Astana, Kazakhstan Astana Botanical Garden Astana Kazakhstan.
Kostanay Regional University named after A. Baitursynova, 47 Baytursynov Str., 110000, Kostanay, Kazakhstan Kostanay Regional University named after A. Baitursynova Kostanay Kazakhstan.
PhytoKeys. 2024 Feb 28;238:241-279. doi: 10.3897/phytokeys.238.114475. eCollection 2024.
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.
我们通过详尽查阅文献资料、研究植物标本馆馆藏、数据库以及进行实地观察，编制了一份哈萨克斯坦特有维管植物清单。我们的研究表明，451个分类单元可被视为哈萨克斯坦特有种，占该国维管植物总多样性的7.97%。这些特有分类单元来自139个属和34个科，主要生长在哈萨克斯坦南部地区，特别是天山哈萨克部分的山脉，包括卡拉套山（123个分类单元）、准噶尔阿拉套山（80个分类单元）以及外伊犁阿拉套山和巩乃斯阿拉套山（50个分类单元）。值得注意的是，107种特有物种受到法律保护。我们为每个特有分类单元精心编制了有关生活型、生命周期、保护状况以及在植物区系区域地理分布的详细信息。在六类生活型中，草本植物包含的特有分类单元占比最高（367个分类单元），其次是矮半灌木（25个分类单元）、灌木（23个分类单元）、亚灌木（20个分类单元）、小灌木（13个分类单元）和乔木（3个分类单元）。观察到的生命周期有多年生植物（408个分类单元）、一年生植物（33个分类单元）和二年生植物（10个分类单元）。本文为未来旨在评估哈萨克斯坦全境植物特有性的种群规模和热点地区的调查奠定了基础，这对于确定特有植物的保护状况至关重要。
