Journal of Asia-Pacific Biodiversity (Mar 2020)

Diversity and distribution of the genus Scrophularia L. (Scrophulariaceae) in Uzbekistan

  • Komiljon Sh. Tojibaev,
  • Furkat O. Khassanov,
  • Natalya Yu. Beshko,
  • Dilarom M. Tajetdinova,
  • Orzimat T. Turginov,
  • Alexander N. Sennikov,
  • Kae Sun Chang,
  • Seung-Hwan Oh,
  • Chang-gee Jang

Journal volume & issue
Vol. 13, no. 1
pp. 70 – 91

Abstract

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This article presents a new checklist of Scrophularia in Uzbekistan. The synopsis includes 21 species; one of them is national endemic, and seven species were newly recorded for Uzbekistan as a result of field collecting missions, studies, and examination of Tashkent (TASH), St.-Petersburg (LE), Almaty (AA), and Moscow (MW) herbarium collections. The geographical distribution of Scrophularia in Uzbekistan was mapped and analyzed. The identification key, a table of comparative diagnostic characters, nomenclatural types, and ecological data are provided. Keywords: Middle Asia, New records, Scrophularia, Taxonomy, Uzbekistan