Checklist of national key protected wild plants on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau is a global biodiversity hotspot due to the unique geographical environment. However, there are few reports on the list of national key protected plants and the distribution pattern of their diversity in this area. Based on the flora and online database, this paper summarised the species diversity and distribution patterns of national key protected wild plants on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau.

New information

The results showed that there were 350 species of national key protected wild plants on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau, belonging to 72 families and 130 genera. Amongst them, 22 species were under class I protection, 328 species were under class II protection and 168 species were endemic to China. Its endangered status involves EW 1 species,

SUBMITTER: Chen R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10206527 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature