Evaluation of the impact of ecological factors on the habitat suitability and bioactive components accumulation of the medicinal holoparasitic plant <i>Cynomorium songaricum</i> using machine learning models.

ABSTRACT: The efficacy of traditional Chinese medicine is determined by its bioactive components, which exhibit variability depending on environmental conditions and hereditary influences. In this study, we focus on Cynomorium songaricum Rupr., a medicinally significant species facing sustainability challenges. However, the ecological drivers governing its distribution, as well as the relationship between environmental factors and bioactive components, remain unclear. Thus, we sampled 28 representative distribution areas of C. songaricum in China. Employing Maximum Entropy (MaxEnt) modeling, we projected current and future (2050s-2090s) habitat suitability under four emission scenarios. Notably, species distribution exhibited expansion (8.03%-29.06% range increase across scenarios) wit

SUBMITTER: Ji J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12310582 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature