Species conservation profile and revision of Salviakorolkowii (Lamiaceae, Lamiales), a narrow endemic of the Western Tian-Shan.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Salviakorolkowii (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.

New information

The taxonomic position of Salviakorolkowii 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 Kazak

SUBMITTER: Sennikov A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9848477 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature