Erst A.S., Nikulin A.Yu., Nikulin V.Yu., Ebel A.L., Zibzeev E.V., Sharples M.T., Baasanmunkh S., Choi H.J., Olonova M.V., Pyak A.I., Gureyeva I.I., Erst T.V., Kechaykin A., Luferov A., Maltseva S.Yu., Nobis M., Lian L., Wang W.
В журнале Systematics and Biodiversity
Год: 2022 Том: 20 Выпуск: 1 Страницы: 1-30
The Altai Mountains of central Asia are biologically rich and comprise a wide diversity of ecosystems and lineages, including numerous endemic vascular plant species.Here we provide an updated checklist of the endemic vascular flora of theAltai Mountains withmore taxa and higher geographic resolution than previously reported, as well as firstmolecular data and specimen images formany of these species. This flora is now known to contain 321 endemic species distributed in 34 families,many of which are narrowly restricted to one subregion of theAltai. The Fabaceae has given rise to themost endemic species in the Altai (74 spp.), andmost of this diversity is found in the large and ecologically important genera Astragalus andOxytropis. Approximately 60% of the endemic florawas imaged and successfully barcoded with at least one of three commonDNA barcoding loci, and a phylogenetic tree based upon these loci is also presented to display the evolutionary breadth of endemismin the Altai. The distribution of each endemic species is presented in terms of a standard geographic subdivision of theAltai region, with general conservation priorities discussed based on areas currently afforded protected status.
