Vol. 4 No. 1 (2025)

Published: 2025-06-01

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Vascular flora of the Nuratau Mountains (Uzbekistan): an annotated checklist

Authors: Natalya Yu. Beshko (Author)

DOI: https://doi.org/10.54981/PDCA/vol4_iss1/a2

License: cc BY 4.0

Keywords: alien species; biogeography; checklist; endemic; flora; key biodiversity areas; native species; plant diversity; threatened species

Abstract The Nuratau Mountains located in Uzbekistan, in the transitional zone between the Central Asian Mountain and the Turanian phytogeographical provinces, are one of the key biodiversity areas within the Mountains of Central Asia Global Biodiversity Hotspot. These medium-altitude semiarid mountains…

1-322 pp.

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The scientific legacy of Furkat O. Khassanov in the botanical science of Central Asia

Authors: Reinhard Fritsch, Komiljon Tojibaev, Khabibullo Shomurodov (Author)

DOI: https://doi.org/10.54981/PDCA/vol4_iss1/a1

License: cc BY 4.0

Keywords: Central Asia; Uzbekistan; floristics; geobotany; taxonomy; Allium; Astragalus; Iris; endemism; Flora of Uzbekistan

Abstract The present contribution summarizes the scientific legacy of Furkat O. Khassanov (1959–2024), a leading botanist of Uzbekistan whose work substantially advanced floristics, geobotany, and plant taxonomy in Central Asia. Building on decades of field exploration and herbarium-based studies, he…

1-13 pp.

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