CONSPECTUS FLORAE ASIAE MEDIAE: A BRIEF ANALYTICAL REVIEW
Elena V. Baikova1, Konstantin S. Baikov1
Central Siberian Botanical Garden, Novosibirsk, Russia
Keywords: synopsis of flora, new species, new nomenclature combinations, A.I. Vvedensky, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Middle Asia
Abstract
The paper presents an analytical review of the multivolume floristic synopsis, “Conspectus Florae Asiae Mediae” (1968-1993), edited by the eminent Russian botanist, Professor Aleksei Ivanovich Vvedensky (1898-1972). Сheck-lists for new species as well as for new nomenclature combinations published in these books are compiled. Overall from 1968 to 1993, 10 volumes of synopsis of the Middle Asian flora were published with 8102 species, 1151 genera and 125 families. According to the materials published in the additional 11th volume of the synopsis, the total number of vascular plants in Middle Asian flora is 9347 species.
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