Memoranda Soc. Soc. Fauna Fauna Flora Flora Fennica Fennica 89, 89: 2013 125–138. • Sennikov 2013 & Lazkov 125 Taxonomic corrections and new records in vascular plants of Kyrgyzstan, 2 Alexander N. Sennikov & Georgy A. Lazkov Sennikov, A.N., Finnish Museum of Natural History (Botany), P.O. Box 7, FI-00014 University of Helsinki, Finland; & Herbarium, Komarov Botanical Institute of Russian Academy of Sciences, Prof. Popov str. 2, 197376 St. Petersburg, Russia. E-mail: [email protected] Lazkov, G.A., Laboratory of Flora, Institute of Biology and Soil Science, Kyrgyz Academy of Sciences, 720071 Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. E-mail: [email protected] A series of notes on distribution, taxonomy, morphology and nomenclature of some vascular plants in Kyrgyzstan is presented. One transfer in Lamiaceae, Betonica betoniciflora is proposed because of priority under the current phylogeny; a white-flowered form is described within this species. Youngia serawschanica (Crepidifolium serawschanicum) is moved to Crepidiastrum, following the phylogenetic studies in Cichorieae. The only species of the former genus Modestia, M. darwa- sica is transferred to Jurinea because of its nested position in the molecular phylogeny. Jurinea sect. Anacantha is proposed for the placement of this species in the system of Jurinea. Modestia jucunda, M. mira and M. pteroclada are established as new synonyms of Jurinea darwasica. New substitute names Phlomoides codonantha and P. deserticola, new combinations P. dshungarica and P. karatavica, and three new sectional names are proposed in connection with the synonymi- zation of Eremostachys and Paraeremostachys with Phlomoides. Fritillaria ferganensis is resur- rected from the synonymy of F. walujewii; an identification key is provided, and the distributions of both species in Kyrgyzstan are mapped. Lectotypes are designated for Crepis distincta and Fri- tillaria walujewii. Allium setifolium is new to Ili Ala-Too, Arctium echinopifolium (Hypacanthium echinopifolium) to Kyrgyz Range, Saussurea vvedenskyi to Talas Ala-Too, Hypopitys hypophegea to Chatkal Range. Rhaponticum namanganicum is recorded on the S side of Chatkal Range, ex- tending the distribution area southwards. Introduction Matherials and methods The present series of notes is the second to com- Records of vascular plants from Kyrgyzstan were plement the checklist of the flora of vascular screened and checked against published informa- plants of Kyrgyzstan (Lazkov & Sultanova 2011). tion. The collections of the Institute of Biology Besides new records, taxonomic or nomenclatu- and Soil Science, Kyrgyz Academy of Sciences, ral adjustments are provided when new names are Bishkek (FRU), authors’ collections and field ob- required because of new synonymy or phyloge- servations were taken into account. The records netic placement. The circumscription of families were mapped using a GPS navigator with WGS84 follows APG III (Chase & Reveal 2009). datum (specimens collected by A.S. & G.L., re- 126 Sennikov & Lazkov • Memoranda Soc. Fauna Flora Fennica 89, 2013 corded positions) and Russian printed maps with kov & Sultanova (2011) reported the species from Pulkovo-1942 datum (other collections and ob- Central Tian-Shan as new to the country, but the servations, estimated positions). Specimen in- basis of this record was not presented again. The formation is deposited in the database of records specimens of A. setifolium kept at FRU are listed in vascular plants of Kyrgyzstan (Sennikov and and mapped here to provide the background for Lazkov 2012) that is published also through the the species distribution in the country. Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF). In 2013 we discovered the species also in The BGN (United States Board on Geograph- Kök-Too Mts., the isolated easternmost outlier of ic Names) / PCGN (Permanent Committee on Ili Ala-Too, Northern Tian-Shan. This record fills Geographical Names for British Official Use) the gap between the localities previously known romanisation of the Kyrgyz and Kazakh language in Kyrgyzstan, and those in Kazakhstan (Pavlov is employed to transliterate collection labels orig- & Poliakov 1958). inally in Cyrillic. The romanisation of toponyms in Kyrgyzstan is based on the official standard of the Cyrillic spelling (Ömürzakov et al. 1988). Asteraceae The toponyms expressed by composite words are Arctium echinopifolium (Bornm.) S.López, hyphenized by tradition. Delimitation of moun- Romasch., Susanna & N.Garcia tain ranges and depressions is given according to Ömürzakov et al. (1988). Taxon 60(2): 550. 2011 — Cousinia echinopifolia Bornm., References to the International Code of No- Beih. Bot. Centralbl. 34(2): 192. 1917 — Hypacanthi- menclature for algae, fungi and plants are provid- um echinopifolium (Bornm.) Juz., Trudy Bot. Inst. Akad. Nauk SSSR (ser. 1) 3: 324. 1937. — Type: Kyrgyzstan. ed according to its Melbourne edition (McNeill Chatkal Range: S side, upper course of Chanach River, et al. 2012). 06.07.1912, O. von Knorring 67 (LE, holotype). Alfredia talassica Iljin, Izv. Glavn. Bot. Sada RSFSR 23(2): 136. 1924. — Type: Kyrgyzstan. Talas Ala-Too: up- Amaryllidaceae (incl. Alliaceae) per course of Taldy-Bulak River, xerophytic steppe zone, 09.08.1922, E. Korovin 2196 (TASH, holotype). Allium setifolium Schrenk Specimen examined: Kyrgyzstan. Kyrgyz Range: Specimens examined: Kyrgyzstan. Kyrgyz Range: Ala- N side, ravine of Ak-Suu River, 19.06.2013, G. Lazkov Archa Valley, 12.07.1978, anonymous (FRU). Küngöy (FRU). Ala-Too: S foothills, right side of Chüy River, 21.07.1980, N. Gorbunova (FRU); right side of Chüy River near the This species, widely distributed in western bridge Krasny most, 23.06.1986, R. Aidarova (FRU). Ili Kyrgyzstan (Tscherneva 1983), is new to Kyrgyz Ala-Too: Kök-Too Mts., SE-facing side, steppe grass- Range. This record (Fig. 1) makes a considera- land with Botryochloa and Bromus, 1440 m, 31.07.2013, ble extension of the distribution area northwards. A. Sennikov & G. Lazkov 39 (FRU, H 1760561). Suuk- Döbö Mts.: 4–5 km of Kökömeren River, 15.06.1979, R. Aidarova, A. Ubukeeva & N. Ledovskaya (FRU). Crepidiastrum serawschanicum (B.Fedtsch.) Naryn-Too Mts.: left side of Naryn River opposite to the Sennikov, comb. nova airfield, 06.07.1965, R. Aidarova (FRU). Crepis serawschanica B.Fedtsch., Beih. Bot. Centralbl. Allium setifolium Schrenk is distributed in 40(2): 203. 1924 — Youngia serawschanica (B.Fedtsch.) Babc. & Stebb., Univ. Calif. Publ. Bot. 484: 231. 1943 north-eastern parts of Central Asia: Kazakh- — Crepidifolium serawschanicum (B.Fedtsch.) Sennikov, stan, Kyrgyzstan, China and Mongolia (Vveden- Komarovia 5(2): 96. 2008 (”2007”). — Type: Tajikistan. sky 1971; Xu & Kamelin 2000). Its typical hab- Fann Mts.: Voru Village, 10.06.1892, V. Komarov (LE, itats are deserts and semideserts on steep grav- lectotype, designated by Babcock & Stebbins 1943: 231). elly slopes in foothills and mountains at eleva- Crepis distincta Popov & Vved., Bull. Moscow Soc. tions up to 2000 m. The species was first report- Naturalists, ser. biol., n. s. 42(2): 147. 1933 — Youngia distincta (Popov & Vved.) Babc. & Stebb., Univ. Calif. ed from Kyrgyzstan (probably on the basis of the Publ. Bot. 484: 233. 1943. — Type: Kazakhstan. Talas only specimen from Naryn-Too Mts.) by Nikitina Ala-Too: rocky slopes in the lower course of Topşak-Suu (1967) who, however, failed to provide any infor- River, 20.07.1931, N. Pavlov 658 (MW, lectotype, desig- mation about the occurrence of this species. Laz- nated here; isolectotype LE, not seen). Memoranda Soc. Fauna Flora Fennica 89, 2013 • Sennikov & Lazkov 127 Fig. 1. Habit of Arctium echinopifolium in Kyrgyz Range. Photo: Georgy Lazkov. The similarity of Youngia tenuifolia (Willd.) ed in connection with the Flora of China (Shih & Babc. & Stebb. and related species to the ge- Kilian 2011). For this reason the new combina- nus Crepidiastrum Nakai was noted by Senni- tion Crepidiastrum serawschanicum is proposed kov (1997) who effected transfers of names for here to accommodate Youngia serawschanica two most widespread species. This group former- (B.Fedtsch.) Babc. & Stebb., endemic to Central ly classified as Youngia sect. Crepidopsis Babc. Asia with a coloured pappus, which is presuma- & Stebb. is strikingly dissimilar from the type bly related to Crepidiastrum tenuifolium (Willd.) section of Youngia Cass. in the less compressed Sennikov (Sennikov & Illarionova 2008). (not flattened) achenes with 10 unequal but very Sennikov & Illarionova (2008) erroneously broad ribs and caducous pappus. Later Sennik- cited the type locality of C. serawschanicum as ov (Sennikov & Illarionova 2008) abandoned situated in Uzbekistan. The locality is actually in this decision in favour of establishing a new ge- Fann Mts. of Tajikistan according to the itinerary nus Crepidifolium Sennikov that was deemed dif- of V. Komarov (Lipsky 1905). ferent from the type species of Crepidiastrum in Two gatherings were indicated as types in the achenes with broad unequal ribs (vs. achenes with protologue of Crepis distincta Popov & Vved. narrow equal ribs). The phylogenetic studies (yet (Pavlov 1933), of which Pavlov 658 was cited unpublished, see Shih & Kilian 2011) have prov- as ”type” by Babcock & Stebbins (1943: 233) en that the position of this group in Crepidiastrum who thereby attempted to designate the lectotype. is correct, and some more transfers were effect- Their citation of the lectotype at LE is contrary 128 Sennikov & Lazkov • Memoranda Soc. Fauna Flora Fennica 89, 2013 to the requirements