The synopsis and geographyof the genus Alopecurus L. (Poaceae) in flora of Kyrgyz Republic

Abstract

Synopsis of the genus Alopecurus L. of Kyrgyz flora is presented, with brief nomenclature citations and the key for identification, which materials are kept in herbarium (FRU) of the Institute for Biology Kyrgyz National Academy of Sciences (Bishkek). Poaceae family materials are reviewed in the first time, Collections of the Institute's herbarium were not fully processed and identified and nobody not saw by taxonomists and monographs who working in other cities. These collections were not fully processed as well when writing the «Key to the Plants of Central Asia». Alopecurus apiatus Ovcz., A. arundi-naceus Poir., A. himalaicus Hook.f., A. mucronatus Hack., A. myosuroides Huds., A. pratensis Bourg. ex Lange.are widely distributed in the territory of Kyrgyz Republic. Alopecurus aequalis Sobol. is newly reported for the Kyrgyzstan. The synopsis also is distributional maps, for each species. Maps of distribution for species growing in Kyrgyz Republic and list of studied specimens are provided. Spreading each species within the Kyrgyzstan territory conventional regions after the «Cadastre…» [7]. NK – Northern Kyrgyzstan; IK – Issyk-Kul Lake depression; CT – Central Tien Shan; WT – western Tien Shan; F – Cis-Ferghanian Kyrgyzstan; IT – Inner Tien Shan; А – Alai V alley; EK – Entire territory of Kyrgyzstan. The article includes only those species that grow within the administrative boundaries of the Kyrgyz Republic, as well as only natural species. Cultivated plants are not represented here. Mountain ecosystems of the Kyrgyz Republic support the unique set of plants and animals. In general, 22 classes ecosystem are distinguished, and 160 mountain and lowland varieties of landscapes could be differentiated. The territory of Kyrgyz Republic is inhabited by approximately 26500 species of living creatures. Due to the high complexity , the contrast of the geographical and environmental conditions, regional density of species (number of taxa per territory unit) here is 10-20 times larger than the global average one.