Flora of Mongolia: annotated checklist of native vascular plants

By

Baasanmunkh, Shukherdorj
Urgamal, Magsar
Oyuntsetseg, Batlai
Sukhorukov, Alexander P.
Tsegmed, Zagarjav
Son, Dong Chan
Erst, Andrey
Oyundelger, Khurelpurev
Kechaykin, Alexey A.
Norris, Joscelyn
Kosachev, Petr
Ma, Jinshuang
Chang, Kae Sun
Choi, Hyeok Jae

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2022-3-14

Original Publication

PhytoKeys

Volume

192

Pages

63--169

Subjects

Checklist , flora of Mongolia , native taxa , vascular plants , vascular plants

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers [2010]-

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/phytokeys.192.79702

 

Abstract

In this study, we critically revised and updated the checklist of native vascular plants of Mongolia. The checklist comprises 3,041 native vascular plant taxa (2,835 species and 206 infraspecific species) from 653 genera and 111 families, including 7 lycophytes, 41 ferns, 21 gymnosperms, and 2,972 angiosperms. In the angiosperms, we identified the 14 families with the greatest species richness, ranging from 50 to 456 taxa. Species endemism is also noted here; 102 taxa are endemic to Mongolia, and 275 taxa are sub-endemic that co-occur in adjacent countries. Since 2014, a total of 14 taxa have been described new to science based on morphological evidences. Moreover, five genera and 74 taxa were newly added to the flora of Mongolia. Based on our critical revisions, names of three families, 21 genera, and 230 species have been changed in comparison to the previous checklist, “Conspectus of the vascular plants of Mongolia” (2014).