HERBARIUM-BASED TAXONOMIC AND BIOGEOGRAPHICAL ANALYSIS OF THE GENUS LYTHRUM L. (LYTHRACEAE) IN UZBEKISTAN

This study looks at the herbarium specimens of the genus Lythrum L. held in the National Herbarium of Uzbekistan (TASH). We inventoried and digitized every available specimen, recorded the data on its label, and standardized the names against the Plants of the World Online (POWO) database. In all, 246 specimens were documented, belonging to seven identified species and one taxon that could not be identified. Lythrum salicaria was the best represented species, and most of the material was collected between 1928 and 1938. The results show how much TASH can tell us about the diversity, distribution and collecting history of Lythrum in Uzbekistan. Digitization also makes the data easier to reach and should help future taxonomic, floristic and biodiversity work.

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