Aquilegia tianschanica
Aquilegia tianschanica is a species of flowering plant in the family Ranunculaceae. It is native to Central Asia, where it occurs in Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan. It is a perennial species that grows primarily in temperate environments.
Description
Aquilegia tianschanica is a perennial herb typical of the genus Aquilegia, characterized by nodding flowers with elongated nectar spurs. These floral structures are associated with specialized pollination systems, often involving long-tongued insects. Like other species in the genus, it produces follicular fruits and compound leaves.
Taxonomy
The species was first described by Aleksandr Yakovlevich Butkov in 1941 in Botanicheskie Materialy Gerbariya Botanicheskogo Instituta Uzbekistanskogo Filiala Akademii Nauk SSSR. The name is recorded in the International Plant Names Index with the Life Sciences Identifier (LSID) urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:978259-1.
Taxonomic treatment
Aquilegia tianschanica is accepted as a distinct species by Plants of the World Online and the World Flora Online.
However, some taxonomic treatments consider it a subspecies of Aquilegia vicaria, under the name Aquilegia vicaria subsp. tianschanica (Butkov) Kamelin.
Synonyms
- Aquilegia vicaria subsp. tianschanica (Butkov) Kamelin
Distribution and habitat
The species is native to temperate regions of Central Asia and is recorded from Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan. It is associated with montane and subalpine environments of the Tian Shan and surrounding mountain systems.
References
tianschanica Category:Flora of Kazakhstan Category:Flora of Kyrgyzstan Category:Flora of Tajikistan Category:Flora of Uzbekistan Category:Plants described in 1941