Medicinal plants in the flora of Zhetysu Alatau (Zhetysu Region, Kazakhstan)

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

1 Abai Kazakh National Pedagogical University, Almaty, Kazakhstan

2 Republican State Enterprise on the Right of Economic Management "Institute of Botany and Phytointroduction" of the Committee of Forestry and Wildlife of the Ministry of Ecology, Geology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Kazakhstan

10.22124/cjes.2024.7751

Abstract

The composition and ranking of medicinal plant species found in Zhetysu Alatau natural habitat are examined and reported in this study. The floristic analyses revealed that the studied region of Zhetysu Alatau has 201 species of medicinal plants, grouped into 125 genera and 37 families. Fabaceae has thirteen species, Apiaceae has eight species, Rosaceae has fourteen, Asteraceae has twenty-one species, and Lamiaceae has twelve. Additionally, information is provided on the stocks of significant medicinal plants in Zhetysu Alatau, including Jnula helenium L., Origanum vulgare L., Achillea millefolium L., and Hypericum perforatum L.

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