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 hytointroduction" of the Committee of Forestry and Wildlife of the Ministry of Ecology, Geology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Kazakhstan

10.22124/cjes.2024.7831

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, Apiaceae eight, Rosaceae fourteen, Asteraceae twenty-one, and Lamiaceae twelve species. 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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Caspian Journal of Environmental Sciences
Volume 22, Issue 3
July 2024
Pages 567-579

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