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A Review of the Taxonomy and Distribution of the Gentianaceae in the Ukraine

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This chapter represents the author’s revision of the family Gentianaceae in the flora of the Ukraine. The review includes information on 21 species with 11 subspecies, and 3 varieties belonging to 7 genera. Two new nomenclatural combinations [Schenkia spicata (L.) Mans. var. tamanica (Artemczuk) Shiyan, S. spicata var. ramossisima (Artemczuk) Shiyan] are validated. The checklist of Ukrainian Gentianaceae is provided. Detailed nomenclature citations, synonyms, protologue data, information about the plant type and its location, total distribution in the world, distribution in the Ukraine, and notes are given for each species, subspecies, and variety.

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Notes

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    Image of lectotype see: http://www.nhm.ac.uk/research-curation/research/projects/linnaean-typification/database/detail.dsml?ID=389800&listPageURL=list%2edsml%3fVarqtype%3dstarts%2bwith%26CVarqtype%3dstarts%2bwith%26CGenusqtype%3dstarts%2bwith%26CSpeciesqtype%3dstarts%2bwith%26sort%3dGenus%252cSpecies%26Speciesqtype%3dstarts%2bwith%26Genus%3dGentiana%26Genusqtype%3dstarts%2bwith%26CSspqtype%3dstarts%2bwith.

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    KBR = Herbarium of the Carpathian Biosphere Reserve.

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Shiyan, N.M. (2014). A Review of the Taxonomy and Distribution of the Gentianaceae in the Ukraine. In: Rybczyński, J., Davey, M., Mikuła, A. (eds) The Gentianaceae - Volume 1: Characterization and Ecology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-54010-3_4

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