A new record of critically endangered Saussurea bogedaensis (Asteraceae) from Dzungarian Gobi, Mongolia

Shukherdorj Baasanmunkh; Nudkhuu Nyamgerel; Gun-Aajav Bayarmaa; Batlai Oyuntsetseg; Khurelpurev Oyundelger; Hyeok Jae Choi

doi:10.3897/phytokeys.160.55603

A new record of critically endangered Saussurea bogedaensis (Asteraceae) from Dzungarian Gobi, Mongolia

PhytoKeys. 2020 Sep 8:160:109-121. doi: 10.3897/phytokeys.160.55603. eCollection 2020.

Authors

Shukherdorj Baasanmunkh¹, Nudkhuu Nyamgerel², Gun-Aajav Bayarmaa², Batlai Oyuntsetseg², Khurelpurev Oyundelger³, Hyeok Jae Choi¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Biology and Chemistry, Changwon National University, Changwon 51140, South Korea Changwon National University Changwon South Korea.
² Department of Biology, School of Arts and Science, National University of Mongolia, Ulaanbaatar 14201, Mongolia National University of Mongolia Ulaanbaatar Mongolia.
³ Department of Botany, Senckenberg Museum of Natural History Görlitz, D-02826, Görlitz, Germany Senckenberg Museum of Natural History Görlitz Germany.

Abstract

A species in the family Asteraceae, Saussurea bogedaensis, was newly described from Bogeda Mountain in Xinjiang, China and is a critically endangered species in China. Morphological and genetic characteristics confirm the presence of this species in Mongolia, as it was found in Baitag Bogd Mountain (in the Dzungarian Gobi). In addition, the distribution and conservation status of S. bogedaensis are provided.

Keywords: Asteraceae; Saussurea; Mongolia; conservation status; distribution.

Shukherdorj Baasanmunkh, Nudkhuu Nyamgerel, Gun-Aajav Bayarmaa, Batlai Oyuntsetseg, Khurelpurev Oyundelger, Hyeok Jae Choi.