A checklist of endemic plants on the Korean Peninsula
Chung, G.Y.; Chang, K.S.; Chung, J.-M.; Choi, H.J.; Paik, W.-K.; Hyun, J.-O. (2017). A checklist of endemic plants on the Korean Peninsula. Korean Journal of Plant Taxonomy 47(3): 264-288. https://dx.doi.org/10.11110/kjpt.2017.47.3.264
In: Korean Journal of Plant Taxonomy: Seoul. ISSN 1225-8318, more
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Endemic, vascular plants, Korean Peninsula, checklist |
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- Chung, G.Y.
- Chang, K.S.
- Chung, J.-M.
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- Choi, H.J.
- Paik, W.-K.
- Hyun, J.-O.
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| Abstract |
In order to organize a new checklist for endemic vascular plants of the Korean Peninsula, 358 taxa of the Korea Forest Service and 375 taxa of the National Institute of Biological Resources were reviewed. In addition, the names of previously published endemic plants above the rank of variety were checked up to 2016. From the two lists, a total of 444 taxa were identified. Among them, 289 taxa were common on the two lists, but 69 and 86 taxa were listed only by the Korea Forest Service and by the National Institute of Biological Resources, respectively. Taxonomic documents including journal papers and dissertations were examined with regard to the 444 taxa. In some cases, opinions of Korean experts in this field were also reflected. From the results, 312 taxa in total were recognized as plants endemic to the Korean Peninsula, while 132 taxa could not be included on the endemic list. On the other hand, 48 taxa, none of which existed on the two lists, were newly listed. In conclusion, the new checklist of vascular plants endemic to Korea was confirmed, with a total of 360 taxa consisting of 64 families, 172 genera, 297 species, 4 subspecies, 51 varieties and 8 hybrids. The new common name Halla-seol-aeng-cho is given to Primula farinosa L. subsp. modesta (Bisset & S. Moore) Pax var. hannasanensis (T. Yamaz.) T. Yamaz. Sillaphyton Pimenov (Deok-u-gireum-na-mul-sok) is newly identified as a genus endemic to Korea. However, Pentactina Nakai could not be included on the list of Korean vascular endemic genera. |
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