Cornus darvasica is a species of plant in the family Cornaceae that is endemic to Tajikistan.

Cornus darvasica
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Cornales
Family: Cornaceae
Genus: Cornus
Species:
C. darvasica
Binomial name
Cornus darvasica
Synonyms[2]
  • Swida darvasica (Pojark.) Soják
  • Thelycrania darvasica Pojark.

Distribution and habitat

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C. darvasica is known only from a single site in the Darvaz area of Tajikistan, east of Kalai-Khumb, where it grows in shrubby thickets on the slopes of gorges, occupying an area of less than 10 km2 (3.9 sq mi).[1][3]

References

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  1. ^ a b Participants of the FFI/IUCN SSC Central Asian regional tree Red Listing workshop, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan (11-13 July 2006) (2018) [amended version of 2007 assessment]. "Cornus darvasica". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T30749A128052126. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2007.RLTS.T30749A128052126.en. Retrieved 18 July 2024.
  2. ^ "Cornus darvasica (Pojark.) Pilip". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2023-02-11.
  3. ^ Shishkin, B.K.; Lorch, J., eds. (1973). Umbelliflorae. Flora of the U.S.S.R. Vol. 16. Translated by Lavoot, R. Israel Program for Scientific Translations. pp. 245–246. ISBN 0-7065-1298-7. OCLC 43121936 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.