Cnidiocarpa alaica
Status: VU. A rare representative of a monotypic genus.
Description. A perennial polycarpic plant. The rhizome is horizontal. Stems are solitary or few in number. Basal leaves have short lanceolate sheaths with white margins, triangular in outline, with primary and secondary segments on short hollow petioles, and terminal lobes are lanceolate or ovate-lanceolate, with finely lobed or rarely unevenly serrated edges; stem leaves are on short petioles or nearly sessile with stem-embracing sheaths. Umbels have 15-40 rays with a few bristle-like leaflets or none; umbellules are 20-30-flowered with bracts 2-4 mm wide.
Biological features. Flowers in July, fruits in August.
Distribution general and in the country. Southern slope of the Alai Ridge, border area with Tajikistan near the village of Karamyk.
Habitat. Along riverbanks, in marshy areas.
Population. Found in solitary groupings.
Limiting factors. Unknown.
Cultivation. No information available.
Existing conservation measures. Not protected.
Recommended conservation measures. Assess the reserves, ensure the protection of the species' habitats.
Alai Cnidiocarpa
Cnidiocarpa
Cnidiocarpa alaica M. Pimen
Status: VU. It is a rare little-known representative of the monotypic genus (a unique element of the world genetic fund) and is still known on the southern slope of the Alai Mountain Range (near Karamyk village not far from the Tajikistan border), where these perennial plants populate swamped places in the bottomlands of river gorges. The number is insignificant, and plants occur in small groups. The period of flowering is in July, and fruiting occurs in August. There is no information on reproduction, cultivation, and existing protection for the species. It is necessary to organize the protection of habitats and continue the study of the area and biology of this species.
