Orchids of Azerbaijani Cemeteries

In order to explore their orchid flora, we performed surveys of 96 Azerbaijani burial places in 2018 and 2019. Altogether, 28 orchid taxa were found in 37 visited cemeteries. In the orchid diversity a remarkable pattern was observed: geographic latitude was significantly and positively related to th...

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Published in:	Plants (Basel) Vol. 10; no. 12; p. 2779
Main Authors:	Molnár V, Attila, Löki, Viktor, Verbeeck, Marc, Süveges, Kristóf
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Switzerland MDPI AG 16-12-2021 MDPI
Subjects:	Altitude anthropogenic habitats Biodiversity Caucasus Cemeteries Flora Generalized linear models Himantoglossum formosum human-made habitats Orchidaceae salep harvesting White people Azerbaijan human-made habitats Orchidaceae anthropogenic habitats Transcaucasia salep harvesting Himantoglossum formosum Caucasus
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Summary:	In order to explore their orchid flora, we performed surveys of 96 Azerbaijani burial places in 2018 and 2019. Altogether, 28 orchid taxa were found in 37 visited cemeteries. In the orchid diversity a remarkable pattern was observed: geographic latitude was significantly and positively related to the number of taxa and number of individuals. The most widespread and abundant orchids in Azerbaijani graveyards were and (found in 23 and 8 cemeteries, respectively). Azerbaijani cemeteries can be important refuges for rare and threatened orchids, e.g., (three cemeteries), subsp. (eight), (two), (three), (one) and (one). , detected in a single locality, was previously unknown to the flora of Azerbaijan. Additionally, we documented orchid tuber (salep) collection in two cemeteries.
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ISSN:	2223-7747 2223-7747
DOI:	10.3390/plants10122779