The synopsis of the genus Tulipa (Liliaceae) in Uzbekistan Author Tojibaev, Komiljon 0000-0003-2846-5777 Flora of Uzbekistan laboratory, Institute of Botany of the Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Uzbekistan, 32 Durmon Yuli Str., Tashkent, 100125, Uzbekistan. & ktojibaev @ mail. ru; https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0003 - 2846 - 5777 ktojibaev@mail.ru Author Dekhkonov, Davron 0000-0002-2762-5268 Laboratory of Molecular Phylogeny and Biogeography, Institute of Botany of the Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Uzbekistan, 32 Durmon Yuli Str., Tashkent, 100125, Uzbekistan. & Namangan state University, Boburshox str., 161, 60107161, Namangan, Uzbekistan. & davron-b @ bk. ru; https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0002 - 2762 - 5268 davron-b@bk.ru Author Ergashov, Ibrokhimjon 0000-0002-0991-1076 Laboratory of Molecular Phylogeny and Biogeography, Institute of Botany of the Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Uzbekistan, 32 Durmon Yuli Str., Tashkent, 100125, Uzbekistan. & Key Laboratory for Plant Diversity and Biogeography of East Asia, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming 650201, Yunnan, China. & University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China. & ibrohim 8905 @ mail. ru; https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0002 - 0991 - 1076 ibrohim8905@mail.ru Author Sun, Hang 0000-0001-5127-4579 Key Laboratory for Plant Diversity and Biogeography of East Asia, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming 650201, Yunnan, China. & hsun @ mail. kib. ac. cn; https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0001 - 5127 - 4579 hsun@mail.kib.ac.cn Author Deng, Tao 0000-0003-4163-3368 Key Laboratory for Plant Diversity and Biogeography of East Asia, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming 650201, Yunnan, China. & dengtao @ mail. kib. ac. cn; https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0003 - 4163 - 3368 dengtao@mail.kib.ac.cn Author Yusupov, Ziyoviddin 0000-0003-2278-542X Laboratory of Molecular Phylogeny and Biogeography, Institute of Botany of the Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Uzbekistan, 32 Durmon Yuli Str., Tashkent, 100125, Uzbekistan. & Key Laboratory for Plant Diversity and Biogeography of East Asia, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming 650201, Yunnan, China. & Yunnan International Joint Laboratory for Biodiversity of Central Asia, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming 650201, Yunnan, China. & yusupov @ mail. kib. ac. cn; https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0003 - 2278 - 542 X yusupov@mail.kib.ac.cn text Phytotaxa 2022 2022-11-23 573 2 163 214 http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.573.2.2 journal article 194628 10.11646/phytotaxa.573.2.2 935b309a-5fe5-44a6-b4d0-269dde2e0df5 1179-3163 7349887 2.6. Tulipa scharipovii Tojibaev in Linzer Biol. Beitr. 41(2): 1063. (2009). Type :— UZBEKISTAN . Tian-Shan Occidentalis , montes Kuramensis , prope pagum Uygursay , 20 March 2009 , Tojibaev sn. ( holotype TASH000522 !) . Description :—Bulb ovoid, 3.0–3.5 сm long and 2.0– 2.5 cm wide; tunic coriaceous, black-brown to dark brown, not prolonged, inside densely hairy, especially at the top; plants of relatively slender habit; stem thin, glabrous (10) 15–20 cm long; leaves 3, nearly verticillate, deflexed and usually lying on the soil surface, 7–10 сm long, do not exceeding the flower, glabrous, narrow lanceolate, more or less curled, undulate at margins; basal leaf 0.5–1.0 сm wide; flower solitary, 2.5–3.0 cm long, yellow, pendulous in the bud, initially cup-shaped, opening to a wide star, perigone segments without blotch, elliptic or oblong, at the apex obtuse or sinuate, after anthesis turn brownish at the top; stamen 9–10 mm long, 2.0–2.5 times shorter than perigone; filaments yellow, glabrous, narrow triangular (dilated at the base); anthers yellow, as long as filaments; ovary greenish, longer than stamen ( Fig. 6A ). General distribution :—Endemic to the northern foothills of the Fergana Valley ( Uzbekistan ). Distribution in Uzbekistan :—I-1 the Western Tian- Shan district (I-1-e Chorkesar region). Phenology :—Flowering: March–April; fruiting: May. Ecology :—Slightly saline loess soils, sometimes gravelly and stony slopes of foothills, 500–900 m a.s.l. FIGURE 6. Species of Tulipa sect. Kolpakowskianae : A. T. scharipovii , B. T. intermedia , C. T. talassica . Scale bars, 1 cm. Etymology :—The species is named after Uzbek tulip expert, A. Scharipov, who devoted all his scientific activity to the study of Central Asian tulips in the Tashkent Botanical Garden. Specimens examined :— UZBEKISTAN : Western Tian-Shan district , Chorkesar region , Kurama Range , prope pagum Uygursay , 20 March 2009 , Tojibaev s.n. ( TASH !) ; Fergana Valley , above the village Uygursay , before turn to the village Akhcha , loessial foothills, 22 March 2009 Tojibaev s.n. ( TASH !) ; the lower reaches of the river Chadaksay , left bank, loessial foothills, tract Chap , 12 March 2020 , Tojibaev , Batashov , Khoshimov s.n. ( TASH !) ; 5 km east of the road Khanabad–Chorkesar , tract Chap , 18 March 2020 , Tojibaev , Batashov , Dekhkanov , Khoshimov s.n. ( TASH !) ; road between Khanabad and Chust , loessial saline slopes, 19 March 2020 , Tojibaev , Batashov , Dekhkanov , Khoshimov s.n. ( TASH !) ; loess foothills near the village Akhcha , between Akhcha and Uygursay , 20 March 2020 , Tojibaev , Batashov , Dekhkanov , Khoshimov s.n. ( TASH !) .