Synopsis of the Central Asian Salvia species with identification key Author Turdiboev, Obidjon A. Institute of Botany of the Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Uzbekistan, Laboratory Flora of Uzbekistan, st. Durmon yuli, 32, Tashkent, 100125, Uzbekistan. Author Shormanova, Aijamal A. 0000-0002-9357-4008 Institute of Botany and Phytointroduction KN MES RK, st. Timiryazeva 36 D, Almaty, 050040, Republic of Kazakhstan. sdsad @ gmail. com; https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0002 - 9357 - 4008 sdsad@gmail.com Author Sheludyakova, Mariya B. Botanical Institute. V. L. Komarov RAS, st. Prof. Popova, 2, St. Petersburg, 197376, Russia. Author Akbarov, Feruz Institute of Botany of the Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Uzbekistan, Laboratory Flora of Uzbekistan, st. Durmon yuli, 32, Tashkent, 100125, Uzbekistan. Author Drew, Bryan T. Department of Biology, University of Nebraska-Kearney, Kearney NE, USA. Author Celep, Ferhat Department of Biology, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Kirikkale University, Kirikkale, Turkey text Phytotaxa 2022 2022-04-08 543 1 1 20 http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.543.1.1 journal article 56066 10.11646/phytotaxa.543.1.1 9ed5d276-9dbe-48d8-a081-1a8266918db4 1179-3163 6424279 Salvia tianschanica Makhm. TAJIKISTAN : Kurama ridge, Altyn-Topkan Mountains , in the region of Kara-Kiya-say ( Pangaz-say ), southwestern rubble slope, 18 June 1953 , R . Vernik , M . Nabiev & T . Tsukervanik 361 ( TASH !); 5 km from Altyn-Topkan towards Almalyk , 23 June 1961 , Z . N . Filimonova s. n. ( TASH !); Pangaz river valley, Siyo-Kukh mountains , dry slopes, 23 June 1970 , R . V . Kamelin 335 ( LE0052465 ! paratype ( Fig. 3)); The road from Almalyk to Leninabad stony slope, 24 May 1976 , U . Pratov , T . Tsukervanik & A . Makhmedov 669 ( TASH !) .