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Analysis of Urban Flora of the City of Almaty (Kazakhstan)

Gulbanu Aueskhanovna Sadyrova1, Zarina Arkenzhanovna Inelova2, Saule Melsovna Dzhamilova3, Duman Kulakhmetovich Baizhygitov3, Zura Yessimsitova2 and Marzhankul Myrzakhmetovna Dauletbaeva4
  • 1 Institute of Botany and Phytointroduction, 050040, Kazakhstan, Almaty, Timiryazev street, 36, Kazakhstan
  • 2 Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, 050040, Kazakhstan, Almaty, al-Farabi Ave, 71, Kazakhstan
  • 3 Abai Kazakh National Pedagogical University, 050010, Kazakhstan, Almaty, Dostyk Ave., 13, Kazakhstan
  • 4 University of Technology, 050012, Kazakhstan, Almaty, Tole bi street, 100, Kazakhstan

Abstract

The article contains information about the composition of urban floras in Almaty. It was revealed, that urban flora of Almaty is represented by 396 species belonging to 204 genera and 73 families. The basis of the urban flora of the city of Almaty is angiosperms (92,0%), gymnosperms are represented in the flora in 31 species (7,8%) and 1 species represented by ferns (0,25%). The class Liliopsida (monocotyledonous) is represented by 4 families or 5,4%. Class Magnoliopsida (dicotyledonous) is represented by 67 families or 91.7%. In the gardening of Almaty city, there are 54 species (25,3%) of trees and shrubs of the local (natural) flora of Kazakhstan (9 coniferous and 45 hardwoods) from 33 genera and 19 families. In the gardening of Almaty city 159 species (74,6%) of woody and shrub introducents are used, that is, plants grown in the soil outside the range of their natural distribution. Of these, 22 are coniferous and 137 hardwoods of 61 genera and 34 families.

OnLine Journal of Biological Sciences
Volume 18 No. 3, 2018, 365-376

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3844/ojbsci.2018.365.376

Submitted On: 30 January 2018 Published On: 28 September 2018

How to Cite: Sadyrova, G. A., Inelova, Z. A., Dzhamilova, S. M., Baizhygitov, D. K., Yessimsitova, Z. & Dauletbaeva, M. M. (2018). Analysis of Urban Flora of the City of Almaty (Kazakhstan). OnLine Journal of Biological Sciences, 18(3), 365-376. https://doi.org/10.3844/ojbsci.2018.365.376

Open AccessCopyright: © 2018 Gulbanu Aueskhanovna Sadyrova, Zarina Arkenzhanovna Inelova, Saule Melsovna Dzhamilova, Duman Kulakhmetovich Baizhygitov, Zura Yessimsitova and Marzhankul Myrzakhmetovna Dauletbaeva. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.

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Keywords

  • Flora of Almaty
  • Magnoliopside Class
  • Liliopids Class
  • Trees and Shrubs of Local (Natural) Flora
  • Wood and Shrub Introductions