Valentina Timbali, Sergiu Rogacico, Victoria Gusanova, Anton Poleacov
{"title":"The cactus collection (Cactaceae Juss.) in the ”Al. Ciubotaru” National Botanical Garden (Institute)","authors":"Valentina Timbali, Sergiu Rogacico, Victoria Gusanova, Anton Poleacov","doi":"10.52240/1857-2367.2021.2(23).01","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.52240/1857-2367.2021.2(23).01","url":null,"abstract":"The collection of plants of the Cactaceae Juss. family was created and developed in the „Al. Ciubotaru” National Botanical Garden (I), during about 50 years. At the end of 2020, it included 1009 taxa of 141 genera. The genera with the most numerous representatives in the collection are the following: Mammillaria Haw. with 206 taxa; Opuntia Mill. – 51; Gymnocalicium Pfeiff. – 42; Echinocereus Engelm. – 37 etc. Over 50% of the total number of cacti reach the generative stage (bloom), and about 30-35% produce fruits with seeds. The basic method of propagating cacti is the generative one. Freshly collected seeds germinate in 3-11 days, those stored under laboratory conditions – in 6-32 days, and the germination capacity varies from 2 to 99%, depending on the duration of storage. After germination, the seedlings grow and develop very slowly.","PeriodicalId":39216,"journal":{"name":"Thaiszia Journal of Botany","volume":"30 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"88093387","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Epiphytic lichen diversity in the urban area of Košice (E Slovakia) with some notes on its air quality","authors":"M. Marcinčinová, Viktória Tuptová","doi":"10.33542/tjb2022-2-01","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.33542/tjb2022-2-01","url":null,"abstract":"Lichen diversity in the City of Košice was studied investigating lichen diversity on 160 trees distributed over 32 sites. Its relationship to pollution sources (steel plant, thermal power station) were determined by calculating the IAP (Index of Atmospheric Purity). A total of 60 lichen species was found, 30 of which are endangered. The rare species Parmelina quercina is reported for the first time. The lichen diversity in the City of Košice is decreasing as we move closer to the sources of pollution and also in the southern part of the city. An intermediate level of diversity was identified in residential areas, parks and forest parks. The highest diversity was found in the recreational area at the forest edge, Bankov. URL: https://www.upjs.sk/pracoviska/botanicka-zahrada/odborne-aktivity/contents-abstracts/","PeriodicalId":39216,"journal":{"name":"Thaiszia Journal of Botany","volume":"12 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"88805623","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
O. Bezsmertna, R. Hleb, Olexandr Оrlov, Iuliia Vasheniak, O. Podpriatov, I. Kvakovska, I. Danylyk, Kateryna Kamleitner, Marina Ragulina, A. Babytskiy, Natalia Rubanovska, T. Lysenko
{"title":"The genus Woodsia R. Br. in Ukraine (Woodsiaceae)","authors":"O. Bezsmertna, R. Hleb, Olexandr Оrlov, Iuliia Vasheniak, O. Podpriatov, I. Kvakovska, I. Danylyk, Kateryna Kamleitner, Marina Ragulina, A. Babytskiy, Natalia Rubanovska, T. Lysenko","doi":"10.33542/tjb2022-1-03","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.33542/tjb2022-1-03","url":null,"abstract":"Two species of the genus Woodsia R. Br. have been reported for Ukraine: W. alpina (Bolton) Gray and W. ilvensis (L.) R. Br. Based on our analysis of the literature data and the herbarium specimens of 53 herbaria from Ukraine, Austria, Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Russia, Romania and Slovak Republic, we present maps of the distribution of the genus in Ukraine showing correct, unconfirmed and erroneous records. Our results show a changed perception of the distribution pattern of Woodsia genus, particularly the distribution of W. alpina. The records of W. alpina in the Ukrainian Carpathians were erroneous, only W. ilvensisis growing here, and W. alpina in Ukraine has been convincingly confirmed only from Donetsk, Luhansk and Zaporizhzhya region (Steppe zone of Ukraine ), from very low elevation making these sites the lowest in continental Europe. In addition to the distribution analysis, we have focused on a morphological overview of Woodsia species and their ecological affinities in Ukraine. A re-evaluation of the threat status of Woodsia species, using IUCN criteria, concludes that both species should be assessed as Critically Endangered (CR) in Ukraine. URL: https://www.upjs.sk/pracoviska/botanicka-zahrada/odborne-aktivity/contents-abstracts/","PeriodicalId":39216,"journal":{"name":"Thaiszia Journal of Botany","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"88149326","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Ecological assessment of the pastures from the extravilan of the locality of Cimișlia","authors":"R. Melnic, E. Mocanu","doi":"10.52240/1857-2367.2021.2(23).09","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.52240/1857-2367.2021.2(23).09","url":null,"abstract":"The productivity of the pastures is influenced by the ecological conditions - climate, relief, geological composition, hydrographic network, soil cover. According to the research, they highlighted some legitimacy of the level of pasture productivity depending on the relief elements – exposure, slope, altitude and shape of the slopes, heat and humidity insurance. In the conditions of the northeastern slope, the production of meadows was higher compared to that obtained on the southwestern slope. In all variants, the production of meadows decreases from the upper to the middle of the slopes and considerably increases to the lower slopes. Meadow productivity decreased from cambic chernozem (4517 kg / ha) to common chernozem (3718 kg / ha) and carbonate chernozem (1677 kg / ha). On marshy alluvial soils the production of meadows is high, but of a lower quality.","PeriodicalId":39216,"journal":{"name":"Thaiszia Journal of Botany","volume":"141 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"85336440","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Bryophyte flora of the Košice Zoo (E Slovakia)","authors":"P. Širka, M. Marcinčinová, M. Dudáš, S. Kubešová","doi":"10.33542/tjb2022-2-03","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.33542/tjb2022-2-03","url":null,"abstract":"In this paper we studied bryophyte flora of the Košice Zoo and analyzed morphological, life history and ecological traits of the recorded taxa. A total of 129 bryophyte taxa (10 liverworts and 119 mosses) were identified on nine substrate types. One species (Physcomitrium eurystomum) potentially belongs to vulnerable species in Slovakia and all of Europe (its identification needs confirmation) and one species (Schistidium dupretii) is new to Slovakia. Out of 14 different life forms, the recorded species most frequently form turfs and rough mats, while colonists and perennials predominate among seven displayed life strategies. On average, species found indicate rather well-lit, drier but at the same time colder situations. Most taxa prefer acidic soils but a significant portion are also found on basic substrate. Roughly half of the identified species are bound to forests and roughly half to open land. Almost half of the species found show stronger affinity towards natural ecosystems but a smaller portion are also indicative of ecosystems with a very strong human impact. Substrate frequency indices show that most taxa usually grow on natural rock, soil and gravel or sand but a significant portion are also bound to man-made rock, and both living and dead wood. Such noticeable functional and ecological bryophyte diversity is attributed to a complex geology and diverse landscape of the zoo area which has the prerequisite of being a local hotspot of diversity of other organism groups as well. The Košice Zoo has a major potential in educating visitors about the connection between animals, plants and their habitat and in their active conservation. URL: https://www.upjs.sk/pracoviska/botanicka-zahrada/odborne-aktivity/contents-abstracts/","PeriodicalId":39216,"journal":{"name":"Thaiszia Journal of Botany","volume":"8 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"89243557","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Ventenata dubia (Leers) Coss. (Poaceae) in Slovakia: Distribution, habitat affinities and threats","authors":"Pavol Eliáš Jr.","doi":"10.33542/tjb2022-1-01","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.33542/tjb2022-1-01","url":null,"abstract":"This paper presents data on the distribution of Ventanata dubia in Slovakia. I recorded the species in 145 quadrants of the Central European mapping grid. The majority of these records occurred in the Pannonian region, especially in the phytogeographical districts of Podunajská nížina, Burda and Ipeľsko-rimavská brázda Region of southern Slovakia. In the Carpathian region, the species has a scattered to rare distribution pattern and is only found in the area associated with the pre-Carpathian flora, especially in the Štiavnické vrchy Mountains. Ventenata dubia most often occupies dry grassland habitats, but also frequently occurs in human-modified habitats (quarries, unpaved roads through agricultural fields and grasslands, vineyards). It rarely occurs on forest edges or in open forests. The grass was recorded on loessal, saline, quartzite, and limestone soils, but most often on shallow soils with high basalt (volcanic) rock content. At present, it is among the less threatened plant species of the Slovak flora (NT). URL: https://www.upjs.sk/pracoviska/botanicka-zahrada/odborne-aktivity/contents-abstracts/","PeriodicalId":39216,"journal":{"name":"Thaiszia Journal of Botany","volume":"41 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"82198584","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
M. Dudáš, Ľ. Ďurišová, Pavol Eliáš Jr., M. Eliášová, Y. Kobiv, Samuel Kšiňan, Miroslava Malovcová-Staníková, A. Pliszko, Vojtěch Taraška
{"title":"New floristic records from Central Europe 10 (reports 134-148)","authors":"M. Dudáš, Ľ. Ďurišová, Pavol Eliáš Jr., M. Eliášová, Y. Kobiv, Samuel Kšiňan, Miroslava Malovcová-Staníková, A. Pliszko, Vojtěch Taraška","doi":"10.33542/tjb2022-2-05","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.33542/tjb2022-2-05","url":null,"abstract":"The presented 10th part of the series includes fifteen new chorological records, one from Czechia, two from Hungary, three from Poland, five from Slovakia and four from the Ukrainian Carpathians. In Czech Silesia, Arum maculatum, considerably remote from the species continuous distribution area, was found. In Hungary, spreading of Geranium sibiricum and Limonium gmelinii subsp. hungaricum was recorded. In Poland, two alien Erigeron sumatrensis and Lepidium didymum were found as well as the native species Typha shuttleworthii, which is considered vulnerable. In Slovakia, new localities of Scorzonera humilis, Stellaria ruderalis, Taraxacum serotinum and Typha shuttleworthii were found as well as alien Portulaca grandiflora. New records of Centaurea kotschyana, Euphrasia salisburgensis, Galium album subsp. suberectum and Salix retusa were reported in the Ukrainian Carpathians. URL: https://www.upjs.sk/pracoviska/botanicka-zahrada/odborne-aktivity/contents-abstracts/","PeriodicalId":39216,"journal":{"name":"Thaiszia Journal of Botany","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"90327270","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Human-nature relationships in the collections of the National Archaeological Museum of Naples: a botanical perspective","authors":"R. Motti, M. Ricciardi, P. Giulierini","doi":"10.33542/tjb2022-2-02","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.33542/tjb2022-2-02","url":null,"abstract":"The portrayal of plants depicted in works of art in antiquity can provide insights into human–nature relationships. We have identified the botanical species sculpted on marble and stone and depicted on wall paintings, vases, mosaics, and furnishings in the National Archaeological Museum of Naples, which houses the greatest collection of Greco-Roman antiquities in the world. In detail, the main objectives of the present study were to analyse and discuss the symbolic role of some plants more strongly linked to a deity or involved in other aspects of Greco-Roman life and customs. The attention was particularly devoted to their symbolic role in mythology, their use in medical and ritual practices, their artistic meaning in domestic representations and their representation in Nilotic scenes. URL: https://www.upjs.sk/pracoviska/botanicka-zahrada/odborne-aktivity/contents-abstracts/","PeriodicalId":39216,"journal":{"name":"Thaiszia Journal of Botany","volume":"25 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"81269099","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Legumes in natural post-fire successions of forest meadows and pastures in Northern Bulgaria","authors":"G. Naydenova, M. Radkova, A. Iantcheva","doi":"10.33542/tjb2022-1-05","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.33542/tjb2022-1-05","url":null,"abstract":"We have witnessed a drastic increase in global fires in recent years that are strongly linked to climate change. On the other hand, the prescribed fires are applied in agricultural practice; however, their effectiveness is controversial. It is important to study the effects of both types of fires – wild and prescribed to predict their impact on biota. In this study, four different locations in Central Norther Bulgaria that recovered after the fire were studied concerning the biodiversity and abundance of the first colonizer species. Two generations from the locations were studied and demonstrated that the legume plants are dominant. The abundant species and their morphological and physiological characteristics are described. The annual species like Bituminaria bituminosa, Vicia striata, and Medicago minima propagated with seeds and perennial rhizome Lathyrus pratensis and Trifolium medium show the best potential to resprout after the fire events. Presented results will help responsible authorities of our county to take adequate actions for burned areas recovery. The directions for future studies are highlighted. URL: https://www.upjs.sk/pracoviska/botanicka-zahrada/odborne-aktivity/contents-abstracts/","PeriodicalId":39216,"journal":{"name":"Thaiszia Journal of Botany","volume":"254 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"90497571","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Dagmar Olejková, J. Košťál, Ľ. Ďurišová, Pavol Eliáš Jr.
{"title":"Yellow vetchling (Lathyrus aphaca L.) and round-seeded vetchling (Lathyrus sphaericus Retz.) – two species rediscovered for the flora of Slovakia","authors":"Dagmar Olejková, J. Košťál, Ľ. Ďurišová, Pavol Eliáš Jr.","doi":"10.33542/tjb2022-1-04","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.33542/tjb2022-1-04","url":null,"abstract":"This paper presents information about new findings of two regionally extinct Lathyrus species: L. aphaca and L. sphaericus. A relatively large population of the Lathyrus aphaca was found along a unpaved road through abandoned pear orchards at the northern edge of the Dolné Vestenice village (W Slovakia, Strážovské vrchy Mts.) in 2019 where it occurs in speciesrich shrub vegetation of the Berberidion alliance. L. sphaericus was found in 2020 on the dry rocky slopes of Kusá hora hill near Kozárovce (SW Slovakia, Štiavnické vrchy Mts.). It grew in relatively species rich xero-thermophilous vegetation of the Festucion valesiacae alliance developed on volcanic rocks. We therefore propose to reclassify both species in the Slovak Red List of Ferns and Vascular Plants from the category \"regionally extinct\" to \"critically endangered\". URL: https://www.upjs.sk/pracoviska/botanicka-zahrada/odborne-aktivity/contents-abstracts/","PeriodicalId":39216,"journal":{"name":"Thaiszia Journal of Botany","volume":"27 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"87232922","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}