taxonID	type	description	language	source
200BBEC3EDDC5391B0F979F409C8D487.taxon	description	Figs 2, 3	en	Shchegoleva, Natalia V., Nikitina, Elena V., Juramurodov, Inom J., Zverev, Andrei A., Turginov, Orzimat T., Jabborov, Anvarbek M., Yusupov, Ziyoviddin, Dekhkonov, Davron B., Deng, Tao, Sun, Hang (2022): A new species of Ranunculus (Ranunculaceae) from Western Pamir-Alay, Uzbekistan. PhytoKeys 193: 125-139, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/phytokeys.193.70757, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/phytokeys.193.70757
200BBEC3EDDC5391B0F979F409C8D487.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. Similar to R. botschantzevii, R. convexiusculus and R. alpigenus morphologically, but differing in the rounded-reniform radical leaves dissected into 3 - 5 segments, each 2 - 5 - partite into elongated lobes rounded at the apex (Fig. 4). Ranunculus tojibaevii differs from R. alpigenus in having fewer levels of leaf blade dissection. It differs from R. convexiusculus in the dissection of the radical leaf blades, larger flowers and having somewhat white, bristle-like hairs on the root collar and also from R. botschantzevii by the rounded apical lobes of the basal leaves and more xeromorphic habit.	en	Shchegoleva, Natalia V., Nikitina, Elena V., Juramurodov, Inom J., Zverev, Andrei A., Turginov, Orzimat T., Jabborov, Anvarbek M., Yusupov, Ziyoviddin, Dekhkonov, Davron B., Deng, Tao, Sun, Hang (2022): A new species of Ranunculus (Ranunculaceae) from Western Pamir-Alay, Uzbekistan. PhytoKeys 193: 125-139, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/phytokeys.193.70757, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/phytokeys.193.70757
200BBEC3EDDC5391B0F979F409C8D487.taxon	materials_examined	Type. Uzbekistan. Hissar Ridge, Baysuntau, Khodzha-Gurgur-ata Mountains, vicinity of the Village Gumatag, 38 ° 22.2888 ' N, 67 ° 21.0834 ' E, 2482 m a. s. l., 30 May 2019, N. Shchegoleva, A. Jabborov, O. Turginov (holotype: TASH- 003743; isotypes: TASH- 003748, TASH- 003749, TASH- 003750, TK- 002339).	en	Shchegoleva, Natalia V., Nikitina, Elena V., Juramurodov, Inom J., Zverev, Andrei A., Turginov, Orzimat T., Jabborov, Anvarbek M., Yusupov, Ziyoviddin, Dekhkonov, Davron B., Deng, Tao, Sun, Hang (2022): A new species of Ranunculus (Ranunculaceae) from Western Pamir-Alay, Uzbekistan. PhytoKeys 193: 125-139, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/phytokeys.193.70757, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/phytokeys.193.70757
200BBEC3EDDC5391B0F979F409C8D487.taxon	description	Description. Herbs perennial. Roots dimorphic, some roots subulate, up to 0.5 mm thick, storage roots palmately-thickened, ca. 2.5 mm thick; root collar with milk-white bristle-like hairs. Stems 10 - 12 (- 15) cm tall, up to 2 mm diam., erect, branched, pubescent with white curly hairs, 1 - 3 - flowered. Leaves dimorphic, radical leaves 2 - 3, 1.6 - 2 x 1.5 - 2.2 cm, blade rounded-reniform, 3 - 5 - dissected, segments 2 - 5 - partite, elongate, lobes apically rounded; cauline leaves 1 - 2, petiole short, slender, blade trisected, lobes 0.6 - 0.9 x 0.1 - 0.2 cm, oblong-lanceolate. Flowers 1.6 - 2.4 cm diam., sepals 0.4 - 0.6 mm long, ovate-concave, sparsely white pubescent; petals 0.9 - 1.2 cm long, well-developed, ovate, apex rounded. Infructescence globose-ovoid; receptacle oblongoid, glabrous; achenes 1 - 1.8 mm long, with white bristle-like hairs; beak hamate-curved.	en	Shchegoleva, Natalia V., Nikitina, Elena V., Juramurodov, Inom J., Zverev, Andrei A., Turginov, Orzimat T., Jabborov, Anvarbek M., Yusupov, Ziyoviddin, Dekhkonov, Davron B., Deng, Tao, Sun, Hang (2022): A new species of Ranunculus (Ranunculaceae) from Western Pamir-Alay, Uzbekistan. PhytoKeys 193: 125-139, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/phytokeys.193.70757, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/phytokeys.193.70757
200BBEC3EDDC5391B0F979F409C8D487.taxon	distribution	Distribution. Ranunculus tojibaevii is distributed in the Khodzha-Gurgur-ata of the Baysuntau Mountains area of Hissar Ridge (Fig. 5). The closely-related R. convexiusculus is endemic to Central Asia and R. botschantzevii is endemic to the Western Pamir-Alay.	en	Shchegoleva, Natalia V., Nikitina, Elena V., Juramurodov, Inom J., Zverev, Andrei A., Turginov, Orzimat T., Jabborov, Anvarbek M., Yusupov, Ziyoviddin, Dekhkonov, Davron B., Deng, Tao, Sun, Hang (2022): A new species of Ranunculus (Ranunculaceae) from Western Pamir-Alay, Uzbekistan. PhytoKeys 193: 125-139, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/phytokeys.193.70757, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/phytokeys.193.70757
200BBEC3EDDC5391B0F979F409C8D487.taxon	etymology	Etymology. Ranunculus tojibaevii is named after Komiljon Tojibaev, a leading botanist, professor and academician from Uzbekistan who actively promotes the botanical sciences in Central Asia.	en	Shchegoleva, Natalia V., Nikitina, Elena V., Juramurodov, Inom J., Zverev, Andrei A., Turginov, Orzimat T., Jabborov, Anvarbek M., Yusupov, Ziyoviddin, Dekhkonov, Davron B., Deng, Tao, Sun, Hang (2022): A new species of Ranunculus (Ranunculaceae) from Western Pamir-Alay, Uzbekistan. PhytoKeys 193: 125-139, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/phytokeys.193.70757, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/phytokeys.193.70757
