Epipogium aphyllum Sw.

Kubentayev, Serik A., Efimov, Petr G., Alibekov, Daniyar T., Kupriyanov, Andrey N., Izbastina, Klara S., Khalymbetova, Aizhan E. & Perezhogin, Yuri V., 2023, Review of Orchidaceae of the northern part of Kazakhstan, PhytoKeys 229, pp. 185-213 : 185

Epipogium aphyllum Sw.

Distribution in adjacent reg.

Russia (European Russia, Ural, Siberia), Kazakhstan (Altai).

Specimens examined and literature records.

Karkaraly: Karaganda Region: Karkaraly District: Kent Mountains, “Karaagash” place, 4 Aug 1986, Kupriyanov and Mikhailov s.n.. (KG!).

Habitat and ecology.

Swampy pine forests, swamps.

Phenology.

Flowering in Jul-Aug; fruiting in Sep-Oct.

Conservation status.

This species is included in the Red Book of Kazakhstan (category II) as a rare species found in small numbers within a limited area. In the studied region, it is preserved in the "Karkaraly Biological Reserve".

Notes.

The species in the studied region is known from a single locality in central Kazakhstan, as confirmed by the above herbarium sample. This finding was published in 1987 ( Kupriyanov and Mikhailov 1987). Currently, further study is necessary to determine whether this locality is still extant.