Scorzonera tau-saghyz

Scorzonera tau-saghyz is a species of Scorzonera, in the family Asteraceae.[1][2]

Scorzonera tau-saghyz
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
(unranked):
Angiosperms
(unranked):
Eudicots
(unranked):
Asterids
Order:
Asterales
Family:
Asteraceae
Genus:
Scorzonera
Species:
S. tau-saghyz
Binomial name
Scorzonera tau-saghyz
Lipsch. & G.G.Bosse[1]

It is endemic to Tajikistan and Uzbekistan in Central Asia.[3]

Uses

It is of interest as a source of latex suitable for making natural rubber.[4][5]

References
  1. Scorzonera tau-saghyz at the International Plant Names Index.
  2. Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. Flora SSSR; 1934-1964 (USSR).
  3. GRIN.gov; National Gene Bank of Tunisia: Scorzonera tau-saghyz report
  4. Bonner, James, and Arthur W. Galston. The physiology and biochemistry of rubber formation in plants. December 1947, 13(10):543-596. The Botanical Review.
  5. Buranov, Anvar U., and Burkhon J. Elmuradov. Extraction and Characterization of Latex and Natural Rubber from Rubber-Bearing Plants. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 2010 58(2):734-743.


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