| Takhtajaniantha tau-saghyz | |
|---|---|
| |
Scientific classification 
| |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Genus: | Takhtajaniantha |
| Species: | T. tau-saghyz
|
| Binomial name | |
| Takhtajaniantha tau-saghyz | |
| Synonyms | |
|
List
| |
Takhtajaniantha tau-saghyz is a species of plant in the family Asteraceae.[1][2]
It is endemic to Tajikistan, Uzbekistan[3] and the Karatau Mountains of Kazakhstan[4] in Central Asia.
Uses[edit]
Takhtajaniantha tau-saghyz is of interest as a source of latex suitable for making natural rubber,[5][6] with latex (in old specimens on average 20%) contained in large roots and underground stems extending from them.[4] The Soviet Union cultivated this species, together with Taraxacum hybernum and Taraxacum kok-saghyz, on a large scale between 1931 and 1950—notably during World War II—as an emergency source of rubber when supplies of rubber from Hevea brasiliensis in Southeast Asia were threatened.
References[edit]
- ^ a b Scorzonera tau-saghyz at the International Plant Names Index.
- ^ Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. Flora SSSR; 1934-1964 (USSR).
- ^ "National Gene Bank of Tunisia: Scorzonera tau-saghyz report". GRIN.gov.
- ^ a b Gaister, Aron (1934). "ТАУ-САГЫЗ". Сельскохозяйственный словарь-справочник (in Russian). Retrieved 2022-04-09 – via Словари и энциклопедии на Академике.
- ^ Bonner, James, and Arthur W. Galston. The physiology and biochemistry of rubber formation in plants. December 1947, 13(10):543-596. The Botanical Review.
- ^ 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.