XVI International Botanical Congess

Critical revision of Ranunculaceae of the Russian Far East has allowed to find out 202 species of 28 genera. The biggest genera are: Ranunculus (44 species), Aconitum (39 species), Anemone (23 species), Thalictrum (15 species), Delphinium (11 species). On the whole, such correlation of species is characteristic of Eastern Asiatic floristic region. There are no endemical genera in the Russian Far East. The analysis of areas and ecological-coenotic paticulars of Ranunculaceae points to its close connection with the wood tertiary, mostly mesophytic Manchurian flora. The Manchurian flora endemics are the most numerous -38 species (there are about 46% of general quantity of Ranunculaceae endemics in the Russian Far East).