Asia, Central

The geographical area of Asia comprising KAZAKHSTAN; KYRGYZSTAN; TAJIKISTAN; TURKMENISTAN; and UZBEKISTAN. The desert region of Kara Kum (Qara Qum) is largely in Turkmenistan and the desert region of Kyzyl Kum (Kizil Kum or Qizil Qum), is in Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan. (From Webster's New Geographical Dictionary, 1988, p233, 590, 636)

Year introduced: 1982

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Tree Number(s): Z01.252.100

MeSH Unique ID: D001209

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Geographic Locations
Asia
Asia, Central
Kazakhstan
Kyrgyzstan
Tajikistan
Turkmenistan
Uzbekistan