Mariamjvari Strict Nature Reserve Explained

Mariamjvari Strict Nature Reserve
Iucn Category:Ia
Map:Georgia#Georgia Kakheti
Relief:1
Location: Georgia
Coordinates:41.7686°N 45.3772°W
Area Km2:18.41
Established:1935
Governing Body:Agency of Protected Areas
Website:Mariamjvari Protected Areas

Mariamjvari Strict Nature Reserve (Georgian: მარიამჯვრის სახელმწიფო ნაკრძალი) is a protected area in Sagarejo Municipality, Kakheti region of Georgia on the southern slopes of Gombori Range.[1]

History

Mariamjvari Nature Reserve was founded in 1935 with the purpose of preserving untouched landscapes of relic Sosnowskyi pine (Pinus sosnowskyi).[2] [3]

Presently Mariamjvari Strict Nature Reserve is part of Georgia's Protected Areas which also includes Korugi Managed Reserve and Iori Managed Reserve.[4]

Flora

Most of the reserve landscape is covered with forest. Relict Sosnovskyi pine of Caucasus is spread at 800–1800 m above sea level. It is represented by variety of forms due to tree polymorphism : pyramidal (Pinus Sosnowsky Nakai var. Pyramidalis Kurd.), compact (Pinus Sosnowsky Nakai var. Compacta Kurd.), oval (Pinus Sosnowsky Nakai var. Ovalus Kurd.), umbrella type (Pinus Sosnowsky Nakai var. umbraculifera Kurd.).In protected forest there are also specimens of hornbeam, oriental hornbeam (Carpinus orientalis), oak, beech, maple, elm. There are also many species of shrubs.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Mariamjvari in Georgia. Protected Planet. 2018-11-02.
  2. http://www.biodiversity-georgia.net/index.php?taxon=Pinus+sosnowskyi Pinus sylvestris(sosnowskyi)
  3. http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl1.1/record/kew-2872511 Pinus sylvestris var. hamata Steven
  4. Web site: Mariamjvari Strict Nature Reserve Administration - Agency of Protected Areas of Georgia. apa.gov.ge. 2018-11-09.