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<abstract xmlns="http://eprints.org/ep2/data/2.0">Caucasus represents the eastern boundary of distribution for many European terrestrial orchids. In spite of the fact that this region is characterized by high endemism and is considered to be one of the 25 hot spots of biodiversity worldwide, the family Orchidaceae contains only few endemic species with wider areas of distribution entered in the adjacent regions as Asia Minor or Northern Caucasus. </abstract>
