An analysis of travel reports of the Finnish botanical expeditions to Russian Lapland (Murmansk Region and Northern Karelia) in 1861 and 1863

Finnish botanical expeditions, which were made to Russian Lapland (present-day Murmansk Region and northern Karelia, Russia) in 1861 and 1863, published travel reports with preliminary information, which contained numerous floristic novelties and phytogeographical observations but have been overlooked in present-day studies. Two reports appeared in print, by Gustav Selin on the expedition made in 1861, and by Nils Isak Fellman on the expedition made in 1863. We analysed mentions of vascular plant species published in these travel reports in order to trace and evaluate first records and localities of rare and legally protected species on the basis of herbarium vouchers kept at H. In spite of high self-claims, Selin actually reported 9 species new to present-day Murmansk Region and 1 species new to Republic of Karelia, and 4 species of vascular plants that are currently under legal protection in Murmansk Region, whereas Fellman reported 11 species new to Murmansk Region and 5 species new ...1861年与1863年，芬兰植物考察队前往俄罗斯拉普兰（Russian Lapland，今俄罗斯摩尔曼斯克州与北卡累利阿地区）开展考察，并发布了搭载初步研究信息的旅行报告。此类报告虽记载了大量植物区系新发现与植物地理学观测记录，却在当代研究中长期被忽视。其中两份报告已正式刊印：分别由古斯塔夫·塞林（Gustav Selin）针对1861年考察队撰写，以及尼尔斯·伊萨克·费尔曼（Nils Isak Fellman）针对1863年考察队撰写。本研究针对上述两份旅行报告中提及的维管植物物种展开分析，旨在依托馆藏于H的标本馆凭证标本，追溯并评估珍稀及受法律保护物种的首次记录与分布位点。尽管塞林的报告存在较高的自我宣称成果，但其实际记载了9种此前未见于今摩尔曼斯克州（Murmansk Region）的维管植物、1种此前未见于卡累利阿共和国（Republic of Karelia）的维管植物，以及4种目前在摩尔曼斯克州（Murmansk Region）受法律保护的维管植物；而费尔曼则记载了11种新分布于摩尔曼斯克州（Murmansk Region）的物种、5种新分布于……