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New records for the flora of Fujairah Emirate (United Arab Emirates)

Authors :
Вячеслав Вячеславович Бялт
Михаил Владимирович Коршунов
Source :
Turczaninowia, Vol 24, Iss 1, Pp 98-107 (2021)
Publication Year :
2021
Publisher :
Altay State University, 2021.

Abstract

During floristic research in 2017–2020 in the Emirate of Fujairah in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), we made new findings that complement the species composition of the flora of vascular plants in the territory of the Emirate and the UAE as a whole. The article provides data on 7 new ergasiophytes and ergasiophygophytes, alien to the Emirate of Fujairah: Asystasia gangetica T. Andersson (Acanthaceae) found growing wild in Dibba, A. gangetica subsp. micrantha (Nees) Y. F. Deng et N. H. Xia (Acanthaceae), as a weed in the nurseries of Dibba, Rul Dadna and Al Bidiya, Centella asiatica (L.) Urb. (Apiaceae), as a weed in Dibba town, Basella alba L. (Basellaceae) cultivated and becomes wild in Dibba town, Citrus ×limon (L.) Osbeck (Rutaceae) cultivated and often found growing wild in Dibba, the village of Sharm and other settlements of the Emirate, Murraya koenigii (L.) Spreng. cultivated and becomes wild in Dibba, Rul Dadna, Al Bidiya and other places, and M. paniculata (L.) Jack (Rutaceae) cultivated and becomes wild in plant nurseries in Dibba and Al Bidiya. Asystasia gangetica, A. micrantha, and Centella asiatica are new alien species for Fujairah Emirate and the UAE, and Basella nigra, Murraya koenigii and M. paniculata are new also for Arabia as a whole. A brief history of the study of the flora of the UAE and a preliminary summary of its species diversity are also given.

Details

Language :
English, Russian
ISSN :
15607259 and 15607267
Volume :
24
Issue :
1
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Turczaninowia
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.2a0c246577a4b228c8d043b8bdf1950
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.14258/turczaninowia.24.1.12