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STUDIES IN THE FLORA OF ARABIA: XXXIV. SIXTY NEW RECORDS FROM THE SULTANATE OF OMAN

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 June 2020

A. Patzelt ,
S. Al Hatmi ,
A. Al Hinai ,
Z. Al Qassabi  and
S. G. Knees
A. Patzelt
Affiliation:
Oman Botanic Garden, Diwan of Royal Court, PO Box 808, Muscat 122, Oman. E-mail for correspondence: annette.patzelt@gmail.com
S. Al Hatmi
Affiliation:
Oman Botanic Garden, Diwan of Royal Court, PO Box 808, Muscat 122, Oman. E-mail for correspondence: annette.patzelt@gmail.com
A. Al Hinai
Affiliation:
Oman Botanic Garden, Diwan of Royal Court, PO Box 808, Muscat 122, Oman. E-mail for correspondence: annette.patzelt@gmail.com
Z. Al Qassabi
Affiliation:
Oman Botanic Garden, Diwan of Royal Court, PO Box 808, Muscat 122, Oman. E-mail for correspondence: annette.patzelt@gmail.com
S. G. Knees
Affiliation:
Centre for Middle Eastern Plants, Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, 20A Inverleith Row, Edinburgh EH3 5LR, Scotland, UK.
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Abstract

Sixty new or updated records of plants species are reported from the Sultanate of Oman, as a result of fieldwork and research undertaken. Five taxa represent new records for Arabia, twenty-seven taxa are new records for Oman, and twenty-eight records represent an extended distribution within Oman. Some previously doubtful records are confirmed. Brief comments are given on the phytogeography, taxonomy and ecology of the taxa. Most new records have been collected in mountainous areas, either in southern Oman or in northern Oman, mainly in areas that previously were botanically poorly known.

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Arabianew recordsOmanphytogeography

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Edinburgh Journal of Botany , Volume 77 , Issue 3 , November 2020 , pp. 413 - 437
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© Trustees of the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh (2020)

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