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

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 June 2014

A. Patzelt ,
T. Harrison ,
S. G. Knees  and
L. Al Harthy
A. Patzelt
Affiliation:
Oman Botanic Garden, Diwan of Royal Court, PO Box 808, Muscat 122, Sultanate of Oman. E-mail for correspondence: [email protected]
T. Harrison
Affiliation:
BG Group, 100 Thames Valley Park, Reading RG6 1PT, UK.
S. G. Knees
Affiliation:
Centre for Middle Eastern Plants, Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, 20A Inverleith Row, Edinburgh EH3 5LR, UK.
L. Al Harthy
Affiliation:
Oman Botanic Garden, Diwan of Royal Court, PO Box 808, Muscat 122, Sultanate of Oman. E-mail for correspondence: [email protected]
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Abstract

Sixty new or updated records of plant species are reported from the Sultanate of Oman, as a result of field work and herbarium research. Four taxa represent new records for Arabia, 26 are new records for Oman, and 30 represent an extended distribution within Oman. Some previously doubtful records are confirmed. Brief comments are given on the phytogeography and ecology of the taxa. Most new records have been made in mountainous areas, either in southern or northern Oman, mostly in areas that previously were botanically very poorly known or unexplored.

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ArabiaendemismOmanphytogeography
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Edinburgh Journal of Botany , Volume 71 , Issue 2 , July 2014 , pp. 161 - 180
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Copyright © Trustees of the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh 2014 

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