Phragmites australis (Poaceae): New addition to flora of southwestern Saudi Arabia

Abstract

Phragmites australis (Poaceae) is a cosmopolitan reed grass, so far reported only in Eastern Region of Saudi Arabia. Our recent field exploration in the South West Region of Saudi Arabia resulted in documentation of this species in Gizan City (Jazan Region). The species is reported here as a first record in Jazan Region and an addition to Jazan flora. A note on distribution, ecology, and brief description of the plant is also provided.

Exploration of the Medicinal Flora of the Aljumum Region in Saudi Arabia

“…This study can be considered the first study concerning the flora of Aljumum, although some studies have recorded many plant species in the Aljumum area for various research purposes [22,66,67]. The most prevalent families recorded in this study were Fabaceae and Poaceae, which are families with a typical distribution in most ecosystems in the Makkah region according to some studies that were interested in the flora of the western region of Saudi Arabia [68][69][70][71]. The findings of the current study have shown that the locations of C (Osfan), D (Al-Fawara), and E (Wadi Al-Rayan and Ayen-Shams) were the most diverse in general terms of biodiversity assessments.…”

Tropaeolaceae: A New Family Record for the Flora Of Saudi Arabia

“…It is exposed to moist air masses coming from the Red Sea and Mediterranean Sea (Al-Ahmadi and Al-Ahmadi, 2014). This region is characterized by its high plant species diversity and many new taxa and records have been reported in this region (Al-Zahrani and El-Karemy, 2007;Fayed and Al-Zahrani, 2007;Thomas et al, 2014Thomas et al, , 2015Al-Robai et al, 2018;El-Shaboury et al, 2018;Remesh et al, 2019;Basahi and Masrahi, 2019;Alharbi and Al-Qthanin, 2020).…”

A New Record for the Flora of Saudi Arabia: Portulaca foliosa Ker Gawl. (Portulacaceae)

“…However, the number of species increases year by year due to intensive biodiversity surveys and vegetation studies. The majority of the identified species have been reported as new records (Masrahi et al, 2010(Masrahi et al, , 2011Thomas et al, 2014;Al-Sodany, 2016;Al-Robai et al, 2018;El-Shaboury et al, 2018;Remesh et al, 2019), while others have been recorded as new species (Al-Zahrani & El-Karemy, 2007;Fayed & Al-Zahrani, 2007;Basahi & Masrahi, 2019). Albaha area, a part of the southwestern region of Saudi Arabia, has more than 80% of the Kingdom's flora (Thomas, 2011).…”

“…Albaha area, a part of the southwestern region of Saudi Arabia, has more than 80% of the Kingdom's flora (Thomas, 2011). It is considered to be one of the country's areas where its flora is still under exploration (Remesh et al, 2019). Moreover, El-Shaboury et al (2018) indicated that many species are not well classified in this area and are thus considered unknown species.…”