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IMPORTANT PLANT AREAS IN THE ARABIAN PENINSULA: 3. ‘URUQ BANI MA‘ARID

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 June 2011

M. Hall ,
A. G. Miller ,
O. A. Llewellyn ,
T. M. Al-Abbasi ,
R. J. Al-Harbi  and
K. F. Al-Shammari
M. Hall
Affiliation:
Centre for Middle Eastern Plants, Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, 20A Inverleith Row, Edinburgh EH3 5LR, Scotland, UK. E-mail for correspondence: [email protected]
A. G. Miller
Affiliation:
Centre for Middle Eastern Plants, Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, 20A Inverleith Row, Edinburgh EH3 5LR, Scotland, UK. E-mail for correspondence: [email protected]
O. A. Llewellyn
Affiliation:
Saudi Wildlife Commission (SWC) – formerly National Commission for Wildlife Conservation and Development (NCWCD), PO Box 61681, Riyadh 11575, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
T. M. Al-Abbasi
Affiliation:
Saudi Wildlife Commission (SWC) – formerly National Commission for Wildlife Conservation and Development (NCWCD), PO Box 61681, Riyadh 11575, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
R. J. Al-Harbi
Affiliation:
Saudi Wildlife Commission (SWC) – formerly National Commission for Wildlife Conservation and Development (NCWCD), PO Box 61681, Riyadh 11575, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
K. F. Al-Shammari
Affiliation:
Saudi Wildlife Commission (SWC) – formerly National Commission for Wildlife Conservation and Development (NCWCD), PO Box 61681, Riyadh 11575, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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Abstract

‘Uruq Bani Ma‘arid in Saudi Arabia is an Important Plant Area (IPA) in the Arabian Peninsula. This paper describes the flora of ‘Uruq Bani Ma‘arid, provides an up-to-date botanical checklist of the area, and gives background information on the geology and fauna. It designates the locality as an IPA due to the highest known levels of plant species diversity in the Empty Quarter and the presence of endemic Arabian taxa. In addition to conservation assessments, this study discusses socio-economic issues, threats to biodiversity conservation on ‘Uruq Bani Ma‘arid, and the future research required to build upon these preliminary studies. A new combination is made for Fagonia schweinfurthii.

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ConservationEmpty Quarterendemic speciesImportant Plant AreaSaudi Arabia‘Uruq Bani Ma‘arid
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Edinburgh Journal of Botany , Volume 68 , Issue 2 , July 2011 , pp. 183 - 197
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Copyright © Trustees of the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh 2011

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