Our present knowledge of the bryoflora of United Arab Emirates | ||||
Taeckholmia | ||||
Article 14, Volume 21, Issue 1, 2001, Page 173-186 PDF (156.96 K) | ||||
Document Type: Original Article | ||||
DOI: 10.21608/taec.2001.12463 | ||||
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Authors | ||||
Wagieh El- Saadawi 1; Hanaa Shabbara2 | ||||
1Botany Department, Faculty of Science, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt. | ||||
2Botany Department, Faculty of Science, Ain Shams University.Cairo-Egypt. | ||||
Abstract | ||||
Seventeen, out of 29 mosses, and two hepatics, recently collected from the United Arab Emirates (UAE), are new records for the country and the total number of bryophytes is raised to 61 entities (51 mosses & 10 hepatics). Eight mosses are new records to the whole Arabian Peninsula including three mosses which are new records to South-West Asia. Habitats and distribution of the 31 collected taxa are given together with an artificial key to all recorded mosses. | ||||
Keywords | ||||
bryophytes; hepatics; Mosses; United Arab Emirates | ||||
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