THREE NEW SPINY EUPHORBIA (EUPHORBIACEAE) SPECIES FROM WESTERN SAUDI ARABIA

Authors

  • A. A. Fayed Assiut University
  • D. A. Al-Zahrani Jeddah Teacher's College

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1017/S0960428607000844

Keywords:

Arabian Peninsula, distribution, Euphorbia, Saudi Arabia, taxonomy

Abstract

AbstractThree shrubby, succulent, spiny Euphorbia (Euphorbiaceae) species from western Saudi Arabia are described and illustrated as new: Euphorbia madinahensis Fayed & D.Al-Zahrani, Euphorbia saudiarabica Fayed & D.Al-Zahrani and Euphorbia taifensis Fayed & D.Al-Zahrani. Diagnostic characters, descriptions and taxonomic comments on each are given, and they are compared with closely related species. The geographical distribution of the three new species is shown.

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Published

2007-07-04

Issue

Vol. 64 No. 2 (2007)

Section

Original Research Articles

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