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IMPORTANT PLANT AREAS IN THE ARABIAN PENINSULA: 2. FARASAN ARCHIPELAGO

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 May 2010

M. Hall ,
O. A. Llewellyn ,
A. G. Miller ,
T. M. Al-Abbasi ,
A. H. Al-Wetaid ,
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: m.hall@rbge.ac.uk
O. A. Llewellyn
Affiliation:
Saudi Wildlife Commission (SWC), PO Box 61681, Riyadh 11575, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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: m.hall@rbge.ac.uk
T. M. Al-Abbasi
Affiliation:
Saudi Wildlife Commission (SWC), PO Box 61681, Riyadh 11575, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
A. H. Al-Wetaid
Affiliation:
Saudi Wildlife Commission (SWC), PO Box 61681, Riyadh 11575, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
R. J. Al-Harbi
Affiliation:
Saudi Wildlife Commission (SWC), PO Box 61681, Riyadh 11575, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
K. F. Al-Shammari
Affiliation:
Saudi Wildlife Commission (SWC), PO Box 61681, Riyadh 11575, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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Abstract

The Farasan Archipelago in Saudi Arabia is an Important Plant Area (IPA) in the Arabian Peninsula. This paper describes the flora of the Farasan Islands and provides an up-to-date botanical checklist together with background information on the geology and fauna of the islands. It designates the locality as an IPA due to the presence of nationally and regionally rare species and the presence of good examples of mangrove vegetation, which is both regionally and globally threatened. In addition to conservation assessments, this study also examines conservation planning concerns, particularly the colonisation of the main island Farasan Al-Kabir by the invasive species Prosopis juliflora. Suggestions for conservation action are provided. A new combination is made for Tetraena boulosii.

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ConservationFarasan ArchipelagoImportant Plant Arearare speciesSaudi Arabia
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Edinburgh Journal of Botany , Volume 67 , Issue 2 , July 2010 , pp. 189 - 208
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Copyright © Trustees of the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh 2010

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