EXOTIC SPECIES OF SOCOTRA ISLAND, YEMEN: A FIRST CONTRIBUTION

EXOTIC SPECIES OF SOCOTRA ISLAND, YEMEN: A FIRST CONTRIBUTION

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A first inventory of the exotic species of Socotra has been compiled on the basis of the published literature and original distribution data collected by field surveys from 2006 to 2008. A strictly geographical and conservative approach was adopted including only cultivated species and those with a...

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Main Authors: R.K. SOMASHEKAR, F. ATTORRE, N. TALEB, F. BRUNO
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Language:English
Published: University La Sapienza of Rome 2010-04-01
Series:Annali di Botanica
Online Access:http://ojs.uniroma1.it/index.php/Annalidibotanica/article/view/9115
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spelling doaj-276a73f9d75f4793931f48b2a0340c032020-11-24T23:58:50ZengUniversity La Sapienza of RomeAnnali di Botanica0365-08122239-31292010-04-010010.4462/annbotrm-91159137EXOTIC SPECIES OF SOCOTRA ISLAND, YEMEN: A FIRST CONTRIBUTIONR.K. SOMASHEKARF. ATTORREN. TALEBF. BRUNOA first inventory of the exotic species of Socotra has been compiled on the basis of the published literature and original distribution data collected by field surveys from 2006 to 2008. A strictly geographical and conservative approach was adopted including only cultivated species and those with a native range separated from Socotra territory. The extracted aliens (87 taxa, 68 genera, 40 family) represent approximately 9% of the total flora of the region (850 taxa). Most were introduced in the past 10 to 20 years. Agricultural cultivated or crop species dominated with 38 species (43.7%), fruit followed by basing 14 species (16.1%) and ruder or ornamental species (35 species, 40.2%).http://ojs.uniroma1.it/index.php/Annalidibotanica/article/view/9115
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author R.K. SOMASHEKAR
F. ATTORRE
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F. BRUNO
spellingShingle R.K. SOMASHEKAR
F. ATTORRE
N. TALEB
F. BRUNO
EXOTIC SPECIES OF SOCOTRA ISLAND, YEMEN: A FIRST CONTRIBUTION
Annali di Botanica
author_facet R.K. SOMASHEKAR
F. ATTORRE
N. TALEB
F. BRUNO
author_sort R.K. SOMASHEKAR
title EXOTIC SPECIES OF SOCOTRA ISLAND, YEMEN: A FIRST CONTRIBUTION
title_short EXOTIC SPECIES OF SOCOTRA ISLAND, YEMEN: A FIRST CONTRIBUTION
title_full EXOTIC SPECIES OF SOCOTRA ISLAND, YEMEN: A FIRST CONTRIBUTION
title_fullStr EXOTIC SPECIES OF SOCOTRA ISLAND, YEMEN: A FIRST CONTRIBUTION
title_full_unstemmed EXOTIC SPECIES OF SOCOTRA ISLAND, YEMEN: A FIRST CONTRIBUTION
title_sort exotic species of socotra island, yemen: a first contribution
publisher University La Sapienza of Rome
series Annali di Botanica
issn 0365-0812
2239-3129
publishDate 2010-04-01
description A first inventory of the exotic species of Socotra has been compiled on the basis of the published literature and original distribution data collected by field surveys from 2006 to 2008. A strictly geographical and conservative approach was adopted including only cultivated species and those with a native range separated from Socotra territory. The extracted aliens (87 taxa, 68 genera, 40 family) represent approximately 9% of the total flora of the region (850 taxa). Most were introduced in the past 10 to 20 years. Agricultural cultivated or crop species dominated with 38 species (43.7%), fruit followed by basing 14 species (16.1%) and ruder or ornamental species (35 species, 40.2%).
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