Our present knowledge of the bryoflora of United Arab Emirates

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

1 Botany Department, Faculty of Science, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt.

2 Botany 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.

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