New records of coniferous species (Gymnospermae, Pinidae) for the non-native woody flora of Tunisia and North Africa

Ten new taxa of gymnosperms are added to the non-indigenous woody flora of Tunisia, after almost two decades of botanical surveys. Four of them ( , var. , var. , var. ) are also new for the flora of North Africa. is here first reported for the Mediterranean Basin. Three genera ( , and ) are firstly...

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Published inHacquetia Vol. 23; no. 1; pp. 119 - 136
Main Author El Mokni, Ridha
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Slovenian
Published Ljubljana Sciendo 01.06.2024
De Gruyter Poland
Subjects
alien species
Chorology
Coniferae
D. Don
Flora
Flowers & plants
Genera
Gymnosperms
Laricoideae
naturalization
New records
New taxa
Pharmacy
Pinopsida
Rich
Seeds
Taxonomy
North Africa
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Summary:Ten new taxa of gymnosperms are added to the non-indigenous woody flora of Tunisia, after almost two decades of botanical surveys. Four of them ( , var. , var. , var. ) are also new for the flora of North Africa. is here first reported for the Mediterranean Basin. Three genera ( , and ) are firstly recorded for the non-native vascular flora of Africa whereas two genera ( and ) are reported for the first time only for the woody flora of Tunisia. Brief descriptions together with filed photographs, global distributions and habitats at national scale are provided. Some taxonomic comments on their distinguishable features as well as updated keys are also presented.
ISSN:1854-9829
1581-4661
1854-9829
DOI:10.2478/hacq-2023-0004