Author(s): T.A. Al-Turki, H.A. Al·Olayan and K. Swarupanandan
Article publication date: 2002-12-01
Vol. 20 No. 4 (yearly), pp. 228-231.
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Keywords
New record, Dianthus cyri, Caryophyllaceae, flora, Saudi Arabia, Jabal Aja
Abstract
Dianthus cyri Fisch. & Mey., a Southwest Asian species, earlier reported from Oman and UAE in the Arabian Peninsula, is reported from Jebel Aja, in the Hail Province, which is a new record for Saudi Arabia. The species is described and illustrated pointing out its characteristics and differences from other species found in Saudi Arabia.