Vegetation and Flora of the Islands of Masirah and Shaghaf, Sultanate of Oman PDF

Keywords

Vegetation, flora, Sultanate of Oman

Abstract

The vegetation of the Islands of Masirah and Shaghaf is broadly classified with that of Barr al Hikman (east-central Oman) and its adjacent areas. The detailed study shows 8 vegetation types which are related to the different landforms of the Islands. The highest number of species are recorded in the central mountain range in Masirah and the highest number of halophytes known from Shaghaf Wadis are identified as the most species-rich areas. Stipagrostis masirahensis and Euphorbia masirahensis are endemic Poecilohydric lichens, unknown elsewhere on mainland Oman, are present on limestone outcrops in the north and south of the central mountains in Masirah..