EXOTIC SPECIES OF SOCOTRA ISLAND, YEMEN: A FIRST CONTRIBUTION

Authors

  • R.K. SOMASHEKAR
  • F. ATTORRE Enviromental Biology Department, Sapienza University of Roma. Piazzale Aldo Moro, 5 00185 Roma Italy
  • N. TALEB
  • F. BRUNO

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.4462/annbotrm-9115

Abstract

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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SOMASHEKAR, R., ATTORRE, F., TALEB, N., & BRUNO, F. (2010). EXOTIC SPECIES OF SOCOTRA ISLAND, YEMEN: A FIRST CONTRIBUTION. Annali Di Botanica. https://doi.org/10.4462/annbotrm-9115

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Vol 0 (2010)

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