{"title":"New Succulents for the Tunisian and North African Alien Flora","authors":"R. Mokni, A. Elaissi, F. Verloove","doi":"10.2985/026.026.0110","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"Abstract: Botanical surveys undertaken in Central and Northern Tunisia (North Africa), mostly between 2012 and 2018, have revealed 12 non-native succulent (sensu lato) taxa that had not been reported before, either from the whole Mediterranean area, or from North Africa and Tunisia. The new taxa here reported belong to Aizoaceae, Basellaceae, Crassulaceae and Euphorbiaceae. Some can be considered naturalized or even potentially invasive in North Africa (e.g. Aptenia cordifolia (L.f.) Schwantes), whereas others are here reported for the first time from the Mediterranean area, e.g.: Carpobrotus dimidiatus (Harv.) L.Bolus and Volkeranthus aitonis (Jacquin) Gerbaulet. Some general information for each of these taxa is given, including data on their actual distribution and invasion status worldwide. Some field photographs are moreover provided.","PeriodicalId":50413,"journal":{"name":"Haseltonia","volume":"71 1","pages":"68 - 77"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0000,"publicationDate":"2020-02-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"12","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Haseltonia","FirstCategoryId":"99","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.2985/026.026.0110","RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q2","JCRName":"PLANT SCIENCES","Score":null,"Total":0}
引用次数: 12
Abstract
Abstract: Botanical surveys undertaken in Central and Northern Tunisia (North Africa), mostly between 2012 and 2018, have revealed 12 non-native succulent (sensu lato) taxa that had not been reported before, either from the whole Mediterranean area, or from North Africa and Tunisia. The new taxa here reported belong to Aizoaceae, Basellaceae, Crassulaceae and Euphorbiaceae. Some can be considered naturalized or even potentially invasive in North Africa (e.g. Aptenia cordifolia (L.f.) Schwantes), whereas others are here reported for the first time from the Mediterranean area, e.g.: Carpobrotus dimidiatus (Harv.) L.Bolus and Volkeranthus aitonis (Jacquin) Gerbaulet. Some general information for each of these taxa is given, including data on their actual distribution and invasion status worldwide. Some field photographs are moreover provided.
期刊介绍:
Haseltonia, Yearbook of the Cactus and Succulent Society of America, is published in full color and features peer-reviewed articles about all aspects of cacti, succulents and their environs. Topics include current research and conservation reports, new species descriptions and lengthy taxonomic revisions, historical and biographical notes, chemical and cytological studies, evolutionary biology and ethnobotanical reports, propagation and pest control methods, and pollinator studies. Serious students of the world''s succulent flora, botanists, taxonomists, researchers and horticulturalists will all find Haseltonia a valuable addition to their book collection.