Limonium failachicum (Plumbaginaceae) ― new and so far the only endemic plant from Kuwait
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Mucina, Ladislav
Erben, M.
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2006Type
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Erben, M. & Mucina, L. 2006. Limonium failachicum (Plumbaginaceae) ― new and so far the only endemic plant from Kuwait. Folia Geobotanica & Phytotaxonomica. 41: 229-235.
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School of Agriculture and Environment
Faculty of Science and Engineering
Department of Environmental Biology
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Email: L.Mucina@curtin.edu.au
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Limonium failachicum, a new diploid (2n=18) species of Plumbaginaceae, is described from Arabia. The species is taxonomically related to L. iranicum and L. carnosum. The new taxon is so far the only known endemic species for the State of Kuwait. Ecology and distribution of the new species is briefly discussed.
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