Endmic plants in the Yabraq valley Alwadeea District, Abyan Governorate-Yemen
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https://doi.org/10.37375/sjfssu.v5i1.3203Keywords:
Endemic plants, Near-endemic plant, Apocynaceaea, Euphorbiaceaea, Arabian PeninsulaAbstract
Yemen is characterized by its rich plant diversity, featuring endemic plants unique to its environment, as well as near-endemic plants that are restricted to the Arabian Peninsula. This study aimed to inventory the endemic and near-endemic plant species in Yabraq Valley, as these species serve as geographical indicators of their regions and have various uses, including in food and medicine. The study results revealed the presence of six plant species endemic to Yemen alone, 23 species shared between Yemen and the ArabianPeninsula, 21 species endemic at the regional level. The total number of endemic, near-endemic, and regionally endemic species reached 50, belonging to 33 genera distributed across 22 plant families. In this study, the plant family with the highest number of endemic species was Apocynaceaea, comprising eight species (16%), followed by Euphorbiaceae with five species (10%). The families Asphodelaceaea, Mimosaceae, and Acanthaceae each contained four species, representing (8%) each, while Asteraceae and Lamiaceae had three species each, accounting for (6%).
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