First record of Epipactis veratrifolia Boiss. & Hohen. (Orchidaceae, Epidendroideae, Neottieae, Limodorinae) from an arid wadi in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

By

Sakkir, Sabitha
Soorae, Pritpal
Ahmed, Shakeel
Khan, Shahid
Saji, Anitha
Al Dhaheri, Shaikha

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2018-2-9

Original Publication

Check list : journal of species lists and distribution

Volume

14

Series / Issue

Issue: 1

Pages

231--236

Subjects

Arabian Peninsula , Flora , new record , orchid , species monitoring

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

[São Paulo, Brazil] Luís Felipe Toledo 2005-

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15560/14.1.231

 

Abstract

Epipactis veratrifolia is recorded for the first time from Jebel Hafeet, a mountain in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (UAE). This species had been previously recorded from the northern part of the UAE and other areas on the Arabian Peninsula. The occurrence of E. veratrifolia in Jebel Hafeet expands the eastern distribution limits of the species and underlines the importance of biodiversity in the region. The new record fills a gap in the distribution of this species on the Arabian Peninsula.