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Journals / Turkish Journal of Botany / 2008 / Cilt: 32 - Sayı: 6

Biogeography of South-West Asian bryophytes-with special emphasis on the tropical element

Harald KÜRSCHNER
Pages
433–446
Publication Date
2022-11-05
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They concentrate mainly in the escarpment mountains of the Arabian Peninsula and Socotra Island, and often are unique relicts of a former wider distributed Tertiary xero-tropical flora that today links South Arabia with East Africa and South-East Asia.

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Objective & Hypothesis:The recent bryophyte flora of South-West Asia is heterogeneous and consists of 6 floral elements [(Sub)cosmopolitan taxa, northern taxa, xerotherm-Pangaean taxa, circum-Tethyan taxa, tropical taxa, and endemics of various origins] that are derived from the different Pangaean ancestral floral stocks.
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Key Findings & Data:Altogether, more than 95 taxa, or nearly 10% of South-West Asia’s total known bryoflora, are of xero-tropical origin.
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Conclusion & Impact:They concentrate mainly in the escarpment mountains of the Arabian Peninsula and Socotra Island, and often are unique relicts of a former wider distributed Tertiary xero-tropical flora that today links South Arabia with East Africa and South-East Asia.
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The recent bryophyte flora of South-West Asia is heterogeneous and consists of 6 floral elements [(Sub)cosmopolitan taxa, northern taxa, xerotherm-Pangaean taxa, circum-Tethyan taxa, tropical taxa, and endemics of various origins] that are derived from the different Pangaean ancestral floral stocks. Analysis of the flora and vegetation indicates that there is a very strong tropical – and especially palaeotropical and Afromontane – influence in the bryophyte flora of the area. Altogether, more than 95 taxa, or nearly 10% of South-West Asia’s total known bryoflora, are of xero-tropical origin. They concentrate mainly in the escarpment mountains of the Arabian Peninsula and Socotra Island, and often are unique relicts of a former wider distributed Tertiary xero-tropical flora that today links South Arabia with East Africa and South-East Asia.

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KÜRSCHNER, H. (2022). Biogeography of South-West Asian bryophytes-with special emphasis on the tropical element. Turkish Journal of Botany, Cilt: 32 - Sayı: 6, 433–446. https://ajindex.com/articles/601299

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