Cultivated and native species of palms (Arecaceae Bercht. & J.Presl) to the flora of the Fujairah Emirate (UAE)

Abstract

The article provides an overview of palm species (Arecaceae) of the emirate of Fujairah, located in the mountainous northeastern part of the United Arab Emirates (UAE). We have been studying the flora of the emirate for a number of years, from 2017 to 2022. Based on field studies, surveys of irrigated gardens, public parks, urban plantations and nurseries, herbarium materials and literature data, the species composition of palm trees (Arecaceae) identified here was studied. As a result, the article provides an overview of wild and cultivated palms (native and introduced) that are found in nature or cultivated in open ground conditions in the emirate of Fujairah. Families, genera and species are arranged in alphabetical order, with separate wild and feral species and cultivated non-wild species. We also took into account our data on species found only in plant nurseries. The list contains 25 species from 18 palm genera, of which only two genera and two species are wild or naturalized plants (Nannorrops ritchieana (Griffith) Ait. and Phoenix dactylifera L.), additionally, 7 species are listed in the additional list as potentially cultivated in emirate. For each species, a brief synonymy, morphological description, general distribution and distribution in Fujairah are given. Moreover, taxonomic comments are given for a number of critical taxa. Most species are grown in the emirate as ornamental plants. The annotated list of cultivated palm species for the region given in the article is not final, and suggests further research into the cultural and wild flora of Fujairah.

Keywords

• флора эмирата фуджейра
• география растений
• культурная флора
• растительные ресурсы
• аннотированный список растений
• пальмы
• arecaceae