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Ethnobotany

Abbas, J.A.; El- Oqlah, A.A. and Mahasneh,A.M. 1992. Herbal plants in the traditional medicine of Bahrain, Eco. Bot. 46(2): 158-163.

 

Abdulmoniem MA, Saadab AMA, 2006. Antifungal activity of some Saudi plants used in traditional medicine. Asian J. Plant Sci., 5: 907-909.

 

Abulfatih, H.A. 1987. Medicinal plants in South Western Saudi Arabia. Eco. Bot. 41 (3): 354-60.

 

Ageel, A.M.; Parmar, N.S.; Mossa, J.S.; Al-Yahya, M.A.; Al-Said, M.S. and Tariq, M. 1985. Anti-inflammatory activity of some Saudi Arabian medicinal plants Agents and Actions, 17,(3/4): 383-384.

 

Ageel, A.M., Mossa, J.S., Tariq, M, Al-Yahya, M.A., Saied, M.S. 1987. Saudi plants used in traditional medicine. Riyadh: King Abdul Aziz City for Science and Technology.

 

Ageel, AM; Mossa, J.S., Tariq, M., Al-Yahya, MA, Saied, M.S. 1987. Plants in Saudi Arabia used for folk medicine. Riyadh: King Saud University Press.

 

Ahmad, H.A.(Alfarhan, A.H.), Ghazanfar, S.A. 1991. Conservation of medicinal plants on the Arabian Peninsula. Two case studies: Med. Plant Conservation, 3: 15-16 IUCN.

 

Alfarhan, A.H. (2000) Plants of economic importance. Folklore Encyclopedia of Saudi Arabia, The circle for information Co. Ltd. Saudi Arabia.

 

Al-Said MS. 1993. Traditional medicinal plants of Saudi Arabia. Am J Chin Med. 21(3-4): 291-298.

 

Al-Shanwani M. 1996. Plants used in Saudi folk medicine. King Abdul Aziz City for Science and Technology, Riyadh.

 

Atiqur Rahman, M.; Mossa, J.S. Al-Said, M.S. and Al-Yahya, M.A. 2004. Medicinal plant diversity in the flora of Saudi Arabia 1: a report on seven plant families . Fitoterapia 75(2): 149-161

 

Ayensu, E.S. 1979. Plants for medicinal uses with special reference to arid zones 117-178. in: Goodin, J.R. and Northington, D.K. (eds.) Arid land plant resources. Lubbock, Texas.

 

Bailey, C. & Danin, A. 1981. Bedouin plant utilization in Sinai and the Negev. Eco. Bot. 35(2): 145-162.

 

Bailey, C. 1974. Bedouin weddings in Sinai and the Negev. in I. Ben-Ami, (ed) Studies in marriage customs pp. 113-115. Folklore Research Centre studies IV. Hebrew Univ., Jerusalem.

 

Bailey, C. 1974. Bedouin star-lore in Sinai and the Negev. Bull. school Orient. African Stud. 37: 584-586.

 

Bailey, C. 1977. Bedouin place names in Sinai and the Negev. in Bailey, C. (ed) Notes on the Bedouins, pp. 64-68. VII. Midrashat Sde Boker.

 

Balfour, I. B. 1888. The Botany of Socotra and Abd el Kuri. Trans. Roy. Soc. Edinburgh 31.

 

Batanouny, K.H. 1986. Medicinal plants in the Arab Countries. A plenary paper presented before the Conference on the Medicinal Plants and their Development in the Arab World. Baghdad, Iraq. November 24-26, 1986 (in Arabic). Proceedings published by the Union of Arab Research Centres, Baghdad 1989, pp.41-63.

 

Beek, G.W. van 1958. Frankincense and Myrrh in Ancient South Arabia. Journal of the American Oriental Society, 78, no 3 Jul-Sep 1958, pp 141-152

 

Blair, H. 1970. Maternal and Health Manuel, Part II. ARAMCO, Dhaharan, Saudi Arabia.

 

Carter, H. J. 1848. Frankinecense in Arabia. J. Bombay Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society. 2: 380-390.

 

El-Ghazali, G.E; Al-Khalifa, K.S.; Saleem, G.A. and Abdallah, E.M. 2010. Traditional medicinal plants indigenous to Al-Rass province, Saudi Arabia. Journal of Medicinal Plants Research 4(24): 2680-2683.

 

El-Sheikh, A.M.1982.  Survey of the Most Important Medicinal Plants in Qassim and Their Uses. Saudi Medical J. Monogr. No. 1, 99-106.

 

Fahmy, I.R. 1956. The medicinal plants of the Middle East. Labanese Pharm. J. 4(1): 12-56.

 

Ghazanfar, S.A. 1994. Arabian Medicinal Plants. CRC Press.

 

Ghazanfar, S.A. 1996. Traditional health plants of the Arabian Peninsula. Plants for Food and Medicine. Paper presented at the joint meeting of the Society fro Economic Botany and International Society for Ethnopharmacology. 1-7 July, 1996, London.

 

Ghazanfar, S.A.1996. ‘Plants of economic importance.’ In: Ghazanfar, S.A. and Fisher, M. (eds) Vegetation of the Arabian Peninsula, pp 241–264. Dordrecht: Kluwer.

 

Grainger, J. & Llewellyn, O.A. 1994. Sustainable use: lessons from a cultural tradition in Saudi Arabia. Parks 4(3): 8–16.

 

Hepper, F.N. 1969. Arabian and African Frankincense Trees. J. Egyptian Archaeol., 55: 66-72.

 

Khairallah, A.A. 1946. Outline to Arabic contributions to medicine. American Press. Beirut, Lebanon.

 

Kotschy, t. 1866. Plantae arabicae in ditionibus Hedschas, asyr et El Arysch a medico germanico nomine ignoto, in El Arysch defuncto, annis 1836-1838 collectae. Sitzber. akad. d. Wiss. Wien, Mathem.-naturw. Kl., 52, 1 Abt. pp. 251-264.

 

Long, H.S.; Tilney, P.M. & Van Wyk, B.E. 2010. The ethnobotany and pharmacognosy of Olea europaea subsp. africana (Oleaceae). South African Journal of Botany 76:  324–331.

 

Mandaville, J.P. Bedouin Ethnobotany: Plant Concepts and Uses in a Desert Pastoral World. Amazon books.

 

Miller, A. G., Morris, M., Alexander, D. & Atkinson, R. 2004: Ethnoflora of the Soqotra archipelago. – Edinburgh

 

Miller, A. G. & Morris, M. 1988. Plants of Dhofar, the southern region of Oman. The office of the Adviser for Conservation of the environment, Diwan of Royal Court, Sultanate of Oman.  

 

Mossa, J. S, Al-Yahya, M. A. & Al-Meshal, I.A. 1987: Medicinal Plants of Saudi Arabia. Vol. 1. King Saud Univ. Libraries Publications. Riyadh, KSA.

 

Mossa, J. S, Al-Yahya, M. A. & Al-Meshal, I.A. 2000: Medicinal Plants of Saudi Arabia. Vol. 2. King Fahad National Libraries,. Riyadh, KSA.

 

Mutwally, H.M.A. and Meelad, M.M.H.   1997. A Series on the medicinal effects of wild plants of Saudi Arabia.  2b. Effect of water extract of mutant Cassia senna on the spontaneous activity of locust foregut and hindgut muscles. Symposium on Herbal Medicine, King Fahad Hospital, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

 

Saganuwan A.S. 2010. Some medicinal plants of Arabian Peninsula. J. Med. Plants Res., 4(9): 766-788.

 

Schonig, H. 1995. Traditional cosmetics. Paper presented at the seminar for Arabian Studies, Cambridge, UK.

 

Shalabi, A.F.; Khadari, A.A. and Organgi, R.A. 1985. Some medicinal and aromatic plants of Saudi Arabia. Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah.

 

Sher, H.; Al-Yemeni, M.N. 2010. Ethnobotanical and pharmaceutical evaluation of Capparis spinosa L, validity of local folk and Unani system of medicine. Journal of Medicinal Plants Research. 4(17): 1751-1756

 

Sher, H.; Al-Yemeni, M.N.; Masrahi, Y.S. and Shah, A.H. 2010. Ethnomedicinal and ethnoecological evaluation of Salvadora persica L.: A threatened medicinal plant in Arabian Peninsula Journal of Medicinal Plants Research 4(12): 1209-1215.

 

UNESCO, 1960. Medicinal plants of the arid zones. Arid Zone Research, XIII. UNESCO, Paris. pp. 96.

 

Wickens, G.E.; Goodin, J.R. & Field, D.V. (eds.) 1989. Plants for Arid Lands. Proc. of the Kew International Conf. on Economic Plants for Arid Lands held inthe Jodrell Laboratory, RBG, KEW, England. 23-27 July 1984. Unwin Hyman, London.

 

 

Phytochemistry/Pharmacology                                                                                                                                    TOP

Abdel-Mogib, M.; Albar, H.A. and Batterjee, S.M. 2002. Chemistry of the Genus Plectranthus. Molecules, 7: 271-301.

 

Abd_El-Fattah, H. A contribution to the chemistry of Asphodelus fistulosus var. tenuiflorus Cav. (Part 1) 1991. Acta Pharmacologia Jugoslavia 4(2): 147-153.

 

Abdel-Mogib, M.; Ayyad, S.N.; Abou-Elzahab, M.M. and Dawridar, A.M. 1993. A sesquiterpene glucoside from Reichardia tingitana. Phytochemistry. 34(5): 1434-1435.

 

Abed, K.F. 2007. Antimicrobial Activity of Essential Oils of some Medicinal Plants from Saudi Arabia. Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences 14 (1): 53-60.

 

Adam, S.E.I. 1998. Combined toxicity of Rhazya stricata and Silene villosa in rats. Fitoterapia LXIX (5): 425-420.

 

Adam, S.E.I. 1998. Toxic effects of Francoeuria crispa in Rats. Phytotherapy Research, 12: 476-479.

 

Adam, S.E.I.; Ahmed H. Alfarhan and Al-Yahya, M.A. 2000. Effect of combined Citrullus colocynthis and Rhazya stricta use in Najdi Sheep, American Journal of Chinese Medicine, Vol. 28 (3-4): 385-390.

 

Adam, S.E.I.; Ahmed H. Alfarhan and Al-Yahya, M.A. 2001. Effects of dietary mixtures of Citrullus colocynthis (L.) Schrad. And Rhazya stricta Decne in Rats. Journal of Herbs, Spices & Medicinal Plants 8(4): 9-18.

 

Adam, S.E.I.; Al-Yahya, M.A. and Alfarhan, A.H. 2002. Toxicity of Nerium oleander and Rhazya stricta in Najdi sheep: Hematologic and clinicopathologic alterations. American journal of Chinese medicine, Vol. 30 (2&3), 255-262.

 

Abdel-Sattar, E.; Harraz, F.M. and El Gayed,  S.H. 2008. Antimicrobial Activity of Extracts of some Plants Collected from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, J. of King Abdulaziz Univ. Med. Sci.15(1): 25-33

 

Ageel, A. M.; Tariq, M.; Pramar, N. S.; Al-Meshal, I. A.; and Al-Said, M. A. 1985. Psychopharmacological studies on some Saudi plants, Proc. 4th South-East Asian/Western Pacific Regional Meeting of Pharmacognosists. Penang, Malaysia.

 

Ahmed, V.U. and Iqbal, S. 1993. Jamtinine, an alkaloid from Cocculus hirsutus. Phytochemistry, 33(3): 735-736.

 

Al-Ali, K.H.  & El-Badry, A.A. 2010. Anti-viral activity of two Labiatae plants (Naana-Hassoi, Habak) and Basil (Rahan) of Al-Madinah Almunawarah. Journal of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, May: 67-73.

 

Al-Howiriny TA, Al-Sohaibani MO, Al-Said MS, Al-Yahya MA, El-Tahir KH, Rafatullah S. 2004. Hepatoprotective properties of Commiphora opobalsamum ("Balessan"), a traditional medicinal plant of Saudi Arabia. Drugs Exp Clin Res. 30(5-6):213-20.

 

Al-Howiriny TA, Mossa JS, Al-Said MS. 2004. Three new and two rare furanoeremophilanes from Senecio asirensis. J Asian Nat Prod Res. 6(3):167-75.

 

Al-Jaber, N.A.; Mujahid, T.G. and Hazmi, H.M. 1991: Favonoids from Atriplex farinosa- J. King Saud Univ., Sci. 3: 163-167.

 

Allen, S.E.; Grimshaw, H.M.; Parkinson, J.H. and Quarmby, C. 1974. Chemical analysis of ecological materials. Oxford, Blackwell Scientific Publication.

 

Al-Meshal, I.A.; Mekkawi, A.G.; Hifnawy, M.S.; Mossa, J.S. and Al-Yahya, M.A. 1985. Aromatic plants of Saudi Arabia. Part 10: Essential oil of Horwoodia dicksoniae Turril., Proc. Saudi Bio. Soc., 8: 163-167.

 

Al-Meshal, I.A.; Tariq, M.;  Parmar, N.S. and Ageel, A.M. 1985. Anti-inflammatory activity of the flavonoid fraction of khat (Catha edulis Forssk). Inflammation Research,  17, (3-4): 379-380

 

Al-Noaim, A.A., El-Gazzar, A.A., Rumney, T.G., Al-Koraiem, Y.S., 1991. Chemical composition of range plants in the eastern province of Saudi Arabia. Arab Gulf Journal of Scientific Research 9 (3): 77-92.

 

Al-Said MS, Ghorab MM, Al-Qasoumi SI, El-Hossary EM, Noaman E  2010. Synthesis and in vitro anticancer screening of some novel 4- [2-amino- 3-cyano- 4-substituted- 5, 6, 7, 8- tetrahydroquinolin- 1- (4H) yl]benzenesulfonamides. Eur J Med Chem.  45(7): 3011-8.

 

Al-Said, M.S. and Hifnawy, M.S. 1985. Phytochemical and Biological screening of Pergularia tomentosa L. Proc. Saudi Bio. Soc., 8: 155-161.

 

Al-Said, M.S.; Hifnawy, M.S.; McPhall, A.T. and McPhall, D.R. 1988. Ghalakinoside, a cytotoxic cardiac glycoside from Pergularia tomentosa, Phytochemistry, 27(10): 3245-3250.

 

Al-Said, M.; Mansour, S.; Abu-Jayyab, A. and Hifnawy, M.S. 1989. Biochemical Studies of ghalakinoside, a possible antitumer agent from Pergularia tomentosa, J. of Ethopharmacology 27(1/2): 235-240.

 

Al-Yahya, M.A. 1986. Phytochemical and biological studies on Saudi medicinal plants. Part 11. The major component of the spathe oil of Phoenix dactylifera. Fitoterapia LVII(2): 284-287.

 

Al-Yahya, M.A.; Khafagy, S.; Shihata, A. Kozlowski, J.F.; Antoun, M.D. and Cassady, J.M. 1984. Phytochemical and Biological Screening of Saudi Medicinal Plants, Part 6. Isolation of 2α-Hydroxyalantolactone the Antileukemic Principle of Francoeuria crispa. J. Nat. Prod., 47 (6): 1013–1017

 

Al-Yahya, M.A.; Hifnawy,M.S.; Mossa, J.S.; Al-Meshal, I.A. & Mekkawi, A.G. 1985. Aromatic plants of Saudi Arabia. Part 7: Essential Oil of Plectranthus tenuiflorus (Vatke)Agnew. Proc. Saudi Bio. Soc. 8: 147-153.

 

Al-Yahya, M.A.; Hifnawy, M.S.; Mossa, J.S.; El-Feraly, F.S.; McPhall, D.R. and Mcphall, A.T. 1987. X-ray structure of psiadiarabin, a flavone from Psiadia arabica, Phytochemistry. 26(9): 2648-2649.

 

Al-Yahya, M.A.; Mossa, J.S.; El-Badr, A.A.; Tariq, M. and Al-Meshal, D.R. 1987. Phytochemical and biological studies on Saudi medicinal plants. Part 12. A study on Saudi plants of family Leguminosae, International J. of Crude Drug Research, 25(2): 65-71

 

Al-Yahya, M. A.; Al-Meshal I. A., Mossa J. S. al-Badr, A. A., & Tariq, M. 1990. Saudi Plants: A phytochemical and biological Approach GDRGP, KACST, Riyadh.

 

Alyemeni, M.N.; Basahy, A.Y. & Sher, H. 2011. Physico-chemical analysis and mineral composition of some sesame seeds (Sesamum indicum L.) grown in the Gizan area of Saudi Arabia. Journal of Medicinal Plants Research 5(2): 270-274

 

Ali, A.A.; Abdullah, O.A. and Steglish, W. 1989. Chlorosesquiterpene lactones from Ambrosia maritima, Pharmazie 44(11): 800-801.

 

Aly, M.M and Bafeel, S.O. 2008. Screening for antimicrobial activity of some medicinal plants in Saudi Arabia,.African Journal of Traditional, Complementary and Alternative medicines (AJTCAM), Abstracts of the world congress on Medicinal and Aromatic plants, Cape Town.

 

Bakhiet, A.O. & Adam, S.E.I. 1996. Toxicity to Bovans Chicks of Cassia italica seeds. Phytotherapy Research 10: 156-160.

 

Bhardwaj, D.K.; Bisht, M.S.; Jain, R.K. and Munjal, A. 1982. Phenolics from the seeds of Argemone mexicana. Phytochemistry, 21(8): 2154.

 

Bokhari, F. M. 2009. Antifungal activity of some medicinal plants used in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, Mycopath (2009) 7(1): 51-57

 

El-Domaity, M.M.; Feraly, F.S.; Mossa, J.S. and McPhall, A.T. 1993. Diterpenes from Psiadia arabica, Phytochemisty, 34(2): 467-471.

 

El-Dirdiri, N.I.; Barakat, S.E. and Adam, S.E.I. 1987. The combined toxicity of Aristolochia bracteolata and Cadaba rotundifolia to goats. Veterinary and Human Toxicology, 29(2): 133-137.

 

El-Feraly, F.S.; Mossa, J.; Al-Yahya, M.A.; Hafnawy, M.S.; Hafez, M.M. and Hufford, C.D. 1990. Two flavones from Psiadia arabica, Phytochemistry, 29(10): 3372-3373.

 

El-Sayed, A.M.; Al-Yahya, M.A.; Shaw, A.H.; Hartmann, R. and Breltmaier, E. 1990. Eurabidol and other sesquiterpeness from Euryops arabicus, Chemiker-Zeitung, 114(5): 159-160.

 

El Sayed K, Al-Said MS, El-Feraly FS, Ross SA. 2000. New quinoline alkaloids from Ruta chalepensis. J. Nat. Prod. ;63(7): 995-997.

 

Fardos M. Bokhari, F.M. 2009.  Antifungal activity of some medicinal plants used in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia Mycopath 7(1): 51-57.

 

Gunasingh, C.B.G. adn Nagarajan, S. 1981.  Flavanoides of the flowers of Vernonia cinerea, Indian J. of Pharmacological Science. 43: 114.

 

Gupta, S.; Ali, M and Alam, M.S. 1993.  A naphthoquinone from Lawsonia inermis stem bark, Phytochemistry. 33(3): 723-724.

 

Hassan, M.M.A.; Huhtadi, F.J. and Aziz, O.A. 1977. Phytochemical investigation of Rhazya stricta growing in Saudi Arabia. Part 1. Total Alkaloidal content and TLC screening. Bull. Fac. Sci. Riayd Univ., 8: 331-339.

 

Hiffnawy, M.S. and Muhtadi, F.J. 1984. Pharmacognostical study of Lygos raetam Forssk. growing in Saudi Arabia. Proc. Saudi Bio. Soc. 7: 183-188.

 

Hung-Joon, C. and Jado, A.I. 1977. Phytochemical survey of desert plants in Saudi Arabia. Bull. Fac. Sci. Riyadh University. 8: 347-352.

 

Hussain, H.; Soliman, F.; Al-rajhi, D. & Alfarhan, A.H. 1996. Plant extracts as an alternative tool for pests control. Alex. Sci. Exch. 17(2): 167-174.

 

Kalix, P. 1991. The pharmacology of psychoactive alkaloides from Ephedra and Catha. J. of Ethnopharmacology. 32: 201-208.

 

Khalid, S. and Waterman, P. 1981. Alkaloid, lignan and flavanoid constituents of Haplophyllum tuberculatum from Sudan. Planta Medica, 43(2): 148-152.

 

Khatibi A, Shan AH, Ageel AM, Ahmed MS, Al-Yahya MA, Tariq MC (1989). Saudi folk medicine: Phytochemical and antimicrobial screening. Pak. J. Pharm. Sci., 2(1): 29-34.

 

Mekkawi, A.G.; Al-Said, M.S.; Mossa, J.S.; Al-Meshal, I.A.; Hifnawy, M.S. and Al-Yahya, M.A. 1985. Aromatic plants of Saudi Arabia. Part 11: Essential Oil of Cleome chrysantha, Decne. Proc. Saudi Bio. Soc. 8: 169-173.

 

Mekkawi, A.G.; Mossa, J.S. & Al-Badr, A.A. 1985. Lipids of Achillea frangrantissima Forssk. Proc. Saudi Bio. Soc. 8: 141-146.

 

Mossa, J.S.; Al-Yahya, M.A.; Al-Meshal, I.A. & Tariq, M. 1983. Phytochemical and biological scereening of Saudi medicinal plants. Fitoterapia 54: 75-80, 147-152.

 

Mossa, J.S.; Hafnawy, M.S.; Al-Yahya, M.A. Hafez, M.M.; Shehata, A.A. and El-Feraly, F.S. 1988. Flavanoids and coumarins from three Saudi Arabian Compositae species. International J. of Crude Drug Research, 26(4): 181-184.

 

Mossa JS, Tariq M, Mohsin A, Ageel AM, al-Yahya MA, al-Said MS, Rafatullah S. 1991. Pharmacological studies on aerial parts of Calotropis procera. Am J Chin Med. 19(3-4):223-31

 

 Muhammad I, El Sayed KA, Mossa JS, Al-Said MS, El-Feraly FS, Clark AM, Hufford CD, Oh S, Mayer AM. 2000. Bioactive 12-oleanene triterpene and secotriterpene acids from Maytenus undata. J. Nat. Prod. 2000 May; 63(5):605-610.

 

Muhtadi, F.J.; Aziz, O.A. and Hassan, M.M.A. 1977. Pharmacognostical investigation of Rhazya stricta growing in Saudi Arabia. Bull. Fac. Sci. Riyad Univ. 5: 1-15.

 

Noor, F.; Ahmed, A.; Imtiazuddin, S.M. and Khan, B. 1993. A triterpenoid from Leptadenia pyrotechnica. Phytochemistry 32(1): 211-212.

 

Rizk, A.M.; Helba, H.I.; Mayergi, H and Batanouny, K.H. 1985. Phytochemistry of Blepharis ciliaris (Acanthaceae). Fitoterapia, 1: 56

 

Saadabi, A.M.A, 2006. Antifungal activity of some Saudi plants used in traditional medicine. Asian J. Plant Sci., 5: 907-909.

 

Tariq, M.; M. A. Al-Yahya, M. A.; Al-Meshal, I. A.; Mossa, J. M. 1984. Studies on Saudi plants causing neuromuscular blockade. Proc. 9th Int. Cong. Pharmacol. (IUPHAR), London, 2030.

 

Tariq, M, A.M.Ageel, A.M, AL-Yahya, M.A.; Mossa, J.S. AL-Saro, M.S. and Parmer, N.S. 1985. Anti-inflammatory activity of Commiphora molmol. Agents and Actions, vol. 17 (3/4): 381-382

 

Tariq M, Ageel AM, al-Yahya MA, Mossa JS, al-Said MS. 1989. Anti-inflammatory activity of Teucrium polium. Int J Tissue React. 11(4):185-188.

 

 

Vegetation/Ecology                                                                                                                                                      TOP

 

Abbas, J.A. & El-Oqlah, A.A. 1996. Distribution and communities of halophytic plants in Bahrain. J. Arid Envir. 22: 205-218.

 

Abd El–Ghani, M.M. 1996. Vegetation along a transect in the Hijaz mountains (Saudi Arabia). J. Arid Environ., 32: 289–04


Abd El–Ghani, M.M., 1997. Vegetation analysis and species diversity along an altitudinal gradient in the central Hijaz Mountains of Saudi Arabia. Arab Gulf J. Scient. Res., 15: 399–414

 

Abd El-Ghani, M.M. 1993. Habitat features and plant communities of the Holy places, Makkah, Saudi Arabia, Feddes Repertorium,104 (5-6): 417-425

 

Abd El-Ghani, M.M. 1997. Phenology of ten common plant species in western Saudi Arabia. J. Arid Env. 35(4): 673-683

 

Abd El-Rahman, A.A. and Beleg, E. 1974. Analysis of climatic elements in Saudi Arabia. Bull. Fac. Sci., Riyadh Univ. 6: 98-123.

 

Abd El-Rahman, A.A. 1886. The desert of the Arabian Peninsula. In: Evenari, M. et al (eds). Hot desert and arid shrub-land, Ecosystems of the world. Elsevier Science Publishers B.V. Amsterdam 29-54.

 

Abdel Razik, M.S. 1991. Population structure and ecological performance of the mangrove Avicennia marina (Forssk.) Vierh. on the Arabian Gulf coast of Qatar, J. Arid Env. 20: 331-338.

 

Abdel-Mawgood, A.I.; Assaeed, A.; Al-Abdallatif, T. 2005. Genetic diversity in an isolated population of Capparis deciduas. The Role of Biotechnology. Villa Gualino, Turin, Italy – 5-7 March: 185-186.

 

Abdel-Mawgood, A.L.; Assaeed, A.M.,;Al-Abdallatif, T.I .2006. Application of RAPD technique for the conservation of an isolated population of Capparis decidua. Alex J Agric Res 51: 171-177

 

Abdel-Mawgood, A.L.; Jakse, J.; Al-Doss, A.A. & Assaeed, A.A. 2010. Genetic structure and diversity within and among six populations of Capparis decidua (forssk.) edgew. from Saudi Arabia, African Journal of Biotechnology  9(38): 6256-6263

 

Abdel-Fattah, R.I., Ali, A.A., 2005. Vegetation environment relationships in Taif, Saudi Arabia. Int. J. Bot. 1: 206–211.

 

Abderrahman, W.A. & Al-Harazin, I.M. 1999. Impacts of climatic change on irrigation demands and desertification in Saudi Arabia, The third conference on desertification and environmental studies, Proceedings beyond the year 2000, Prince Sultan Centre for Environmental, water and desert Research, King Saud University, Riyadh.

 

Abdullah, M.A.R. & Abulfatih, H.A. 1995. Predation of Acacia seeds by bruchid beetles and its relationto altitudinal gradient in south-western Saudi Arabia, J. of Arid. Env. 29(1): 99-105

 

Abdullah Eben Saleh, M. 1998. Alternative land management approaches in the highlands of southwestern Saudi Arabia. Environmental Conservation 25 (4): 295–304.

 

Abohassan, A.A. and Rudolph, V.J. 1978. Afforestation for sand dune stabilization in Al Hassa Oasis, Saudi Arabia. pp. 257-259. In D.N. Hyder (ed.). Proceedings of the first international rangeland congress. Denver, USA.

 

Abo-Hassan, A.A.; Asta, M.L. & Sabry, M.M. 1984. Natural forests in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and its potential economic use. SANCST, Riyadh. (in arabic)

 

Abou-Zeid, A.M.; Altalhi, A.D. and Abd El-Fattah, R.E. 2009. Bacterial control of pathogenic fungi isolated from some wild plants in Taif Governorate, Saudi Arabia. Mycopath  7(1): 11-20
 

Abu Hassan, A. A., Asta, M. L. & Sarry, M. M. (1984): Natural forestry in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and its potential economic use. SANCST. Riyadh (in Arabic).

 

Abu-Hassan, A. and Sabri, M. 1989. Economic feasibility of Timber production in the southwestern region of Saudi Arabia. In. Proc. of the First NCWCD/IUCN workshop: Ecological imperatives for the conservation and sustainable use of the flora and fauna of Saudi Arabia. June 20-21, 1989, NCWCD, Riyadh.

 

Abulfatih, H.A. 1979. Vegetation of higher elevation of Asir, Saudi Arabia, Proc. Saudi Bio. Soc., 3: 139-148.

 

Abulfatih, H.A. 1981. Plant Ecology of Dalaghan National Park, Asir Province, Saudi Arabia. Proc. Saudi Bio. Soc. 5: 131-141.

 

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