A new species of Leptadenia (Apocynaceae) and two other new records from southwestern Saudi Arabia.
Leptadenia jazanica Y. Masrahi from the province of Jazan, southwestern Saudi Arabia is described as a new species and illustrated. The species differs from the other known nearest species of the genus, Leptadenia pyrotechnica, by decumbent to scrambling habit of stems and persistent leaves. In the same province also two new records belonging to the genera Canavalia (Fabaceae) and Craterostigma (Scrophulariaceae) were collected; they were identified as Canavalia virosa (Roxb.) Wight & Arn. and Craterostigma plantagineum Hochst.
Biology Department, Faculty of Science, Jazan University, P.O. Box 28, Jazan 45142, Saudi Arabia.
Yahya S
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Masrahi
Apocynaceae; Canavalia; Craterostigma; Fabaceae; Jazan; Leptadenia; New records; New species; Saudi Arabia; Scrophulariaceae