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<p><italic>Proboscidea louisianica</italic> (Miller) Thell. (Martyniaceae) is newly reported for the flora of Tunisia and North Africa as a naturalised alien. Extensive field investigations in northern Tunisia allowed the discovery of three populations of <italic>P. louisianica</italic> (Miller) Thell. consisting of 18 individuals found at the edges of “Oued Béja” and at roadside within an irrigated land in Nabeul region, where plant specimens were in flowers and fruits. Moreover, further sites were recorded for another member of the family Martyniaceae (<italic>Ibicella lutea</italic> (Lindl.) Van Eselt.), already reported and known in Tunisia and Algeria within North Africa. Additional information for both species on their current distribution areas and their habits are provided. Details of their morphological and distinguishing features are illustrated.</p>
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Proboscidea louisianica (Miller) Thell. (Martyniaceae) is newly reported for the flora of Tunisia and North Africa as a naturalised alien. Extensive field investigations in northern Tunisia allowed the discovery of three populations of P. louisianica (Miller) Thell. consisting of 18 individuals found at the edges of “Oued Béja” and at roadside within an irrigated land in Nabeul region, where plant specimens were in flowers and fruits. Moreover, further sites were recorded for another member of the family Martyniaceae (Ibicella lutea (Lindl.) Van Eselt.), already reported and known in Tunisia and Algeria within North Africa. Additional information for both species on their current distribution areas and their habits are provided. Details of their morphological and distinguishing features are illustrated.

Further records and new data on the occurrence of Martyniaceae in Tunisia and North Africa

Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences “A”

Laboratory of Botany, Cryptogamy and plant Biology, Faculty of Pharmacy of Monastir

National Research Institute of Rural Engineering, Water and Forests, Ariana 2080, University of Carthage

Hacquetia

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Proboscidea louisianica (Miller) Thell. (Martyniaceae) is newly reported for the flora of Tunisia and North Africa as a naturalised alien. Extensive field...

Further records and new data on the occurrence of Martyniaceae in Tunisia and North Africa

Published Online: Jul 08, 2021

Page range: 273 - 280

Received: Jul 27, 2020

Accepted: May 03, 2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/hacq-2021-0016

Keywords
Lamiales, new records, Alien flora, Tunisia

© 2021 Ridha El Mokni, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Further records and new data on the occurrence of Martyniaceae in Tunisia and North Africa

Published Online: Jul 08, 2021

Page range: 273 - 280

Received: Jul 27, 2020

Accepted: May 03, 2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/hacq-2021-0016

KeywordsLamiales, new records, Alien flora, Tunisia

© 2021 Ridha El Mokni, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Keywords
Lamiales, new records, Alien flora, Tunisia