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<p>Ten new taxa of gymnosperms are added to the non-indigenous woody flora of Tunisia, after almost two decades of botanical surveys. Four of them (<italic>Cryptomeria japonica</italic>, <italic>Pinus brutia</italic> var. <italic>pityusa</italic>, <italic>Pseudotsuga menziesii</italic> var. <italic>glauca</italic>, <italic>Taxodium distichum</italic> var. <italic>distichum</italic>) are also new for the flora of North Africa. <italic>Pinus coulteri</italic> is here first reported for the Mediterranean Basin. Three genera (<italic>Cryptomeria</italic>, <italic>Pseudotsuga</italic> and <italic>Taxodium</italic>) are firstly recorded for the non-native vascular flora of Africa whereas two genera (<italic>Cedrus</italic> and <italic>Platycladus</italic>) are reported for the first time only for the woody flora of Tunisia. Brief descriptions together with filed photographs, global distributions and habitats at national scale are provided. Some taxonomic comments on their distinguishable features as well as updated keys are also presented.</p>
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Ten new taxa of gymnosperms are added to the non-indigenous woody flora of Tunisia, after almost two decades of botanical surveys. Four of them (Cryptomeria japonica, Pinus brutia var. pityusa, Pseudotsuga menziesii var. glauca, Taxodium distichum var. distichum) are also new for the flora of North Africa. Pinus coulteri is here first reported for the Mediterranean Basin. Three genera (Cryptomeria, Pseudotsuga and Taxodium) are firstly recorded for the non-native vascular flora of Africa whereas two genera (Cedrus and Platycladus) are reported for the first time only for the woody flora of Tunisia. Brief descriptions together with filed photographs, global distributions and habitats at national scale are provided. Some taxonomic comments on their distinguishable features as well as updated keys are also presented.

New records of coniferous species (Gymnospermae, Pinidae) for the non-native woody flora of Tunisia and North Africa

Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences ‘A’

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

Department of Forestry, Laboratory of Forest Ecology

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

Hacquetia

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Ten new taxa of gymnosperms are added to the non-indigenous woody flora of Tunisia, after almost two decades of botanical surveys. Four of them (Cryptomeria...

New records of coniferous species (Gymnospermae, Pinidae) for the non-native woody flora of Tunisia and North Africa

Published Online: Feb 16, 2024

Page range: 119 - 136

Received: Aug 05, 2022

Accepted: Nov 14, 2023

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/hacq-2023-0004

Keywords
alien species, Chorology, Coniferae, D. Don, Laricoideae, naturalization, Pinopsida, Rich

© 2023 Ridha El Mokni, published by Sciendo

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

New records of coniferous species (Gymnospermae, Pinidae) for the non-native woody flora of Tunisia and North Africa

Published Online: Feb 16, 2024

Page range: 119 - 136

Received: Aug 05, 2022

Accepted: Nov 14, 2023

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/hacq-2023-0004

Keywordsalien species, Chorology, Coniferae, D. Don, Laricoideae, naturalization, Pinopsida, Rich

© 2023 Ridha El Mokni, published by Sciendo

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

Keywords
alien species, Chorology, Coniferae, D. Don, Laricoideae, naturalization, Pinopsida, Rich