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Limonium failachicum (Plumbaginaceae) — New and so far the only endemic plant from Kuwait

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Limonium failachicum, a new diploid (2n=18) species ofPlumbaginaceae, is described from Arabia. The species is taxonomically related toL. iranicum andL. carnosum. The new taxon is so far the only known endemic species for the State of Kuwait. Ecology and distribution of the new species is briefly discussed.

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  1. Department Biology I, Section Biodiversity Research & Systematic Botany, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, Menzinger Straße 67, D-80638, München, Germany

    Matthias Erben

  2. Department of Botany & Zoology, Stellenbosch University, Private Bag X1, 7602 Matieland, Stellenbosch, South Africa

    Ladislav Mucina

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Erben, M., Mucina, L. Limonium failachicum (Plumbaginaceae) — New and so far the only endemic plant from Kuwait. Folia Geobot 41, 229–235 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02806481

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