First record of <Emphasis Type="Italic">Grewia tenax</Emphasis> (Forssk.) Fiori in northern Oman,a valuable fruit producing shrub |
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| Authors: | J Gebauer A Patzelt K Hammer A Buerkert |
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| Institution: | (1) Department of Organic Agriculture and Agroecosystems Research in the Tropics and Subtropics, Institute of Crop Science, University of Kassel, Steinstr. 19, 37213 Witzenhausen, Germany;(2) Oman Botanic Garden, Office of the Advisor for Conservation of the Environment, Diwan of Royal Court, P.O. Box 246, Muscat, 100, Sultanate of Oman;(3) Department of Agrobiodiversity, Institute of Crop Science, University of Kassel, Steinstr. 19, 37213 Witzenhausen, Germany |
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| Abstract: | Grewia tenax (Forssk.) Fiori is a wild fruit species with multiple uses in different parts of the Tropics and Subtropics. It is common
on the Arabian Peninsula and has also been recorded in southern Oman. To date, no record of the species exists for the northern
part of this country. To close this distributional gap, three sites in the al-Hajar mountains of northern Oman were surveyed
in summer 2005 and spring 2006. During the botanical fieldwork, several flowering and fruiting plants were found in Wadi Bani
Awf and Wadi Muaydin. In the latter area G. tenax fruits are eaten by local people. In addition to G. tenax, nine woody perennials with edible fruit were recorded. In northern Oman, fruits of Sideroxylon mascatense (A. DC.) Penn. and Ziziphus spina-christi (L.) Desf. are widely collected and sold on local markets. G. tenax shrubs were found to be heavily grazed indicating its high palatability to goats and sheep. The occurrence of G. tenax in the al-Hajar mountains is a new record to the flora of northern Oman and calls for further investigation of botanists
and germplasm collectors. |
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| Keywords: | Botanical survey Flora of Arabia Genetic resources Germplasm Geobotany Grewia tenax Multipurpose shrub Perennial species Vegetation science Wild fruits |
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