First record of <i>Diplotaxis kohlaanensis</i> (Brassicaceae) for the eastern African flora with taxonomical and phytogeographical remarks.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Diplotaxis (Brassicaceae) is a genus widely distributed in the temperate areas of Europe, Asia and Africa, reaching its greatest diversity in NW Africa, Cape Verde and the Mediterranean area. In eastern Africa, this genus is only represented by D. harra (Forssk.) Boiss. in Somalia and Djibouti, while no native species of Diplotaxis have been recorded from Ethiopia.

New information

The finding of Diplotaxis kohlaanensis A.G. Mill. & J.A. Nyberg, originally described from northern Yemen, is here reported for the first time in the Simien Mountains. Our finding has a particular phytogeographical and ecological significance, highlighting the relevant floristic relationships of the Arabian Peninsula mountains with the Ethiopian highlands. In

SUBMITTER: Cambria S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12521926 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature