Abstract
A list is given for the mosses known, till now, from Saudi Arabia. It comprises 122 taxa belonging to 51 genera, in 21 families and 10 orders under class Bryopsida. This list is the first to show the distribution of mosses in different Saudi Arabian phytogeographical regions. This article provides significant annotations regarding distribution of the moss taxa, dominance, rarity, and other relevant information. Moreover, it is the first in providing a list of synonyms of all mosses reported in publications dealing with this country
Highlights
Saudi Arabia is located between longitudes 34o 40 ́ and 55o 45 ́ E and latitudes 15o 45 ́ and 34o 35 ́ N (Migahid and Hammouda, 1974)
It is the fifth-largest in the Asian Continent and the largest country in Southwest Asia. It comprises the main bulk of Arabian Peninsula and occupies approximately 2,150,000 km2 (Chaudhary, 2001)
Many botanists (e.g. Migahid and Hammouda, 1974; Migahid, 1978; Al-Nafie, 2004) divided Saudi Arabia according to the landscape, climate and vegetation into 9 phytogeographical regions, namely: North Hejaz (NH), Northern region (N), Nefud region (NF), Eastern region (E), west Najd (Njw), east Najd (Nje), South Hejaz (SH), Southern region (S), Al-Rubi Al-khale "Empty Quarter" (R) see
Summary
Saudi Arabia is located between longitudes 34o 40 ́ and 55o 45 ́ E and latitudes 15o 45 ́ and 34o 35 ́ N (Migahid and Hammouda, 1974) It is the fifth-largest in the Asian Continent and the largest country in Southwest Asia. The list is up to date, annotated and includes all moss taxa known from Saudi Arabia till with their distribution in different phytogeographical regions. Names of the 122 taxa (all under class Bryopsida), their families and their distribution in 8 out of the 9 phytogeographical regions of Saudi Arabia (Al-Rubi Al-khale "Empty Quarter" region is excluded where no mosses have been recorded from it) are given in Table 1 below. Hal.) Nork crassipes Wilson ex Bruch & Schimp.
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