Vol. 80 No. 2 (2025)
Articles

New Record of Sarga purpureosericea (Hochst. ex A.Rich.) Spangler (Poaceae) for the Flora of Saudi Arabia and second-step lectotypification of the name

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  • Paulo Alves,
  • Diogo F. Ferreira,
  • José Carlos Brito,
  • Magdy El-Bana,
  • Ahmed Al-Ansari,
  • Omar Al-Attas,
  • Carlos Vila-Viçosa
Paulo Alves
Floradata – Biodiversidade, Ambiente e Recursos Naturais, Lda. Rua do Campinho, 32 3.º Frente, 4000-151, Porto. Portugal
Diogo F. Ferreira
CIBIO (Research Center in Biodiversity and Genetic Resources) - InBIO (Research Network in Biodiversity and Evolutionary Biology), University of Porto. Campus Agrário de Vairão; Rua Padre Armando Quintas; 4485-661 Vairão; Portugal
José Carlos Brito
CIBIO (Research Center in Biodiversity and Genetic Resources) - InBIO (Research Network in Biodiversity and Evolutionary Biology), University of Porto. Campus Agrário de Vairão; Rua Padre Armando Quintas; 4485-661 Vairão; Portugal
Magdy El-Bana
Department of Environmental Protection & Regeneration, Red Sea Global (RSG-RSZ), Umluj, Saudi Arabia
Ahmed Al-Ansari
Department of Botany, Faculty of Science, Port Said University, Egypt
Omar Al-Attas
Department of Botany, Faculty of Science, Port Said University, Egypt
Carlos Vila-Viçosa
CIBIO (Research Center in Biodiversity and Genetic Resources) - InBIO (Research Network in Biodiversity and Evolutionary Biology), University of Porto. Campus Agrário de Vairão; Rua Padre Armando Quintas; 4485-661 Vairão; Portugal
DOI: https://doi.org/10.36253/jopt-17923

Published 2025-07-18

Keywords

  • Andropogoneae,
  • lectotype,
  • nomenclature,
  • Sorghum,
  • taxonomy,
  • Sarga
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Alves, P., Ferreira, D. F., Brito, J. C., El-Bana, M., Al-Ansari, A., Al-Attas, O., & Vila-Viçosa, C. (2025). New Record of Sarga purpureosericea (Hochst. ex A.Rich.) Spangler (Poaceae) for the Flora of Saudi Arabia and second-step lectotypification of the name. Webbia, 80(2), 301–307. https://doi.org/10.36253/jopt-17923

Copyright (c) 2025 Paulo Alves, Diogo F. Ferreira, José Carlos Brito, Magdy El-Bana, Ahmed Al-Ansari, Omar Al-Attas, Carlos Vila-Viçosa

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Abstract

During recent botanical expeditions in the northwestern Saudi Arabia, Sarga purpureosericea Spangler was recorded and collected for the first time in the country. This finding enriches Saudi Arabia’s grass flora and highlights the importance of further botanical exploration. We formally include this species in the national flora, supported by a voucher specimen deposited at the University of Porto Herbarium (PO). This record bridges a significant biogeographical gap between eastern Africa and the Indian subcontinent. Additionally, we provide a second-step lectotypification of the name. The original lectotypification, based on specimens housed at the Kew Herbarium (K) and the Missouri Botanical Garden Herbarium (MO), constitutes a first-step designation under Article 9.17 of the ICN. We now designate a second-step lectotype that aligns more precisely with Spangler’s original intent.

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