First record of the Southern African endemic Ruschia uncinata (L.) Schwantes (Aizoaceae) outside its native area with notes on its distribution in North Africa (Tunisia)

Ridha El Mokni; Cornelia Klak; Ernst van Jaarsveld

doi:10.25223/brad.n40.2022.a9

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Ridha El Mokni,^1,2,*,** Cornelia Klak,³ Ernst van Jaarsveld⁴

¹1. University of Monastir, Laboratory of Botany, Cryptogamy and Plant Biology, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences ‘A’, Faculty of Pharmacy of Monastir, Avenue Avicenna, 5000-Monastir, Tunisia.
²2. University of Carthage, Laboratory of Forest Ecology, National Research Institute of Rural Engineering, Water and Forests, Ariana-2080, Tunisia
³3. Bolus Herbarium, Department of Biological Sciences, University of Cape Town, Rhodes Gift 7707, Rondebosch, South Africa ()
⁴4. Department of Biodiversity and Conservation, University of the Western Cape, Bellville, South Africa ()

^*Corresponding author (riridah@hotmail.com)
^**Photographs: Rhida El Mokni

Abstract

The paper reports the discovery of the Southern African endemic Ruschia uncinata (L.) Schwantes (Aizoaceae) along the Mediterranean coastline on cliffs at Monastir in Tunisia (CE Tunisia, N-Africa). This is the first record of this species in this area. The population of R. uncinata, appears to be well-established and expanding. The large number of accompanying alien species suggests that the population of R. uncinata could have originated from dumped garden debris. Description of the morphology, distribution as well as habitat is provided.

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Ridha El Mokni, Cornelia Klak, and Ernst van Jaarsveld "First record of the Southern African endemic Ruschia uncinata (L.) Schwantes (Aizoaceae) outside its native area with notes on its distribution in North Africa (Tunisia)," Bradleya 2022(40), 113-118, (23 May 2022). https://doi.org/10.25223/brad.n40.2022.a9

Received: 14 March 2021; Published: 23 May 2022

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