The Flora of Eastern Saudi Arabia. 1989. 250 col. figures. some distrib.maps. 600 p. gr8vo. Cloth.

A standard-manual flora with keys and technical descriptions for identifying all of the approximately 560 species of non-cultivatedvascular plants from eastern Saudi Arabia, an area that includes, amongother regions, most of the great Rub' al-Khali sand desert. Collectinglocations and specimen references are provided for all the speciesrecorded. Some 250 colour photographs taken in natural habitatsillustrate the plants described and provide a ready means foridentifying in the field most of the spring wild flowers of the Arabiandesert. Annotated Arabic names are provided for many species and anArabic-script name index is appended. Many descriptions of plantsinclude distribution maps and notes on their economic uses, includingvalue for grazing and in traditional medicine.