RIYADH – Kementerian Alam Sekitar, Air dan Pertanian dan NEOM jumpa lapan spesies tumbuhan asli yang sebelum ini tidak direkodkan di negara itu, lapor Agensi Akhbar Saudi (SPA) pada Rabu.
Penemuan ini adalah sebahagian daripada program flora NEOM, yang bertujuan melindungi 95 peratus tanah semula jadi dan memulihkan serta mendokumenkan kepelbagaian biologi unik di rantau ini.
Program dua fasa itu termasuk kajian komprehensif geologi, tanah, hidrologi tadahan air, ekologi dan topografi NEOM.
“Spesies tumbuhan baharu itu telah didokumenkan di Herbarium Kebangsaan dalam Pusat Benih dan Bank Sumber Genetik Tumbuhan di Riyadh, mewakili penambahan ketara kepada flora direkodkan di Arab Saudi,” kata Ahmad Alayadh, timbalan menteri pertanian.
Lapan spesies tersebut ialah: Bituminaria flaccida (Nabelek) Greuter, Cicer judaicum Boiss, Crambe hispanica L, Diplotaxis tenuifolia (L.) DC, Hyoscyamus boveanus (Dunal) Asch & Schweinf, Muscari longipes subsp Longipes, Phagnalon nitidum Fresen, dan Plantago sinaica (Barneoud) Decne.
Dhiya Zaidan, pengurus kanan seni bina landskap di NEOM, berkata: “Sejak dua setengah tahun yang lalu, inisiatif ini telah membuahkan hasil yang luar biasa, termasuk mendokumentasikan 345 spesies tumbuhan tempatan, 28 spesies nadir, dan lapan spesies tumbuhan berdaftar baharu yang tidak direkodkan sebelum ini. dalam negara.
“Ini tidak mungkin berlaku tanpa dedikasi dan komitmen penyelidik dan saintis kami di lapangan.”
Dilancarkan pada 2021, program flora NEOM merupakan inisiatif utama untuk mendokumenkan dan memulihara warisan semula jadi rantau ini, meningkatkan pengetahuan tentang tumbuh-tumbuhan dan spesies tumbuhan tempatan.
AN, 11 Dis 2024
Eight new native plant species discovered in Saudi Arabia
RIYADH — The Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture and NEOM have discovered eight native plant species that were not previously recorded in the Kingdom, the Saudi Press Agency reported on Wednesday.
This discovery is part of the NEOM flora program, which aims to protect 95 percent of natural lands and restore and document the region’s unique biodiversity.
The two-phase program included a comprehensive study of the geology, soil, watershed hydrology, ecology and topography of NEOM.
“The new plant species have been documented at the National Herbarium within the Seed Center and Plant Genetic Resources Bank in Riyadh, representing a significant addition to Saudi Arabia’s recorded flora,” said Ahmad Alayadh, deputy minister for agriculture.
The eight species are: Bituminaria flaccida (Nabelek) Greuter, Cicer judaicum Boiss, Crambe hispanica L, Diplotaxis tenuifolia (L.) DC, Hyoscyamus boveanus (Dunal) Asch & Schweinf, Muscari longipes subsp Longipes, Phagnalon nitidum Fresen, and Plantago sinaica (Barneoud) Decne.
Dhiya Zaidan, senior manager of landscape architecture at NEOM, said: “Over the past two and a half years, this initiative has yielded remarkable results, including documenting 345 local plant species, 28 rare species, and eight new registered plant species not previously recorded in the Kingdom.
“This would not have been possible without the dedication and commitment of our researchers and scientists on the ground.”
Launched in 2021, the NEOM flora program is a key initiative to document and conserve the region’s natural heritage, enhancing knowledge of local vegetation and plant species.
AN, Dec 11, 2024