Socotra Rush

سوكاترا راش

• COMMON NAME:Socotra rush

• ARABIC:سوكاترا راش

• BOTANICAL NAME:Juncus socotranus Buch.

• SYNONYMS:Juncus maritimus var. socotranus Buchenau

• FAMILY:JUNCACEAE

• KIND:Native

• EMIRATE:Fujairah

• GROWTH FORMS:Herbs

• HABITATS:Wadi

• TYPES:Perennial

DESCRIPTION:

Perennial, 40-80(120) cm tall. Stems erect, parallel and rigid. Stems and leaves similar in appearance, 0.2 cm across, sharp pointed. Inflorescence terminal, consisting of multi-flow-ered sprays on stalks of unequal length, each spray c. 1*3 cm, brown. Lower bracts erect up to 20 cm, loke a continuation of the stem, upper bract up to 4 cm.

REFERENCES:

M.V.D jongbloed, G.R. Fuelner, B. Boer, A.R. Western. the comprehensive guide to the wild flowers of the United Arab Emirates. Environmental research and wildlife Development agency, Abu Dhabi, 2003. V.V. Byalt, V.M. Korshunov, M.V. Korshunov. Cadaster of the Flora of Fujairah Emirate (United Arab Emirates). Al Fujairah 2021. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:975183-1#synonyms