Prunus arabica, A. G. Miller 1.16--Iraq. Kurdistan. Zaynal, NW of Mawat. 16 June 2010. 019 (9).jpg
Native to Gulf States, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon-Syria, Oman, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, Türkiye (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 1 occurrence across 1 country.
Location
Iraq, Kurdistan, Sulaimani Prov. (Khewata, Jisr Khiwata)
35.761028, 45.47
Location Remarks
North of Sulaimani on highway to Zaynal and Mawat, c. 2 km south of Suraqalat. Banks of Aw-e Shiler River near a bridge (and remnants of a pervious bridge blown up by Hussein troops). 830 m elev.
Collectors
Anthony G. Miller, Ihsan Al-Shebaz, Christopher Davidson, Barbara Ertter, Sharon R. Christoph
Notes
Sparse steppe vegetation, some oaks in protected ravines. Shrub 0.5-0.6 m.
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Rosales
Family
Rosaceae
Genus
Prunus
Specific Epithet
arabica
Authorship
(Oliv.) Meikle
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 4.3
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
IUCN Red List
EDGE score
0.6
Global rank
#86,593 of 335,497
Top 26%
Extinction probability
12%
