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Issue: Vol. 737 No. 5: 21 Jan. 2026
Type: Article
Published: 2026-01-21
DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.737.5.3
Page range: 283-292
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New country records with nomenclatural and distributional updates in Artemisia (Asteraceae) of Tunisia and notes on related North African endemic taxa

Monastir University, Laboratory of Botany, Cryptogamy and Plant Biology, Faculty of Pharmacy of Monastir, Avenue Avicenna, 5000-Monastir, Tunisia; Carthage University, IRESA, Laboratory of Forest Ecology, National Research Institute of Rural Engineering, Water and Forests, 2080-Ariana, Tunisia
University of Palermo, Department of Agricultural, Food and Forest Sciences, Viale delle Scienze, bldg. 4, 90128 Palermo, Italy
Compositae North Africa Typification Eudicots Artemisia subg. Artemisia lectotypification new records Tunisia

Abstract

Two taxa of Artemisia subg. Artemisia (A. kabylica and A. judaica subsp. sahariensis) are reported as new to Tunisia. In addition, new records are presented for A. atlantica. Their descriptions and notes on their habitat, ecology, and distribution in Tunisia together with their regional conservation status are given. Original photographs along with an analytical key to taxa of A. subg. Artemisia endemic to North Africa are presented. The names Artemisia judaica var. sahariensis L.Chevall. and A. atlantica Coss. & Durieu are lectotypified.

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How to Cite

Mokni, R.E. & Domina, G. (2026) New country records with nomenclatural and distributional updates in Artemisia (Asteraceae) of Tunisia and notes on related North African endemic taxa. Phytotaxa 737 (5): 283–292. https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.737.5.3