Pennisetum is a widespread genus of plants in the grass family, native to tropical and warm temperate regions of the world. They are known commonly as fountaingrasses. Pennisetum is considered a synonym of Cenchrus in Kew's Plants of the World Online.
Afro-Arabs are Arabs of Sub-Saharan African descent. These include black populations within mainly the Sudanese, Egyptians, Moroccans, Algerians, Sahrawis, Mauritanians, Libyans, Yemenis and Tunisians - with considerably long established communities in Gulf states such as Iraq, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates. There are also smaller communities of Afro-Arabs present among Palestinians and Jordanians.
Pancratium is a genus of African and Eurasian perennial, herbaceous and bulbous plants in the Amaryllis family, subfamily Amaryllidoideae
Eleusine is a genus of Asian, African, and South American plants in the grass family, sometimes called by the common name goosegrass. One species (Eleusine indica), is a widespread weed in many places. Another species Eleusine coracana, is finger millet, cultivated as a cereal grain in India and parts of Africa.
Castellia is a genus of African and Eurasian plants in the grass family. The only known species is Castellia tuberculosa, native to southern Europe, northern and northeastern Africa, and southwestern Asia.
Snowdenia is a genus of African and Arabian plants in the grass family.
Tripogon is a genus of tropical and subtropical plants in the grass family. They are widespread across Asia, Africa, Australia, and the Americas. Fiveminute grass is a common name for plants in this genus.
Enteropogon is a genus of tropical and subtropical plants in the grass family. It is widespread across many parts of Asia, Africa, Australia, the Americas, and various islands.
Urochondra is a genus of plants in the grass family. The only known species is Urochondra setulosa, native to northeastern Africa and southwestern Asia. The species grows in coastal sand dunes, salt marshes and estuaries.
Harpachne is a genus of Asian and African plants in the grass family.
Leptochloa is a widespread genus of Asian, African, Australian, and American plants in the grass family.
Melanocenchris is a genus of Asian and African plants in the grass family.
Odyssea is a genus of African and Arabian plants in the grass family.
Callipeltis is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It was originally described in 1829. The genus is found in Spain, North Africa, the Middle East, the Arabian Peninsula, and Central Asia as far east as Pakistan and Kazakhstan.
Otostegia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Lamiaceae, first described in 1834. It is native to eastern Africa and the Middle East.
- Otostegia ellenbeckiiGürke - Ethiopia
- Otostegia ericoideaRyding - Somalia
- Otostegia erlangeriGürke - Ethiopia + Somalia
- Otostegia fruticosa(Forssk.) Schweinf. ex Penzig - Cameroon, Sudan, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Djibouti, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Israel, Sinai, Palestine, Jordan
- Otostegia hildebrandtii(Vatke & Kurtz) Sebald - Somalia
- Otostegia integrifoliaBenth. - Ethiopia + Yemen
- Otostegia migiurtianaSebald - Somalia
- Otostegia modestaS.Moore - Ethiopia + Somalia
- Otostegia tomentosaA.Rich - Ethiopia + Somalia + Sudan
Rhazya is a genus of plant in family Apocynaceae first described as a genus in 1835. It is native to Egypt and to southwestern Asia from Yemen to India.
Disakisperma is a genus of plants in the grass family, native to North and South America, Africa, and the Arabian Peninsula.
The wildlife of the United Arab Emirates is the flora and fauna of the country on the eastern side of the Arabian Peninsula and the southern end of the Persian Gulf. The country offers a variety of habitats for wildlife including the coast, offshore islands, mangrove areas, mudflats, salt pans, sand and gravel plains, sand dunes, mountain slopes, wadis and rocky summits. Because the terrain is so varied, it supports a greater number of species of plants and animals than might have been expected in this relatively small country.
Euphorbia acalyphoides is a species of plant in the family Euphorbiaceae. It is native to Angola, Chad, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania, and Yemen. Two subspecies are recognized: E. a. acalyphoides and "E. a. cicatricosa.
Euphorbia agowensis is a species of plant in the family Euphorbiaceae. It is native to Angola, Eritrea, Ethiopia, India, Kenya, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, and Yemen.
