Several scientific names of plants have been changed in recent years,
reflecting ongoing research and classification. The following is a preliminary
update on these changes. All mentioned species have been recorded in the UAE by
the ENHG.
| Family |
New Name |
Old Name |
| Caryophyllaceae |
Sperfula fallax (Lowe) E.H.L. Krause |
S. flaccida (Roxb.) Asch. |
| Chenopiaceae |
Chenopodium murale L. |
C. triangulare Forssk. |
| " " |
Anabasis setiferaMoq. |
Seidlitzia lanigera Post |
| Compositae |
Centaurea pseudosinaica Czerep. |
S. sinaica DC. |
| Convolvulaceae |
Convolvulus cephalopodus Boiss. ssp. cephalopodus |
C. deserti Hochst. ex Steud. |
| Gentianaceae |
Centaureum pulchellum (Sw.) Druce |
Erythraea ramosissima (Vill.) Pers. |
| Leguminosae |
Acacia tortilis (Forssk.) Hayne |
A. spirocarpa Hochst. ex. A. Rich. |
| " " |
Prosopis cinerea (L.) Druce |
P. spicigera L. |
| Orobanchaceae |
Cistanche tubulosa (Schenk) Wright |
C. phelypaeae (L.) Cout. |
| Polygonaceae |
Rumex pictus Forssk. |
R. lacerus Balba |
| Resedaceae |
Ochradenus arabicus Chaudhary, Hillcoat and Miller |
O. baccatus Del. |
| Urticaceae |
Forskalea tenacissima L. |
F. cossoniana Webb |
| Family |
Preferred Name |
Synonym(s) |
| Apocynaceae |
Aerva javaica (Burm. f.) (Spreng) |
A. persica (Burm. f.) Merrill |
| " " |
Nerium mascatense (DC.) |
N. oleander L. |
| Asclepiadaceae |
Glossonema edule R. Br. |
G varians (Stocks) Benth. |
| Boraginaceae |
Heliotropium digynum (Forssk.) Asch. ex C. Christens |
H. lutem Poir |
| " " |
Heliotropium ramosissimum (Lehm.) DC. |
H. bacciferum Forssk. = H. undulatum Vahl |
| " " |
Gastroctyle hispida (Forssk.) Bge. |
Anchusa hispida Forssk. |
| " " |
Moltkiopsis ciliata (Forssk.) I.M. Johnston |
Lithospermum callosum Vahl |
| Caryophyllaceae |
Gypsophila bellidifolia Boiss. |
Saponaria barbata |
| Chenopodiaceae |
Hammada elegans (Bge.) Bottsch |
Hammada salicornica (Moq.) Iljin (more fieldwork needed to eliminate
possible differences) |
| " " |
Salsola baryosma (Schult.) Dandy |
S. foetida Del. ex Spreng. |
| " " |
Suaeda aegyptiaca (Hassel) Zoh. |
Schanginia aegyptiaca (Hasselq.) Aellen = Suaeda baccata Forssk. |
| " " |
Suaeda vermiculata Forssk. |
S. mollis Del. |
| Compositae |
Artemesia herba-alba Asso. |
A. inculta Del. |
| " " |
Eclipta prostrata L. |
E. alba (L.) Hassk. = E. erecta L. |
| " " |
Hertia aucheri Boiss. |
Iphiona aucheri (Boiss.) Anderb. |
| " " |
Pentanema divericatum Cass. |
Vicoa pentanema Aitch. et Hemsl. |
| " " |
Pluchea discoridis (L.) DC. |
Conyza discoridis (L.) Desf. |
| " " |
Pulicaria undulata (L.) C.A. Meyer |
Pulicaria crispa (Forssk.) Benth. et Hook f. = Francoeuria
crispa (Forssk.) Cass. |
| " " |
Reichardia tingitana (L.) Roth |
Scorzonera tingitana L. |
| " " |
Senecio desfontainei Druce |
S. coronopifolius Desf. |
| Cruciferae |
Eremobium aegyptiacum (Spreng.) Boiss. |
E. lineare (Del.) Asch. and Schweinf. |
| " " |
Farsetia stylosa R. Br. |
F. linearis Decne. = F. ramosissima |
| Gramineae |
Aeluropus lagopoides (L.) Trin. ex Thwaites |
A. repens (Desf.) Parl. = A. littoralis v. repens Coss. et Dr. |
| " " |
Cymbopogon commutatus (Steud.) Stapf |
C. parkeri Stapf |
| Leguminosae |
Alhagi maurorum Medic. |
A. mannifera Desv. |
| " " |
Lotus glinoides Del. |
L. schimperi Steud. |
| Malvaceae |
Abutilon pannosum (Forst.) Schlect. |
A. hirtum Don. |
| Nyctaginaceae |
Baerhavia diffusa L. |
B. repens L. |
| Polygonaceae |
Calligonum comosum L. 'Herit. |
C. polygonoides L. ssp. comosum (L. 'Herit.) |
| Primulaceae |
Anagallis arvensis ssp. latifolia (L.) Arcangeli |
A. caerulea |
| Rubiaceae |
Gaillonia aucheri (Guill.) Jaub. and Spach |
Jaubertia aucheri Guill. |
| Solanaceae |
Solanum incanum L. |
S. coagulans Forssk. |
