Cocculus hirsutus

Hatmi, S. Al, Al Hinai, Abdulrahman, Al Qassabi, Zawan, Alzahrani, Ali Mohammed & Knees, Sabina, 2024, STUDIES IN THE FLORA OF ARABIA: XXXV. NEW RECORDS FROM THE SULTANATE OF OMAN, Edinburgh Journal of Botany 81 (2002), pp. 1-11 : 8

Cocculus hirsutus (L.) W.Theob.

This species was found in one location at Jabal Al Qatar, an isolated small mountain south of Mahdah. It was found hanging off rocky limestone cliffs with the shrubs Capparis cartilaginea Decne. and Cocculus pendulus (J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.) Diels. The population of this species is restricted to just a few individuals, which are in poor condition because of prolonged drought. This species is found in all other countries of the Arabian Peninsula . Its record from Oman extends its distribution to include the whole of the Arabian Peninsula .

Specimens. OMAN. Northern Oman: Mahdah, Jabal Al Qatar , 24°19′27.1′′N, 55°54′18.5′′E, 503 m, S. Al Hatmi SAHATM 671 ( OBG) .