species. It is distributed in tropical, subtropical and warm temperate areas. It is represented in Pakistan by 8 genera and 22 species. The genus Zygophyllum consists of about 100 species, distributed in deserts and steppes from Mediterranean to Central Asia, South Africa and Australia. In Pakistan it is found in the Sindh and Balochistan provinces. The genus Zygophyllum represents the largest ...

The Asian interior arid zone is the largest desert landform system in the Northern Hemisphere, and has high biodiversity. Little is currently known about the evolutionary history of its biota. In this study, we used Zygophyllum, an important and characteristic component of the Asian interior arid zone, to provide new insights into the evolution of this biota. By greatly enlarged taxon sampling,...

Carbon sequestration in rangeland ecosystems has been identified as a suitable strategy to offset greenhouse gas emissions that information of carbon sequestration hotspots is a good tool to improve rangeland management. Objectives for this study were to assessment potential carbon sequestration in various rangeland types, to identify carbon sequestration hotspots and to study the effective fact...

This work aimed to evaluate the antimicrobial and antioxidant activity of methanolic extract of some plant (Ricinus communis,Matricaria recutita and Zygophyllum coccineum) extracts used in herbal remedy and folk medicine in Saudi Arabia, Results indicated that, the total extract the studied plants showed activity against the tested microbes, the highest activity was observed by using Matricaria...

Zygophyllum species are succulent plants that are drought resistant and/or salt tolerant, growing under severe, dry climatic conditions. Despite their importance and abundance in the Mediterranean and Middle East regions, there is little information concerning molecular variations among species of this genus. Genetic diversity was assessed, using RAPD primers, of 12 populations of Z. coccineum,...

in the Mediterranean Coastal North of Egypt Hediat M.H. Salama and Akram A.H. Ali Botany Department, Faculty of Science, Zagazig University, Zagazig, Egypt. Salt marshes are widely distributed in the north western part of Egypt with their own distinct vegetation. Of these Zygophyllum album, Suaeda pruinosa, Arthrocnemum glaucum, Halocnemum strobilaceum (succulent halophytes) and Limoniastrum mo...