[pbs] More about Oncocyclus in Israel and Jordan
Mark BROWN
brown.mark at wanadoo.fr
Tue Apr 29 14:44:29 EDT 2008
I got it repeated four times!
> Message du 29/04/08 13:48
> De : "Paul T."
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> Luc,
>
> I am not sure whether it is just me or not, but
> your last message (which I think would be of
> interest to me) came through as one huge
> paragraph, making it nearly impossible to
> read. I don't know if it is a formatting problem
> or not, but I do seem to from time to time have
> this happen with your postings (which is a shame
> as they're often so informative). Am I the only one that has this problem?
>
> Thanks.
>
> Cheers.
>
> Paul Tyerman
> Canberra, Australia.
>
> At 09:40 PM 29/04/2008, you wrote:
> >Hi all, I have been searching the web for more
> >information on the Oncocyclus of Israël and
> >Lebanon. Here is a summary of what I found. The
> >Iris section Oncocyclus comprise 10 species in
> >Israel and Jordan (see list below), all endemic
> >with limited and distinct populations. In 1998,
> >the Royal Iris project sponsored by the DFG and
> >common to Mainz University in Germany, The
> >Hebrew University in Israel and Bethlehem
> >University in the Palestinian Authority aimed to
> >reinforce the connections between three nations,
> >in addition to the conservation targets. The
> >project had four goals: recording and
> >conservation of all populations in Israel,
> >monitoring population dynamics, systematic
> >reviewing and pollination ecology research. The
> >main objective was to discover the relationship
> >between the Royal Irisesâ special characters:
> >solitary giant flower, no nectar reward, dark
> >colour, and male bees lodging. The Royal Irises
> >are known as the first priority for conservation
> >in Israel. As a result the following species
> >were studied. For each species, the flowering
> >period is listed, followed by the distribution
> >and in parenthesis the best place to see wild
> >populations. Â Â Â Iris lortetii - Beginning of
> >April - Upper Galilee - Shomron Mts. (Tel
> >Hatzor). Iris bismarckiana - March - Upper &
> >Lower Galilee (Dishon gorge, Givat Hamore). Iris
> >hermona - mid March - Central Golan Heights
> >(Mapalim crossroad). Iris atrofusca - mid March
> >to April - South Golan, Gilead Mts. Mts.,
> >Shomron & Judea deserts, Arad to Beer Sheva (Tel
> >Arad, Haon escarpment). Iris haynei - March -
> >Gilboa (Gilboa - Mt. Barkan). Barkan). Iris
> >atropurpurea - mid January to February - Coastal
> >plain (Nes Ziona, Netanya Iris reserve). Iris
> >bostrensis - Second half of March - North Jordan
> >(Ramtha to Mafraq). Iris nigricans - April -
> >Moab Mts., Jordan (East to Kerak). Iris petrana
> >- April-March - Edom (Jordan); North Negev,
> >Yerucham to Dimona (Dana Nature reserve,
> >Yerucham Iris reserve). Iris mariae - Beginning
> >of March - Sand dunes of the Western Negev (Agur
> >dunes, Kibutz Magen).Agur dunes, Kibutz Magen).
> >Although many taxonomists dealt with this
> >section in the last 120 years, no quantitative research was
> ............. etc.
>
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