Office of adviser for conservation of the environment, diwan of royal court, oman. Plants of dhofar, the southern region of oman by a. Edged by the sand dunes of the empty quarter to the north and an escarpment encircling the main city of salalah in the south, this region is a fascinating place to visit, particularly during or just after the khareef rainy season when mists and light rains transform the. Snakes were believed to get their poison from it and getting close would result in painful eye inflammation if care was not taken. Plants known for their curative powers are used for a wide spectrum of diseases, from common cold and fever to paralysis and diabetes. Office of the adviser for conservation of the environment. The region, tied in the past to both oman and yemen, has a. The frankincense trees grow in a fairly restricted habitat. Johnstone, but also the plants, resulting in an encyclopedic book which includes a wealth of folk lore with the descriptions of plant usage. One day, frankincense might be used to enrage a war elephant.
The plants about 80% of omans native species have already been databased and represented in obgs living collections, herbarium or seedbank. Indeed, flying into salalah from muscat, especially during the khareef rainy season, its hard to imagine that omans first and second cities share the same continent. The plants in dhofar inhabit an environment that can change from wet cloud soaked biome to bonedry desert in the period of a few days or meters. We tried to collect the information of previous work related to the role of nutrient in. Plants were also collected on the upper part of jabal samhan, the highest mountain of dhofar, in the predesertic area of wadi andur, beyond jabal samhan and in several areas where, nowadays.
Open library is an initiative of the internet archive, a 501c3 nonprofit, building a digital library of internet sites and other cultural artifacts in digital form. Request pdf nutrients requirement of medicinal plants of dhofar region of. Indigenous flora plants of oman emirates natural history. In addition to offering clients to place verbalwritten orders directly with the bankdhofar licensed. Apr 26, 2017 the plants about 80% of omans native species have already been databased and represented in obgs living collections, herbarium or seedbank. The climate is hot and dry, apart from the southeastern coast, and the country offers a variety of habitats for wildlife including mountains, valleys, deserts, coastal plains and sea coasts. It is home to numerous indigenous succulent plants, the most famous of which is frankincense boswellia sacra. His book of the experience, arabian sands, stands as one of the classics of travel literature. Nutrients requirement of medicinal plants of dhofar region of. Plants of dhofar the southern region of oman, traditional economic and medicinal usesanthony g. Ghazanfar f or nearly two and a half millennia al jazirat al arabiyah the island of the arabs has attracted botanists, naturalists and travellers from far and wide.
The oman plant red data book was compiled with the aim of assessing and documenting all threatened plants and to provide guidelines for why and where conservation efforts should be concentrated. The southern region of oman traditional, economic and medicinal uses written by miller, anthony g. Except where otherwise noted, content on this site is licensed under a creative commons attribution, noncommercial cc bync licence. Traditional, economic, and medicinal uses hardcover january 1, 1988. It lies in southern oman, on the eastern border with yemens al mahrah governorate.
The wildlife of oman is the flora and fauna of this country in the southeastern corner of the arabian peninsula, with coasts on the gulf of oman and the arabian sea. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Updates and news will constantly be available through blogs and via the website. Nutrients requirement of medicinal plants of dhofar region of oman. Traditional economic and medicinal uses first edition by miller, a. Salalah, the capital of the dhofar region, is a colourful, subtropical city that owes much of its character to omans former territories in east africa. Traditional economic and medicinal uses by miller, a. Morris, miranda illustrated by stuartsmith, susanna published by the office of the adviser for conservation of the environment, diwan of royal court sultanate of oman stock code. Neil and i had travelled to salalah in 20 as part of mikes convoy as he finalised routes 17 to 20 for the second edition of the book and were very fortunate in. Miranda morris, while working with early health care initiatives, studied not only the gibali language with dr. Mililer and illustrated by susanna stuartsmith, the rest of the title is the southern region of. Plants of dhofar oman and specialy dhofar has been blessed with over 250 reported species of medicinal plants. The regions northern boundary has never been defined, but generally included in the territory is the wadi mughshin, located about 150 miles 240 km inland.
Miranda morris illustrated by susanna stuartsmith published by the office of the adviser for conservation of the environment, diwan of royal court sultanate of oman. Colloquially, the term dhofar was used to describe the villages of al haffah and salalah, which housed about twothirds of dhofars population at that time. Plants of dhofar, the southern region of oman book depository. We currently offer brokerage services for trades of both equity and debt on the muscat securities market msm and other gcc markets. Medicinal plants of northern and central oman arabia. Useful tropical plants database 2014 by ken fern, web interface by ajna fern with help from richard morris. Dec 08, 2011 daly finds special wonderment in the plants of dhofar, a 1988 ethnobotanical guide published by the sultanate of oman.
A checklist of the butterflies of dhofar, oman and a. Bankdhofar brokerage division operates under license no. Explore dhofar holidays and discover the best time and places to visit. Oman dhofar scsc results, fixtures, squad, statistics. Dhofar region of oman has unique position in arabic peninsula due to kharif. With 38 portraits and photos, whispers of oman in the arabian peninsula is an inspirational book, mainly about women who took the opportunities their country offered to develop their skills and peruse the things they were good at. With some 26,000 entries, this comprehensive dictionary provides information on every family and genus of seedbearing plant including conifers, plus ferns and clubmosses, besides economically important mosses and algae. Mea culpa for not reading the whole description on page 30 of the book more commonly known as desert rose. During this time, it is frequented by many visitors, especially from within oman and the neighbouring countries. Frankincense fit for a king one, anyway the new york times.
From my book plants of dhofar this is adenium obesum name corrected to obesum the error pointed out by spinosina thanks. It is a rather mountainous area that covers 99,300 km 2 38,300 sq. Daly finds special wonderment in the plants of dhofar, a 1988 ethnobotanical guide published by the sultanate of oman. Within the slopes and valleys of the southern mountains of oman are an extraordinary variety of flora. They came to dhofar to buy the frankincense harvested by the jibbali tribes of the escarpments, who to this day manage the boswellia trees in a sophisticated agroforestry system, where the ownership of each tree is carefully recorded. Omans vertical fog oasis on the edge of the unknown. Herbal medicines are dispensed, after diagnosis from a herbal healer. It lies in southern oman, on the eastern border with yemen s al mahrah governorate. It is a rather mountainous area that covers 99,300 km 2 38,300 sq mi and has a population of 249,729 as of the 2010 census. Boswellia sacra is without a doubt the most famous plant of dhofar, and indeed was of vital economic importance in dhofar within living memory. Whispers of oman is a tribute to these women their achievements.
Salalah dhofar ocgt power plant oman is located at km w of salalah, dhofar, oman. The use of medicinal herbs in northern and central oman arabia is still common today. Nutrients requirement of medicinal plants of dhofar region. Dhofars physical geography was noted as consisting mainly of barren plains, a mountain range and several valleys, the most important of which was wadi raikut. This infrastructure is of type gas power plant with a design capacity of 255 mwe. The detailed uses of 35 native and 21 cultivated plants and their chemical composition are given.
Dhofar, the southern governorate of oman, lies within a distinctive ecological zone due to the summer southwest monsoon. It documents and preserves the existing knowledge in a region where social patterns are rapidly changing. A plant that was treated with fear and a lot of respect in days gone by. Dhofar governorate is famous for its seasonal weather, locally known as monsoon or khareef, when it witnesses its best period, clothed in lush greenery and its hills surrounded by white fog. The database and code is licensed under a creative commons attributionnoncommercialsharealike 3. Mabberleys plant book is internationally accepted as an essential reference text for anyone studying, growing or writing about plants. The war began with the formation of the dhofar liberation front, a group which aimed to create.
Miller, 9780715708088, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Plants of dhofar oman and specialy dhofar has been blessed with over 250 reported species of medicinal plants that could play a role in treating some of the worlds current diseases. In this project i was concerned with plant names in the main languages ofthat area. Throughout, its author uses a simple, straightforward, precise and accurate style. Oct 23, 2015 they came to dhofar to buy the frankincense harvested by the jibbali tribes of the escarpments, who to this day manage the boswellia trees in a sophisticated agroforestry system, where the ownership of each tree is carefully recorded. The dna of salalah, dhofar is not only available as an e book and book ondemand but also in printed editions.
Miller and miranda morris the office of the adviser for. Plants of dhofar is an excellent and very hard to find book. Much of the sediment clouding the water in this image of the persian gulf is from the shatt al arab river, which enters the gulf in the north along the iraniraq border. Neil and i had travelled to salalah in 20 as part of mikes convoy as he finalised routes 17 to 20 for the second edition of the book and were very fortunate in having the time to stay another week and take the long. Grass dominates the mountain upper plateau while the seafacing slopes are have anogeissus dhofarica as their dominant plant. The fogaffected escarpments of dhofar have the highest number of endemic species and some of the most speciesrich habitats in oman. Mabberleys plantbook is internationally accepted as an essential reference text for anyone studying, growing or writing about plants. Plants of dhofar the southern region of oman, traditional. The 10 best dhofar hotels where to stay in dhofar, oman. Frankincense via plants of dhofar guide enfleurage. Snakes were believed to get their poison from it and getting close would result in. Jibbali or sheret as it is more correctly called in the language itself, mahri and dhofari arabic. The handbook of arabian medicinal plants is the first illustrated reference on the uses of plants in the arabian peninsula.
About 900 vascular plants have been recorded from the fog oasis of oman and yemen, of which c. The interest began as early as 420 bc, when frankincense was traded from dhofar to egypt and through to europe. It is best known for being one of the main producers of aromatic frankincense, both historically and in modern times. Mililer and illustrated by susanna stuartsmith, the rest of the title is the southern region of oman traditional, economic and medicinal uses. You can read about this in detail in gary nabhans excellent book, camels, cumin and caravans. The book emphasizes the need for preserving social and cultural patterns and examines the close relationship between those patterns and nature. Annotated bibliography of texts pertaining to the dhofar. The river drains the combined waters of the euphrates and tigris rivers of iraq, and the karun river of iran.