A Preliminary Study of Some Morphological Characteristics of Cordia Myxa Forsk. Species Scattered in Some Zones in Lattakia Governorate


Abstract in English

This study was carried out in nine sites of various altitudes. The sites represent scattered zones of Cordia myxa Forsk. as an introduced species in the coastal region, Lattakia governorate during 2010-2011. The research showed that there is an effect of altitude on the investigated trees in the different sites, and that there were significant differences in relation to the characteristics of the average of the following: tree height, length of leaf stalk, catkin length, canopy, fresh and dry leaf weight, and fruit weight. However, there were no effects of altitude on the species. There were also no observed significant differences in relation to the characteristics of the average of the following: the tree diameter, trunk length, flower number in one catkin, leaf length, leaf width, leaf area, leaf humidity percentage, flowering start, and flowering period. It can be said that there were changes in the morphological characteristics of the studied trees in the different sites, which appeared to be a preliminary indication of the impact of altitude on the variations of some morphological characteristics of Cordia myxa Forsk.

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