@inproceedings{4a465c2ab54e4e13b2a5e3edfe8440c2,
title = "Botanical description and phenological cycles of Monotheca buxifolia",
abstract = "Monotheca buxifolia is a wild fruiting plant that grows in the semi-arid, high-altitude regions of the Arabian Peninsula. Plants were monitored for morphological and phenological changes from Jun. 2005 to Aug. 2006 in three locations of the Hajar Mountains in northern Oman. Growth habit, shoot and root description, as well as vegetative and reproductive growth cycles were determined. Two types of M. buxifolia were identified based on fruit color. M. buxifolia is of economic value for local mountain inhabitants, particularly in areas with rough terrain where conventional horticultural or agronomic cropping is limited.",
keywords = "Arabian Peninsula, Biodiversity, Ethnobotany, Hajar mountains, Oman, Phenological cycles, Sideroxylon mascatensis, Wild fruit plants",
author = "R. Al-Yahyai and H. Al-Nabhani",
year = "2008",
doi = "10.17660/ActaHortic.2008.769.35",
language = "English",
isbn = "9789066053892",
series = "Acta Horticulturae",
publisher = "International Society for Horticultural Science",
pages = "247--253",
booktitle = "Proceedings of the International Symposium on Asian Plants with Unique Horticultural Potential, IHC 2006",
note = "International Symposium on Asian Plants with Unique Horticultural Potential, IHC 2006 ; Conference date: 13-08-2006 Through 19-08-2006",
}