Vegetative composition of Wadi Mararah-Hawf, Almaharah-Yemen

Abstract EN

Wadi Mararah is situated in the Hawf forest, the eastern part of Al-Mahara Governorate, Which is characterized with saturated wind that comes from the Indian Ocean and meets the Hawf mountain for the period from mid of June to mid of September.

The winds coming to Hawf are characterized with fog phenomenon .

In some places in Hawf, there is a light drizzle mixed with fog and, in - between there are spells of fog.

There are also light fogs on the lower parts where it gets dense in the higher parts of the hills.

During the monsoon season, the mountains look as if they are wearing beautiful green clothes.

All this greenery is a result of the presence of various types and sizes of trees and shrubs, of which some, such as Anogeissus dhofarica, occur rarely.

Wadi Mararah is considered as one of the important places in Hawf because the people in Hawf district depend upon the perennial stream at Ain Mararah for drinking ,domestic use….etc.

The vegetative composition of Wadi Mararah varies with the climatic and topographic of the area.

Vegetation on the lower zone of Wadi Mararah towards the sea has less density, as well as in its genera, while the middle zone is very rich in its vegetation, with more density and more genera.

On the other hand, the vegetation differs and becomes less in the upper zone of the wadi towards the top of the mountain.

Most of the vegetation in Wadi Mararah is trees, like Anogeissus sp., Acacia sp., Commiphora sp., etc.

.In between these trees, there are some shrubs like Croton sp.

, Maytenus sp.

,Jatropha sp.,etc.

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The different genera and species form the structure and composition of the flora of Wadi Mararah