Methods & sources
Inventory date: 5 November 2026.
About the project
Documenting our flora. Advancing knowledge for a sustainable future.
A national research project documenting Saudi Arabia’s plants and genetic data, supporting scientific research and biodiversity conservation in alignment with the objectives of Saudi Vision 2030.
An independent research initiative
Project scope
A research portal for Saudi plants, scientific names, DNA barcodes and complete plastomes.
Taxonomy and names
Accepted names, families and genera follow Kew WCVP v16; higher classification follows GBIF.
Genetic data
Barcode and complete-plastome records from NCBI GenBank and published studies, with accession identifiers, publication references and specimen origin where available.
Botanical references
Each plant profile lists references for taxonomy, description and occurrence, including relevant book pages.
Suggested citation
Saudi Flora & Genomes (2026). https://saudifloragenomes.org/ · Accessed: 7 November 2026
Core sources
- Kew — World Checklist of Vascular Plants v16 ↗
- Flora of Saudi Arabia checklist ↗
- NCBI Nucleotide / GenBank ↗
- GBIF — sourced higher classification by family ↗
- Saudi Nature — local catalogue and botanical descriptions ↗
- Evaluation of Arabian Vascular Plant Barcodes (2021) ↗
- Archived barcode dataset ↗
Additional references and accession identifiers are listed on the relevant species page.
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