Wadithamnus artemisioides subsp. batharitica (A.G.Mill. & J.A.Nyberg) T.Hammer & R.W.Davis, 2017

Hammer, Timothy A., Davis, Robert W. & Thiele, Kevin R., 2017, Wadithamnus, a new monotypic genus in Amaranthaceae, Phytotaxa 295 (2), pp. 173-184 : 182-183

Wadithamnus artemisioides subsp. batharitica (A.G.Mill. & J.A.Nyberg) T.Hammer & R.W.Davis , comb. nov.

Basionym: Aerva artemisioides subsp. batharitica Miller & Nyberg (1994: 35) .

Type:— OMAN. Dhofar: above Wadi Schuwaimayah , 17°56’N 55°32’E, 50 m, 28 April 1984, Miller 6421 (holotype E!, image of the holotype available at http://data.rbge.org.uk/herb/ E00687200 ) ; isotypes K, ON, UPS (fide Miller & Nyberg 1994) .

Distribution: — Oman between 17°02 ′ N 55°01 ′ E and 18°05 ′ N 56°29 ′ E, with an outlying record near 23°01 ′ N 59°07 ′ E.

Habitat: —Dry limestone cliffs and wadi banks at 20 ‒ 300 m a.s.l.

Specimens examined:— OMAN: Sharbitat , path and wadi below ( E of) airstrip, 18°05’ N 56°29’ E, 10 May 1983, Gallagher 6750/3 (E-00687199) ; Jabal Quinqari near Sudh , 17°02’ N 55°01’ E, 04 November 1983, Lawton 2520 (E-00687258) ; Dhofar, Wadi Qumtat above Schuwaimayah , 17°56’ N 55°32’ E, 50–60 m, 28 April 1984, A. Miller 6421 (E-00687200) ; Dhofar, Schwamiya , dry/wet wadi, 26 June 1985, I. McLeish 547 (E-00687201) ; Dhofar, Edge of escarpment above Schuwaymiyah , 17 September 1989, 300 m, Miller & Nyberg 9408 (E-00161905) ; 2km south of Bimmah , 23°01’ N 59°07’ E, 02 October 1993, McLeish 2284 (E-00113662) ; Dhofar, sadh ( Sudah ), coastal rocks, 17°05’ N 55°05’ E, 0–250 m, 31 October 1993, McLeish 2960 (E-00100967) .