Flora

Haloxylon schmittianum Pomel

Common Name: Rimt

Family: Amaranthaceae

Flowering Time: Oct-Nov.

General Appearance

Haloxylon schmittianum Pomel / Homotypic Synonyms: Hammada schmitiana (Pomel) Botsch. it is a low shrub, strict, usually erect up to 30-50 (-70) cm tall, with current years’ shoots arising from erect branches which become pale yellowish or whitish when older. Leaves opposite. reduced to very small, triangular. acute scales, connate to form a short cup, woolly within. Inflorescences ± compact, consisting of numerous latently (arising from the main shoot of previous years), the lower often longer, the upper shorter so as to form an elongated pyramidal panicle; flowering lateral branches spreading, usually bearing flowers all along. Bracteoles 2, ovate-orbicular with woolly base. Perianth lobes ovate oblong, with broad membranous margin in the upper part, developing lateral wings on back, 8-10 mm across in fruit; wings equal white, spreading, membranous, suborbicular; stamens 5; stigmas 2-3.

Life Form

Phytochoria

SA. The native range of this species is N. Africa.

Distribution in Libya

Al-Jafarah Plain:

(21 km) between Sabrath and Zwara 1977 Bir-Ayad 2013

Zliten-Misurata Plain:

Kaam area 2005 Misurata 2008,2015

Sirte Plains:

(15-22 km) west Sirte, (22 km) west Ben Jaowad 1977

Benghazi Plain:

Ajdabia (Al-Bedan),(Al-Jaledia) 2017

Jabal Nafusa:

(35 km) after aelhbelia to Shakshuk (7 km) from Shakshuk 1976 (20 km) W.of Jado, Alghazya 1977

Notes

Wild in Libya, medicinal plant.

For more information

https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:165854-1, https://www.ipni.org/n/165854-1, https://www.worldfloraonline.org/taxon/wfo-0000715246, https://www.gbif.org/species/3758950, https://africanplantdatabase.ch/en/nomen/specie/131707/hammada-schmittiana-pomel-botsch, https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/Taxonomy/Browser/wwwtax.cgi, https://www.teline.fr/en/photos/amaranthaceae/haloxylon-schmittianum, https://atlas-sahara.org/Amaranthaceae/Hammada%20schmittiana/Hammada%20schmittiana.html?cat=Amaranthaceae

Bibliographic References

First: Encyclopedia Flora of Libyan:

Jafri, S. M. H. & El-Gadi, A. (1978) Flora of Libya, Chenopodiaceae Vol. (58) Department of Botany, Al-Faateh Univ., Tripoli, Libya.

Second: Researches and PhD theses, master theses, Sorted by Newest:

Bou-Gharsa, Saleh, A. & Al Sheikhi, S. K. (2017) A study on the diversity of vegetation covers in El-Beidan and El-Glidaya protected areas in Ajdabiya. Journal of Environmental Science and Engineering JESE, VOL. 1. (In Arabic) https://www.researchgate.net/profile/salh-alshykhy, https://www.researchgate.net/scientific-contributions/salh-tyt-bwghrst-2320557670, https://www.researchgate.net/publication/343934906_drast_hwl_tnw_alghta_alnbaty_bmhmyty_albydan_w_aljlydayh_bmdynt_ajdabya

Aljarroushi, M.M. & Almedham, K. M. (2015) The structure of natural vegetation in the Misurata region, Libya. Assiut Journal of Environmental Studies – Issue 42- July 2015.

Al-Daaik, J. H., Khaled, R.A., Daoud, N. (2013) The effect of protection on some characteristics of vegetation cover within the pastures of Bir Ayad region – Libya. Damascus University Journal of Agricultural Sciences (2013), Volume (29), Issue 1, Pp. 283-298. (In Arabic) http://www.damascusuniversity.edu.sy/mag/farm/images/stories/283-298.pdf

Baayo, Kh. A. (2008): Floristic composition and Phytochorological Analysis of Misratah area, Libya, Assiut Univ.J. of Botany 37(2), P-P. 33-78 (2008)

El-Yafour, L. A. (2008) Taxonomic study of the vegetation properties of Sabratha city Master Thesis. Department of Botany, Faculty of Science, Al-Zawiya University, Libya. (In Arabic)