Flora

Calendula suffruticosa Vahl

Family: Asteraceae

General Appearance

Calendula suffruticosa Vahl , it is a perennial, woody at the base, rarely biennial. Stems ascending or decumbent. Lower leaves spatulate to oblanceolate. Upper leaves oblong or elliptic to lanceolate, acute or obtuse, auriculate. Involucre 9–13 × 11–18 (–25) mm. Flowers yellow; hemiligulate flowers with a tube 0.5–2 mm long and a limb (9–) 11–20 mm long; disc flowers (3.7–) 4–5 mm long. Anthers 2.13 mm long. Achenes heteromorphic; outer ones up to 2.2 cm long, generally spreading, with a long or short beak, middle ones with 3 wings or navicular, sometimes with a beak, innermost ones annular or hooked.

Life Form

Phytochoria

MED. The native range of this species is Macaronesia, Medit.

Distribution in Libya

Al-Jabal Al-AkhderL

El-kouf area 1984 Wadi Al-Kouf 2021

Notes

Wild in Libya.

Link of images: https://www.actaplantarum.org/flora/flora_info.php?id=509546, https://www.gbif.org/species/5391476, https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:187927-1

For more information

https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:187927-1, https://www.ipni.org/n/187927-1, http://www.worldfloraonline.org/taxon/wfo-0000080753, https://www.gbif.org/species/5391476, https://africanplantdatabase.ch/en/nomen/specie/136284/calendula-suffruticosa-vahl, https://www.floravascular.com/index.php?spp=Calendula%20suffruticosa, https://en.hortipedia.com/Calendula_suffruticosa

Bibliographic References

First: Encyclopedia Flora of Libyan:

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

Al-Traboulsi, M. & Alaib, M.A. (2021) A Survey of medicinal plants of Wadi Al-Kouf in Al-Jabal Al-Akhdar, Libya. NAT. CROAT, VOL. 30. No 2. (389-404), ZAGREB. December 31, 2021. https://hrcak.srce.hr/269442 /, https://hrcak.srce.hr/file/390805

ACSAD (1984) Wadi Al-Kouf National Park Studies Project. Arab Center for the Studies of Arid Zones and Dry Lands.