Fumana laevipes (L.) Spach

General Appearance

Fumana laevipes (L.) Spach it is a low shrub, much branched, laxly caespitose, up to 30 cm long with ascending, slender branches. Leaves alternate, linear-setaceous, sub terete, stipulate, bright green or glaucous, glabrous or with scattered glandular hairs, (3-) 4-8 x 0.3-0.4 mm. Flowers 3-8, terminal; pedicels much longer than the bracts, stigma, ascending. Capsules usually 6-seeded with widely patent valves.

Life Form

Ch

Phytochoria

MED. The native range of this species is Medit.

Distribution in Libya

Jabal Nafusa: Msallata (Shaafeen) 2008 Msallata National Park (Shaafeen) 2013 Msallata-Garaboulli Province 2020

Al-Jabal Al-Akhder: Wadi El-Hussaien, along the coastal road, Ras El-Hilal, Shahat 1967 Upper stream of Wadi El-Kouf 1968 (7 km) from Shahat 1973 Al-Mansora 2013 From Nuqrat Said to Wadi Al-Zagzoog, From Zawiet Tamula to Al-Manarh 2019

Notes

Wild in Libya.

This species is accepted: https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:168597-1

Link of images: https://www.actaplantarum.org/flora/flora_info.php?id=3295, http://www.apatita.com/herbario/especie.php?id=Fumana_laevipes, https://www.florandalucia.es/index.php/fumana-laevipes, https://www.florealpes.com/fiche_fumanalaevipes.php?zoomphotod=0#visiga

For more information

https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:168597-1, https://www.ipni.org/n/168597-1, https://www.worldfloraonline.org/taxon/wfo-0000693036, https://www.gbif.org/species/3595480, https://africanplantdatabase.ch/en/nomen/specie/135060/fumana-laevipes-l-spach, https://www.floravascular.com/index.php?spp=Fumana%20laevipes, https://jb.utad.pt/especie/Fumana_laevipes, https://www.florealpes.com/fiche_fumanalaevipes.php?zoomphotod=0#visiga, https://www.maltawildplants.com/CIST/Fumana_laevipes.php https://www.actaplantarum.org/flora/flora_info.php?id=3295, http://www.apatita.com/herbario/especie.php?id=Fumana_laevipes, https://www.florandalucia.es/index.php/fumana-laevipes, https://www.florealpes.com/fiche_fumanalaevipes.php?zoomphotod=0#visiga

Bibliographic References

First: Encyclopedia Flora of Libyan:

Jafri, S.M.H. & El-Gadi, A. (1977) Flora of Libya, Cistaceae Vol. (48) Department of Botany, Al-Faateh Univ., Tripoli, Libya. Page. 13.

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

Mahklouf, M.H., Sherif, A.S., Betelmal, A.G. (2020) Floristic Study and Species Diversity of Msallata-Garaboulli Province in Libya. J. of Advanced Botany and Zoology Volume 7 / Issue 3 ISSN: 2348-7313. https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Mohammed-Mahklouf, https://www.researchgate.net/publication/341306643_Floristic_Study_and_Species_Diverisy_of_Msallata-Garaboulli_Province_in_Libya

Floristic Study and Species Diverisy of Msallata-Garaboulli Province. 2020

Ali, A. M., Lashhab, S. R., Abu-Aweena, A. A.M. (2019) Classification of vegetation cover and its geographical distribution in the area extending between Al-Haniya and Wadi Zagzoog in the north to Lasastata and Bishtaya in the south. Al-Jabal Al-Akhdar eastern Libya. Issue (61) Journal of Science and Human Studies- Al-Marj-University of Benghazi-Libya (In Arabic). https://www.researchgate.net/profile/sd-lshhb, https://www.researchgate.net/publication/339238955_tsnyf_alghta_alnbaty_wtwzyh_aljghrafy_fy_almntqt_almmtdt_ma_byn_alhnyt_wwady_alzqzwq_shmala_hty_lstath_wbshtaya_jnwba_aljbl_alakhdr_shrq_lybya

Abusaief, H. M. A. and Dakhil, A. H. (2013) The floristic composition of Rocky habitat of Al Mansora in Al-Jabal Al-Akhdar- Libya. New York Science Journal 2013; 6(5). https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Huda-Abusaief

Foristic composition of Rocky habitat of Al Mansora in Al- Jabal Al- Akhdar 2013

Al-Masalati, N. A. A. (2013) Plant diversity across the altitudes of the Msallata National Park Reserve Mountains. Master Thesis. Botany Department-College of Science-University of Benghazi-Libya. (In Arabic).

Mohammed, S.A.H. (2008) A taxonomic and ecological study of the plants of the Shaafin Reserve in Masalatah. Master Thesis. Department of Biology-Faculty of Arts and Sciences-Al-Mirqab University. Al-Khums. Libya. (In Arabic).