Helianthemum getulum Pomel

General Appearance

Helianthemum getulum Pomel, it is a lax, dwarf, subshrub, similar to the Helianthemum kahiricum Delile, but yellow flowers about twice as large, pedicels shorter. spreading or sub deflexed and calyx not reddish or violaceous.

Life Form

Ch

Phytochoria

The native range of this species is N. Africa.

Distribution in Libya

Jabal Nafusa: Jado, Tarmisa, rocky mountains 1974

Marmarica Plateau: Marmarica (north-eastern part of Libya) 2002

Al-Qibla area: Wadi Nesma region 2009

Notes

Wild in Libya.

This species is accepted: https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:168882-1

Link of images: https://atlas-sahara.org/Cistaceae/Helianthemum%20getulum/Helianthemum%20getulum.html, https://www.teline.fr/en/photos/cistaceae/helianthemum-getulum

For more information

https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:168882-1, https://www.ipni.org/n/168882-1, https://www.worldfloraonline.org/taxon/wfo-0000717460, https://www.gbif.org/species/3595404, https://africanplantdatabase.ch/en/nomen/specie/135211/helianthemum-getulum-pomel, https://atlas-sahara.org/Cistaceae/Helianthemum%20getulum/Helianthemum%20getulum.html, https://www.teline.fr/en/photos/cistaceae/helianthemum-getulum

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. 20.

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

Saaed, M.W.B., EL-Barasi, Y.M. & Rahil, R.O. (2021) An updated checklist and quantitative analysis of the Marmarica Plateau flora, in the north-eastern part of Libya. Phytotaxa 509 (1): 001-055. https://phytotaxa.mapress.com/pt/article/view/phytotaxa.509.1.1

An-updated-checklist-and-quantitative-analysis-of-the-Marmarica-Plateau-flora-مضغوط

Bahri, N.M. (2009) Study of the vegetation covers of Wadi Nesma region, northwest of Libya. Master Thesis, Department of Botany, College of Science, Sebha University, Libya. (In Arabic).

El-Shaary M.S. (2002). The Natural Vegetation in Marmarica plateau (North-eastern Libya). First ed. Tobruk (Libya): Published by the local Authority. (In Arabic).