Cleome droserifolia (Forssk.) Delile

Family: Cleomaceae

General Appearance

Cleome droserifolia (Forssk.) Delile, it is a spreading low undershrub, 5-25 cm long, woody below, densely glandular hispid with alternate orbicular-petiolate simple leaves, 5-15 mm in diameter and with 3 conspicuous nerves. Flowers solitary axillary, c. 1 cm, across, yellow. Stamens 4, ± exserted with anthers ovate-oblong, apiculate, dorsifixed. Capsules ovoid-oblong, 8-12 mm long with ± equally long style, on ascending to somewhat spreading pedicels, densely glandular-hispid, many seeded; seeds c. 0.75 mm in diameter, glabrous, brown, with minutely granulate surface.   

Life Form

Ch

Phytochoria

SA+SZ. The native range of this species is E. Sahara to Arabian Peninsula and Syria.

Distribution in Libya

Jabal Al-Uwinat:  Gebel Uweinat 1968   Jabal Al-Uweinat region 2008

Notes

Wild in Libya, a species occurring on arid Mountainous parts of Gebel Uweinat in Libya.

This species is accepted: https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:147016-1

Link of images:  https://www.plantarium.ru/lang/en/page/view/item/48911.htmlhttps://www.ksanature.com/plants/cleome_droserifolia/,     https://flora.org.il/en/plants/CLEDRO/

First: Encyclopedia Flora of Libyan:

Ali, S.I. & Jafri, S.M.H. (1977) Flora of Libya, Capparaceae Vol. (12) Department of Botany, Al-Faateh Univ., Tripoli, Libya. Page. 12.

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

Alzwai, A.M.H. (2008) A study of the vegetation covers of the Jabal Al-Uweinat region in Libya. Master Thesis – Botany Department – College of Science – Garyounis University – Libya. (In Arabic).

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