Ephedra altissima Desf.

General Appearance

Ephedra altissima Desf. / Accepted Infraspecifics: Ephedra altissima var. altissima, it is a dioecious, climbing, much branched shrubs, about 2 m long, branches in whorls, greenish, scabrous. Leaves opposite or whorled, linear, slightly connate at base. Inflorescence paniculate terminal on short verticillate branches. Male cones in umbellate panicles, with 2-6 oval-shaped, obtuse, connate bracts, microsporangia 2-3, exerted. Female cones in lax panicle, pedunculate, solitary or clustered, with 2-3 pairs of connate bracts. Seeds ovoid-oblong, terminating with coiled micropylar tube.

Flowering in: Mar-Apr.

Life Form

Li.

Phytochoria

SA. The native range of this species is Canary Islands (Tenerife), N. Africa to Sahara.

Distribution in Libya

Jabal Nafusa: Wadi Malah 1975 Aboghilan 1977 Ain Zarga 1978 Tarhuna, Dawoon area 1983 Msallata (Shaafeen) 2008 Msallata National Park (Shaafeen) 2013 Tarhuna (Arbeen) 2018 Msallata-Garaboulli Province 2020

Al-Jabal Al-Akhder: Wadi El-Kauf 1985 Wadi Al-Agar 1999 Gebel Akhder 2009 Wadi El-Kouf 2014 Wadi Om-El-Amaym 2019 Wadi Al-Kouf 2021 Al-Jabal Al-Akhdar 2021

Notes

Wild in Libya, medicinal plant.

This species is accepted: https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:60459745-2

Link of images: https://atlas-sahara.org/Ephedraceae/Ephedra%20altissima/Ephedra%20altissima.html, https://dryades.units.it/floritaly/index.php?procedure=taxon_page&tipo=all&id=13021, https://www.teline.fr/en/photos/ephedraceae/ephedra-altissima, https://www.gbif.org/species/2653284

For more information

https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:60459745-2, https://www.ipni.org/n/60459745-2, https://www.worldfloraonline.org/taxon/wfo-0000794288, https://www.gbif.org/species/2653284, https://africanplantdatabase.ch/en/nomen/specie/131046/ephedra-altissima-desf, https://atlas-sahara.org/Ephedraceae/Ephedra%20altissima/Ephedra%20altissima.html, https://www.conifers.org/ep/Ephedra_altissima.php, https://www.teline.fr/en/photos/ephedraceae/ephedra-altissima, https://www.floramaroccana.fr/ephedra-altissima.html, http://www.africanplants.senckenberg.de/root/index.php?page_id=78&id=6486, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ephedra_altissima

Bibliographic References

First: Encyclopedia Flora of Libyan:

Sherif, A.S. & EL·Taife, A. (1986) Flora of Libya, Gymnosperms Vol. (152) Department of Botany, Al-Faateh Univ., Tripoli, Libya. Page. 7.

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

Medicinal plants of Wadi Al-Kouf in Al-Jabal Al-Akhdar, Libya. 2021

Mohamed, A.H., Mosallam, H.A., Sergwa, S.S., Gibreel, M.A. (2021) Impact of Edaphic Factors on Vegetation Composition in Al-Jabal Al-Akhdar, Libya. Egypt. J. Bot., Vol. 61, No. 1, pp. 191-201 (2021) https://ejbo.journals.ekb.eg/article_119404.html

Impact of Edaphic Factors on Vegetation Composition in Al-Jabal Al-Akhdar, Libya. 2021

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

El-farse, M.H. (2019) Study of the vegetation of Wadi Om-El-Amaym in Al-Jabal Al-Akhdar region. Master Thesis- department of environmental science and engineering, Academy of post graduate studies, Benghazi, Libya. (In Arabic).

Mahklouf, M.H. Sherif, A.S, Betelmal, A. G. (2018) Floristic Study for Tarhuna-Libya. Hacettepe J. Biol. & Chem, 2018, 46 (3), 337-364. http://www.hjbc.hacettepe.edu.tr/journal/volume-46/issue-3/floristic-study-for-tarhuna-libya/index.html

Floristic Study for Tarhuna–Libya. 2018

El-Mokasabi, F M. (2014) Floristic Composition and Traditional Uses of Plant Species at Wadi Al-kuf, Al-Jabal Al-Akhder, Libya. American-Eurasian J. Agric. & Environ. Sci., 14 (8): 685-697, 2014, ISSN 1818-769,IDOSIPublications,2014DOI:10.5829/idosi.aejaes.2014.14.08.12375. https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/441b/23b83960f007044aca94e26f5c6b170fe102.pdf

Plant Species at Wadi Alkuf, Al-Jabal Al-Akhder, Libya 2014

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).

El-Darier, S.M. & El-Mogaspi, F.M. (2009) Ethno botany and Relative Importance of Some Endemic Plant Species at El-Jabal El-Akhdar Region (Libya). World Journal of Agricultural Sciences 5 (3): 353-360, 2009 ISSN 1817-3047, IDOSI Publications, 2009. http://www.idosi.org/wjas/wjas5(3)/16.pdf

Some Endemic Plant Species at El-Jabal El-Akhdar Region (Libya) 2009

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).

Al-Hamadi R.I. (1999) Floristic and ecological study of Wadi Al-Agar, Master Thesis, Botany Department, Faculty of Science, Botany Department-Faculty of Science-Garyounis University, Benghazi, Libya. (In Arabic).

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