Erica sicula Guss.

General Appearance

Erica sicula Guss. / Infraspecifics: Erica sicula ssp. sicula // Heterotypic Synonyms: Erica sicula ssp. cyrenaica Brullo & Furnari, it is a dwarf shrub, up to 20-50 cm tall with erect o ascending branches. Young twigs densely pubescent. Leaves 4-5 in a whorl, 3-8 x 1 mm long, linear, patent densely pubescent, margins revolute, contiguous. Flowers (2-) 4 in terminal umbels, (4-) 5-merous. Pedicels 10-12 mm long, pubescent, with 3 bracteoles in the middle. Sepals ovate or broadly lanceolate, 4-5 x 1.5-2 mm, pubescent, pale pink. Corolla 6-7 x 4-5 mm, urceolate, somewhat constricted at the mouth. Anthers without appendates, included. Ovary pubescent. Style simple, stigma capitate. Capsule 6 x 5 mm, globose or orbicular. Seeds 0.5 x 0.3 mm. oblong to ovoid, dark brown and striate.

Flowering in: May-Des.

Life Form

N.Ph

Phytochoria

MED. The native range of this species is W. Sicilia, NE. Libya, S. Türkiye, Cyprus, Lebanon.

Distribution in Libya

Al-Jabal Al-Akhder: Wadp El-Teir, (24 km) W. Derna 1967 A deep Wadi (15 km) E. Susa 1968 Between Shahat and Susa, Wadi Qalaa above Ras El-Hilal 1970 Wadi Mahbool 1973 Tra Cirene e Apollonia 1974 Wadi Al Agar, (15,20 km) after Susa along the coastal road to Baida 1977 Wadi Zaza 2003 Wadi (Valley) Stowah region 2007 Wadi El-Kouf 2014 Wadi Haboon 2015 Gebel Akhder 2015 Barce, Wadi El-Ager 2016

Notes

Wild in Libya.

This species is accepted: https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:329613-1

Link of images: https://www.plantarium.ru/lang/en/page/view/item/95541.html, https://www.gbif.org/taxon/6GLCV

For more information

https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:329613-1, https://www.ipni.org/n/329613-1, https://www.worldfloraonline.org/taxon/wfo-0000673251, https://www.gbif.org/taxon/6GLCV, https://africanplantdatabase.ch/en/nomen/specie/142885/erica-sicula-guss, https://www.actaplantarum.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=136883, https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erica_sicula, https://africanplants.senckenberg.de/item/10859

Bibliographic References

First: Encyclopedia Flora of Libyan:

Jafri, S.M.H. & El-Gadi, A. (1978) Flora of Libya, Ericaceae Vol. (54) Department of Botany, Al-Faateh Univ., Tripoli, Libya. Page. 4.

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

Hegazy, A.; Kabiel, H.; AlRowaily, S.; Lovett-Doust,L. and AlBorki, A. (2016) Plant communities and reproductive phenology in mountainous regions of northern Libya. Journal of Forestry Research. July 2017, Volume 28, Issue 4, pp 741–761. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11676-016-0345-8, https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Ahmad-Hegazy-2

El-Rabiai, G.T. & Al tira, M. (2015) Checklist of the Flora of Wadi Haboon at AI Jabal AI Akhdar (Cyrenaica, Libya). International Journal of Pharmacy & Life Sciences 6(8-9): Aug-Sep, 2015:4661-4665] Coden (USA): IJPLCP ISSN: 0976-7126. https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Munay-Alteerah https://www.researchgate.net/publication/292919013_Checklist_of_the_Flora_of_Wadi_Haboonat_AI_Jabal_AI_Akhdar_Cyrenaica_Libya

Checklist of the Flora of Wadi Haboonat AI Jabal AI Akhdar. 2015

Essokne, R.S. & Jury, S.L. (2015) Report on a visit to Gebel Akhdar (Cyrenaica, Libya). Fl. Medit. 25: 79-85-doi: 10.7320/FlMedit25.079-Version of Record published online on 30 December 2015. http://www.herbmedit.org/flora/FL25_079-086.pdf, https://herbmedit.org/storage/1078/FL25_079-086.pdf

Report on a visit to Jebel Akhdar (Cyrenaica, Libya) 2015

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

Nawras, A. M. B. (2007) A study of the vegetation cover in the Wadi (Valley) Stowah region. Master Thesis. Botany Department-Faculty of Science-Garyounis University-Libya. (In Arabic).

El-Barasi, Y. M., EI-Sherif, l. M. & Gawhari, A. M. H. (2003) Checklist and analysis of the flora and vegetation of Wadi Zaza at AI-Jabal AI Akhdar (Cyrenaica, Libya). Bocconea 16 (2): 1091-1105. 2003. – ISSN 1120-4060. https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Yacoub-El-Barasi, https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Ahmed-Gawhari, https://www.researchgate.net/publication/281559070_Checklist_and_analysis_of_the_flora_and_vegetation_of_Wadi_Zaza_at_AI-Jabal_AI_Akhdar_Cyrenaica_Libya

Flora and vegetation of Wadi Zaza at Al-Jabal AI Akhdar 2003-مضغوط

PAMPANINI, R. (1931). Prodromo della Flora Cirenaica. -: 353 – under: Pentapera sicula (Guss.) Klotzsch https://bibdigital.rjb.csic.es/records/item/14218-prodromo-della-flora-cirenaica