Euphorbia parvula Delile

General Appearance

Euphorbia parvula Delile, it is a very small, annual herb, up to 10 cm tall; similar to Euphorbia exigua L., but leaves obovate-spathulate, usually up to 10 mm long, entire, rays 2-3, twice forked. Raylet leaves oblong-lanceolate, acute. Cyathium lobes oblong, ciliate, glands rather concave, transversely ovate, with 2, short or obsolete horns; capsules oblate-spheroid, 1.5 mm broad, rounded at back, caruncle absent. Seeds ovoid. 1-1.2 mm, ovoid, white, finely tubercled.

Life Form

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Phytochoria

Near Endemic, The native range of this species is Egypt, Libya.

Distribution in Libya

Zliten-Misurata Plain: Kaam area 2005

Benghazi Plain: S.E. Benghazi 1933 El Giocch tra Ajdabia 1934

Jabal Nafusa: Tarhuna, Ras Ghenai 1913 Msallata (Shaafeen) 2008 Msallata National Park (Shaafeen) 2013 Msallata-Garaboulli Province 2020 Gharyan (Sedrores Mountains) 2020

Al-Jabal Al-Akhder: El-Karsa 1968 (16 km) from Labrag to Lamluda 1972 Al-Mansora 2013

Marmarica Plateau: Reported in Marmarica north-eastern part of Libya by Pampanini 1930

Notes

Wild in Libya. Near Endemic ( Egypt, Libya).

This species is accepted: https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:347675-1

Link of images: https://www.gbif.org/taxon/3CQ5M

For more information

https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:347675-1, https://www.ipni.org/n/347675-1, https://www.worldfloraonline.org/taxon/wfo-0000963848, https://www.gbif.org/taxon/3CQ5M https://africanplantdatabase.ch/en/nomen/specie/143173/euphorbia-parvula-delile

Bibliographic References

First: Encyclopedia Flora of Libyan:

Jafri, S.M.H. & El-Gadi, A. (1982) Flora of Libya, Euphorbiaceae Vol. (89) Department of Botany, Al-Faateh Univ., Tripoli, Libya. Page. 37.

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

El-Ahmir, S.M., Mahklouf, M.H., Shanta, M.B., Abo-Jaafer, H.A. (2020) Floristic Study of Sedrores Mountains in Gharyan District-Libya. J. of Advanced Botany and Zoology. Volume 8 / Issue 1. ISSN: 2348-7313. https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Sh-Hoob-El-Ahmir, https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Mohammed-Mahklouf

Floristic Study of Sedrores Mountains in Gharyan District – Libya. 2020

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

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).

Al-Shif, N. S. (2005) a taxonomic study of the plants of the Kaam region. Master Thesis, College of Science, Al-Marqab University, Al-Khums, Libya. (In Arabic).