General Appearance
Crotalaria arenaria Benth., it is a perennial herb. Stem woody, prostrate, much branched, densely paele villous, up to 30 cm long. Leaves simple, stipules absent, leaflet elliptic, sessile. c,15 x 8 mm. brown, pilose on both surfaces, thick. Raceme, very few-flowered, lax. Flowers c. 10 mm long. Pods 10 mm long, densely pilose.
Life Form
Phytochoria
Distribution in Libya
Tibesti area: Reported from Tibesti (probably Tehad area) by Keith
Notes
Wild. I have not found a recent record of this species in Libya.
This species is accepted: https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:487810-1
Link of images: https://www.gbif.org/taxon/6BHCR
For more information
https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:487810-1, https://www.ipni.org/n/487810-1, https://www.worldfloraonline.org/taxon/wfo-0000210584, https://www.gbif.org/taxon/6BHCR, https://africanplantdatabase.ch/en/nomen/specie/64115/crotalaria-arenaria-benth, https://plants.jstor.org/compilation/Crotalaria.arenaria
First: Encyclopedia Flora of Libyan:
Jafri, S.M.H. & El-Gadi, A. (1980) Flora of Libya, Fabaceae Vol. (86) Department of Botany, Al-Faateh Univ., Tripoli, Libya. Page. 19.
Second: Researches and PhD theses, master theses, Sorted by Newest:
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