Cullen plicatum (Delile) C.H.Stirt.

General Appearance

Cullen plicatum (Delile) C.H.Stirt. / Homotypic Synonyms: Psoralea plicata Delil, it is an undershrub, 30-60 cm tall, with stem velvet-hairy and scantily glandular dotted. Leaves are trifoliolate, leaf-stalk 5-13 mm long, end leaflet 1.2-2.5 cm long, oblong, the lateral ones 5-12 mm long, obovate, both irregularly wavy, velvet-hairy and gland-dotted on both sides. Flowers are borne in racemes, about 5-10 cm long, flowers solitary or in fascicles of 2-3, flower-stalk 1-2 mm long. Flowers about 5 mm long, ellipsoid, densely velvet-hairy, enclosed in the enlarging sepal-cup. Bracts 1-2 mm long. Sepal-cup 3.5 mm long, velvet-hairy, teeth shorter than the tube. Corolla longer than calyx. Pods e. 5 mm long, ellipsoid, densely pubescent, enclosed in the accrescent calyx. Seed c. as large as the pod.

Flowering in: Jan-Feb.

Life Form

N.Ph

Phytochoria

The native range of this species is Sahara to NW. India, S. Africa.

Distribution in Libya

Al-Qibla area: Wadis South of Mizda 2013

Ghat area: Uweinat area 1979 Ghat (Between Acacus and Tassili Mountains) 2004 Wadi Tanezzuft 2012

Notes

Wild in Libya, in dried valley bed, soil sandy gravelly, medicinal plant.

This species is accepted: https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:908582-1

Link of images: https://www.teline.fr/en/photos/fabaceae/cullen-plicatum, https://www.gbif.org/taxon/32DMY

For more information

https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:908582-1, https://www.ipni.org/n/908582-1, https://www.worldfloraonline.org/taxon/wfo-0000186161, https://www.gbif.org/taxon/32DMY, https://africanplantdatabase.ch/en/nomen/specie/67021/cullen-plicatum-delile-c-h-stirt, https://www.ksanature.com/plants/cullen_plicatum/, http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Fragrant%20Scurfy%20Pea.html, https://www.teline.fr/en/photos/fabaceae/cullen-plicatum, https://www.floraofqatar.com/psoralea_plicata.htm

Bibliographic References

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. 37 – under: Psoralea plicata Delile

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

Mohamed, F.J. (2013) A Taxonomic Study of Wadis Flora South of Mizda at the intersections with Mizda-Sebha Highway. Master Thesis. Department of Botany-Faculty of Science-Sebha University. Libya. (In Arabic).

Mukassabi, T.A, Ahmidat, G., Sherif, I.M., ELMogasapi, A. (2012) Checklist and life forms of plant species in contrasting climatic zones of Libya. Biological Diversity and Conservation – 5 / 3 (2012) https://dergipark.org.tr/en/pub/biodicon/issue/55888/765799, https://www.researchgate.net/publication/259357995_Checklist_and_life_forms_of_plant_species_in_contrasting_climatic_zones_of_Libya

Checklist and life forms of plant species in contrasting climatic zones of Libya. 2012

Ahmidat, Gh. (2004) Study of the vegetation cover of the area between the Acacus Mountains and the Tassili Mountains (Ghat). Master Thesis. Department of Botany.College of Science. Sebha University. Libya. (In Arabic).