Podlechiella vogelii (Webb) Maassoumi & Kaz. Osaloo

General Appearance

Podlechiella vogelii (Webb) Maassoumi & Kaz. Osaloo / Homotypic Synonyms: Astragalus vogelii (Webb) Bornm. it is a prostrate or sub erect annual herb, white-silky villous, with appressed hairs. Leaves 2-5 cm long, usually with 5-p pairs of leaflets; leaflets oblong-lanceolate, rounded at apex, 3-8 mm long, almost villous. Peduncles with (2-) 6-12-flowered racemes about as long as the subtending leaves. Calyx slightly shorter than corolla, white and black hairy; teeth shorter than tube. Pods turgid, oblong, membranous, c. 8 x 3-4 mm, appressed pilose.

Flowering in: Mar-Nov.

Life Form

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Phytochoria

SS. The native range of this species is Cape Verde to NW. India.

Distribution in Libya

Ghadames area: Reported from Ghadames by Durand & Barratte

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

Jabal Al-Uwinat, Jabal Arqueno: Gebel Uweinat, dry calcareous habitat 1932 Libya desert, Gilf Kabir 1935 Gebel Uweinat 1968 Karkur, Gebel Arcno, (40 km) N.W. Gbel Uweinat, soil gravelly 1979 Jabal Al-Uweinat region 2008

Notes

Wild in Libya, a tropical desert species, easily recognized by its very small yellow flowers and short inflated, membranous pods.

This species is accepted: https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:60427730-2

Link of images: https://atlas-sahara.org/Fabaceae/Podlechiella%20vogelii/Podlechiella%20vogelii.html

For more information

https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:60427730-2, https://www.ipni.org/n/480509-1, https://www.worldfloraonline.org/taxon/wfo-0000470150, https://www.gbif.org/taxon/9DJ3X, https://africanplantdatabase.ch/en/nomen/specie/63370/astragalus-vogelii-webb-bornm, https://atlas-sahara.org/Fabaceae/Podlechiella%20vogelii/Podlechiella%20vogelii.html

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. 70-under Astragalus vogelii (Webb) Bornm.

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

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

Alzwai, A.M.H. (2008) A study of the vegetation covers of the Jabal Al-Uweinat region in Libya. Master Thesis – Botany Department – College of Science – Garyounis University – Libya. (In Arabic).

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).