Hippocrepis ciliata Willd.

General Appearance

Hippocrepis ciliata Willd., it is an annual herb, erect-ascending, glabrous. Leaves with 4-6 pairs of leaflets, leaflets linear, emarginate, stipules with glands. Pauciflorous inflorescences on peduncles of 1.5-4.5 cm. Calyx 1.5-2.5 mm, campanulate, with triangular teeth approximately the same size as the tube, the upper ones shorter than the banner claw, glabrous or only ciliate on the margins of the teeth. Corolla 3-4.5 mm, yellow. Pods 2.5-3.5 mm wide, slightly curved or almost annular, with sinuses that overlap or touch, narrow, with open joints in the concave area.

Flowering in: Feb-Apr.

Life Form

Th

Phytochoria

MED. The native range of this species is Medit.

Distribution in Libya

Al-Jafarah Plain: Juddeim 1974

Zliten-Misurata Plain: Kaam area 2005

Jabal Nafusa: (1 km) before Kabao, roadside valley 1972 Hensher Ben Yadder 1974 Msallata (Shaafeen) 2008 Msallata National Park (Shaafeen) 2013 Tarhuna (Hejaz) 2018 Msallata-Garaboulli Province 2020 Gharyan (Sedrores Mountains) 2020

Notes

Wild in Libya.

This species is accepted: https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:498347-1

Link of images: https://www.florandalucia.es/index.php/hippocrepis-ciliata, https://flora-on.pt/#/01u0M, https://dryades.units.it/floritaly/index.php?procedure=taxon_page&tipo=all&id=2740, https://www.apatita.com/herbario/especie.php?id=Hippocrepis_ciliata

For more information

https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:498347-1, https://www.ipni.org/n/498347-1, https://www.worldfloraonline.org/taxon/wfo-0000205449, https://www.gbif.org/species/5353690, https://africanplantdatabase.ch/en/nomen/specie/146645/hippocrepis-ciliata-willd, https://osogovonature.com/2021/05/15/hippocrepis-ciliata-willd/, https://dryades.units.it/floritaly/index.php?procedure=taxon_page&tipo=all&id=2740, https://www.floravascular.com/index.php?spp=Hippocrepis%20ciliata, https://flora-on.pt/#/01u0M, https://www.apatita.com/herbario/especie.php?id=Hippocrepis_ciliata

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. 132.

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

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

Mahklouf, M.H. Sherif, A.S, Betelmal, A. G. (2018) Floristic Study for Tarhuna-Libya. Hacettepe J. Biol. & Chem, 2018, 46 (3), 337-364. http://www.hjbc.hacettepe.edu.tr/journal/volume-46/issue-3/floristic-study-for-tarhuna-libya/index.html

Floristic Study for Tarhuna–Libya. 2018

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).