Leobordea platycarpa (Viv.) B.-E.van Wyk & Boatwr.

General Appearance

Leobordea platycarpa (Viv.) B.-E.van Wyk & Boatwr. / Homotypic Synonyms: Lotononis platycarpa (Viv.) Pic.Serm., it is an annual, prostrate or ascending herb, branched, appressed-pubescent. Leaves 3- foliolate. Leaflets 3-10 mm long, obovate-cuneate to oblanceolate, obtuse, the middle one ± exceeding the lateral ones, stipules up to 7 mm long. Flowers yellowish-white, 1- 6, c. 1 cm long, sub sessile, leaf-opposed or between 2 leaves, sub umbeuallte. Calyx c. 5 mm long, lateral segments, twice as long as the lower one, pubescent. Corolla keel obtuse, longer than standard and wings. Pods 5 (-8) x 2 (-2.5) mm, oblong obtuse, sub oblique, 6-10-seeded, pilose towards the apex. Seeds reniform usually wrinkled, small.

Flowering in: Feb-Apr.

Life Form

Th

Phytochoria

The native range of this species is Africa, E. Medit. to Arabian Peninsula, Pakistan.

Distribution in Libya

Al-Jufra area: 89 km) from Hun to Sebha, Wadi Soda, main dried water course 1973

Fezzan area: Fezzan (Bir el-Ghelani) 1934

Jabal Al-Uwinat: Jabal Al-Uweinat region 2008

Notes

Wild in Libya.

This species is accepted: https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77110628-1

Link of images: https://www.gbif.org/taxon/9D8FV

For more information

https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77110628-1, https://www.ipni.org/n/77110628-1, https://www.worldfloraonline.org/taxon/wfo-0000211809, https://www.gbif.org/taxon/9D8FV, https://africanplantdatabase.ch/en/nomen/specie/225708/leobordea-platycarpa-viv-b–e-van-wyk-boatwr

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. 11 – under: Lotononis platycarpa (Viv.) Pic.Serm.

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

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).