General Appearance
Medicago tornata (L.) Mill. / Homotypic Synonyms: Medicago italica ssp. tornata (L.) Emb. & Maire, it is an annual herb, hairy with spreading hairs, procumbent, up to15-40 cm long; leaflets obovate to oblanceolate, serrate-dentate above, 8-16 x 5-8 mm: stipules ovate, dentate to laciniate at the base, 3.5 mm long, much shorter than the petiole. Peduncles usually much exceeding the petiole, (1-) 3-15 (-25)-f1owered. Flowers c. 4 mm long, yellow; pedicels about as long as the calyx-tube. Calyx-teeth longer than tube, hairy. Corolla about twice as long as calyx; standard longer than wings and keel. Pods discoid or cylindrical, (4-) 5-8 mm in diam., in spiral of 1.5-3 (-8) turns, glabrous, spiny or not, very variable; transverse veins scarcely anastomosing except near the marginal vein, when they from a sub marginal vein from which the spines (if present) arise; spines usually short (but up to 1̸2 as long as the diam., of the pod), straight or uncinate, spreading, 1-2-seeded in each coil. Seeds 3-4 mm long. yellow to yellowish-brown, smooth.
Flowering in: Feb-May.
Life Form
Phytochoria
Distribution in Libya
Al-Jafarah Plain: Hashan 1970 (35 km W. of Tripoli 1972 Tripoli 1976, 1977 Talil area, (25 km) S. of Tripoli 1978 Sabrata 2008
Zliten-Misurata Plain: Libtis Magna 1975 (20 km) from Zaletan to Misurata 1977 Kaam area 2005
Sirte Plains: Sirte 2015
Benghazi Plain: Msus-Al-Ajramia zone 2004
Jabal Nafusa: Gharian, (15 km) after Kaleba to Mizda, Shakshuk 1974 Kabau 1976 Misallata (Shaafeen) 2008 Tarhuna (Mackhalef, Zurgan) 2018 Msallata-Garaboulli Province 2020
Al-Jabal Al-Akhder: Wadi Zaza 2003 S. of AL-Marj 2011 Valley Jarjr-oma 2013 Sidi Abu-Ras 2017 Al-Abiar (Sidi Amohamed forest) 2020
Notes
Wild in Libya.
This species is accepted: https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:506461-1
Link of images: https://www.actaplantarum.org/flora/flora_info.php?id=502583, https://www.maltawildplants.com/FABC/Medicago_tornata.php
For more information
https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:506461-1, https://www.ipni.org/n/506461-1, https://www.worldfloraonline.org/taxon/wfo-0000213446, https://www.gbif.org/species/2965250, https://www.maltawildplants.com/FABC/Medicago_tornata.php, https://www.actaplantarum.org/flora/flora_info.php?id=502583, https://dryades.units.it/floritaly/index.php?procedure=taxon_page&tipo=all&id=2583
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. 191.
Second: Researches and PhD theses, master theses, Sorted by Newest:
Al-Amrouni, M, M., Al-Zarbi, A., Al-Aeb, M. A. (2020) Study of vegetation cover in Sidi Amohamed forest north of the city of Al-Abyar in the Al-Jabal Al-Al-Akhdar. Libya. Journal of Quality Assurance for Scientific Research-The First Issue-April-2020 (In Arabic). https://lqac.org.ly/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/PDF-1.pdf, https://independent.academia.edu/ABDULHAMIDALZERBI
دراسة الغطاء النباتي بغابة سيدي امحمد شمال مدينة الابياربالجبل الاخضر.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
El-Zerbi, A. K. & Al-Aib, M.A. (2017) Study of vegetation cover in Sidi Bouras region, Al-Jabal Al-Akhdar, Libya. Journal of Environmental Science and Engineering JESE, VOL. 1, No. 1, January 2017. (In Arabic) https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Abdulhamid-Alzerbi, https://www.researchgate.net/publication/326461390_aalkhdr_baljbl_bwras_sydy_bmntqt_alnbaty_alghta_drast-lybya
دراسة الغطاء النباتي بمنطقة سيدي بوراس –الجبل الاخضر 2017
Elsayed M. A. N. (2015) Floristic Composition of the Plant Cover at Surt Region in Libya. Catrina (2015), 12 (1): 63-71-2010 By the Egyptian society for environmental SCIENCES. https://cat.journals.ekb.eg/article_18403_37c687e375b9144800a15704e68ebad7.pdf
Floristic Composition of the Plant Cover at Surt Region in Libya. 2015
Abusaief, H. M. A. (2013) Life forms and rangeland for many habitats of Jarjar oma in Al-Jabal Al- Akhdar on Mediterranean Sea. Journal of American Science 2013;9(5) http://www.jofamericanscience.org/journals/am-sci/am0905/029_17747am0905_236_249.pdf
Life forms and rangeland for many habitats of Jarjar oma in Al- Jabal Al- Akhdar. 2013
EL-Barasi, Y. M., Barrani, M. W., Abdelsalam, O. EL-Amrouni, N., Mohamad, F. (2011) Check list of flora and vegetation on south EL-Marj zone: south EL-Jabal EL-Akhadar. Libya. Annals of Faculty Engineering Hunedoara-International Journal of Engineering. Tome IX (Year 2011). Fascicule 3. ISSN 1584-2673, 141-146. http://annals.fih.upt.ro/pdf-full/2011/ANNALS-2011-3-24.pdf
FLORA AND VEGETATION ON SOUTH EL-MARJ ZONE SOUTH EL-JABAL EL-AKHADAR.2011
El-Yafour, L. A. (2008) Taxonomic study of the vegetation properties of Sabratha city Master Thesis. Department of Botany, Faculty of Science, Al-Zawiya University, 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).
El-Jetlawi A.O.(2004) Study of vegetation and soil seed bank of a range desert zone (Msus-Al-Ajramia), Master of Science Thesis, Botany Department, Faculty of Science, Benghazi University, Benghazi, Libya (In Arabic).
El-Barasi, Y. M., EI-Sherif, l. M. & Gawhari, A. M. H. (2003) Checklist and analysis of the flora and vegetation of Wadi Zaza at AI-Jabal AI Akhdar (Cyrenaica, Libya). Bocconea 16 (2): 1091-1105. 2003. – ISSN 1120-4060. https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Yacoub-El-Barasi, https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Ahmed-Gawhari, https://www.researchgate.net/publication/281559070_Checklist_and_analysis_of_the_flora_and_vegetation_of_Wadi_Zaza_at_AI-Jabal_AI_Akhdar_Cyrenaica_Libya
Flora and vegetation of Wadi Zaza at Al-Jabal AI Akhdar 2003-مضغوط










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