Ononis hispida Desf.

General Appearance

Ononis hispida Desf. / Infraspecifics: Ononis hispida ssp. arborescens (Desf.) Sirj., it is a small shrub, up to 60 (-150) cm long. erect to spreading, hispid. Leaves (1-) 3-foliolate, leaflets 5-15 mm long, elliptic, ovate or obovate, obtuse, dentate. Flowers pink, (10-) 13-20 mm. shortly pedicellate, borne singly at each node, in lax, terminal racemes, bracts mostly without leaflets, stipule-like, much exceeding the pedicels. Calyx campanulate with teeth 2.5-3.5 times as long as the tube, pubescent, somewhat viscid. Corolla as long as to exceeding the calyx, standard pubescent. Pods 6-7 x 3 (-3.5) mm, about as long as the calyx, oblong, (1-) 2-seed. Seed c. 1.5 mm, black, tuberculate.

Flowering in: Feb-Jun.

Life Form

N.Ph

Phytochoria

MED. The native range of this species is Sicilia, N. Africa.

Distribution in Libya

Zliten-Misurata Plain: Leptis Magna1967

Al-Jabal Al-Akhder: Gebel Akhder, Abu Dher, (24 km) from Baida, stony roadside 1972 (20 km) from Baida 1978 Wadi Zaza 2003 S.of AL-Marj 2011 Valley Jarjr-oma 2013 Wadi El-Kouf 2014 Barce, Wadi El-Ager 2016

Notes

Wild in Libya.

This species is accepted: https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:510343-1

Link of images: https://www.gbif.org/taxon/49LD4

For more information

https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:510343-1, https://www.ipni.org/n/510343-1, https://www.worldfloraonline.org/taxon/wfo-0000212867, https://www.gbif.org/taxon/49LD4, https://africanplantdatabase.ch/en/nomen/specie/147496/ononis-hispida-desf

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. 157.

Hegazy, A.; Kabiel, H.; AlRowaily, S.; Lovett-Doust,L. and AlBorki, A. (2017) Plant communities and reproductive phenology in mountainous regions of northern Libya. Journal of Forestry Research. July 2017, Volume 28, Issue 4, pp 741–761. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11676-016-0345-8, https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Ahmad-Hegazy-2

Plant communities and reproductive phenology in mountainous regions of northern Libya. compressed

El-Mokasabi, F M. (2014) Floristic Composition and Traditional Uses of Plant Species at Wadi Al-kuf, Al-Jabal Al-Akhder, Libya. American-Eurasian J. Agric. & Environ. Sci., 14 (8): 685-697, 2014, ISSN 1818-769,IDOSI Publications,2014DOI:10.5829/idosi.aejaes.2014.14.08.12375. https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/441b/23b83960f007044aca94e26f5c6b170fe102.pdf

Plant Species at Wadi Alkuf, Al-Jabal Al-Akhder, Libya 2014

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-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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