Ononis vaginalis Vahl

General Appearance

Ononis vaginalis Vahl , it is a dwarf undershrub, densely glandular-pubescent, up to 30 (-50) cm tall, erect or sub erect, with rigid stems, ± greenish, densely covered with imbricated sheating stipules below and often with small 1-3-foliolate leaves above; leaflets obovate-cuneate, denticulate, up to c. 13 x 6 mm, stipular-sheath up to c. 8 mm, lobes up to c. as long as the sheath, marginally denticulate, both sheath and lobe parallel veined, variable, peduncles longer than leaves. 1-flower 8-14 mm long, yellow with purplish veins on the glabrous standard, pediculate and shortly bracteates. Calyx-teeth c. twice or more as long as the tube, densely glandular-viscid, linear-lanceolate, acute, somewhat spreading. Standard longer than wings and keel. Pods 10-18 x 2·3 (-3.5) mm, much exceeding the calyx, sub cylindrical-linear, mucronate, sericeous, 5-10-seeded. Seeds c. 2 mm in diam., minutely tuberculate, dark-brown.

Flowering in: Feb-Apr.

Life Form

N.Ph

Phytochoria

MED. native range of this species is Kriti, Tunisia to Syria.

Distribution in Libya

Zliten-Misurata Plain: Kaam area 2005 Misurata 2008

Benghazi Plain: Benghazi 1883,1922 Zweitina area (Sandy beach) 2016

Al-Jabal Al-Akhder: Al-Mansora 2013 Valley Jarjr-oma 2013 Al-Baida, Gernada, Labraq 2021

Marmarica Plateau: Reported in Marmarica north-eastern part of Libya by Pampanini 1930 From Tobruk to Egyptian Border 1999 Marmarica (north-eastern part of Libya) 2002

Notes

Wild in Libya, easily recognized by its closely placed leaves with sheating stipules.

This species is accepted: https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:510548-1

Link of images: https://www.plantarium.ru/lang/en/page/view/item/82559.html

For more information

https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:510548-1, https://www.ipni.org/n/510548-1, https://www.worldfloraonline.org/taxon/wfo-0000186976, https://www.gbif.org/species/2977196, https://africanplantdatabase.ch/en/nomen/specie/147710/ononis-vaginalis-vahl, https://www.plantarium.ru/lang/en/page/view/item/82559.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. 155.

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

Abusaief, H.M.A. & Boasoul, S.H. (2021) A taxonomic study of twelve wild forage species of Fabaceae. Heliyon 7 (2021) e06077. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844021001821, https://www.researchgate.net/publication/349574457_A_taxonomic_study_of_twelve_wild_forage_species_of_Fabaceae

A taxonomic study of twelve wild forage species of Fabaceae. 2021_compressed

Saaed, M.W.B., EL-Barasi, Y.M. & Rahil, R.O. (2021) An updated checklist and quantitative analysis of the Marmarica Plateau flora, in the north-eastern part of Libya. Phytotaxa 509 (1): 001-055. https://phytotaxa.mapress.com/pt/article/view/phytotaxa.509.1.1

An-updated-checklist-and-quantitative-analysis-of-the-Marmarica-Plateau-flora-مضغوط

Daidah AM, Mugassby MF (2016) Study of the vegetation of coastal sand dune in Zwaitina area. Eastern Libya. Proceeding of the Fourth Scientific Conference of Environment and Sustainable Development in the Arid and Semi- Arid Regions (ICESD); 2016 Nov 20–22; Ajdabiya (Libya); p. 857–864 (In Arabic).

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

Abusaief, H. M. A. and Dakhil, A. H. (2013) The floristic composition of Rocky habitat of Al Mansora in Al-Jabal Al-Akhdar- Libya. New York Science Journal 2013; 6(5). https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Huda-Abusaief

Foristic composition of Rocky habitat of Al Mansora in Al- Jabal Al- Akhdar 2013

Baayo, Kh. A. (2008): Floristic composition and Phytochorological Analysis of Misratah area, Libya, Assiut Univ.J. of Botany 37(2), P-P. 33-78 (2008).

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-Shaary M.S. (2002). The Natural Vegetation in Marmarica plateau (North-eastern Libya). First ed. Tobruk (Libya): Published by the local Authority. (In Arabic).

EL-Habony, A.M. (1999) Vegetation and flora of a sector along Mediterranean cost of Libya from Tobruk to Egyptian border, M.Sc. Thesis, Botany Department-Faculty of Science-Garyounis University, Benghazi, Libya. (In Arabic).

PAMPANINI, R. (1931). Prodromo della Flora Cirenaica. -: 246 under: Ononis vaginalis var. compacta Bég., 247-under: Ononis vaginalis var. vestita (Viv.) Bég. https://bibdigital.rjb.csic.es/records/item/14218-prodromo-della-flora-cirenaica

PAMPANINI, R. (1914). Piantae Tripolitanae, ab auctore anno 1913 […] – Firenze: 159 – under: Ononis vaginalis var. rotundifolia Bég.

Fl. Liby. Prodr.: 66 (1910). https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k6399663s