Flora

Salicornia fruticosa (L.) L.

Common Name: Ghadem

Family: Amaranthaceae

Flowering Time: May-Sept.

General Appearance

Salicornia fruticosa (L.) L. / Homotypic Synonyms: Arthrocnemum fruticosum (L.) Moq., Sarcocornia fruticosa (L.) A.J.Scott, it is a succulent subshrub , tufted, richly branched plant 40-100 cm high, with a bushy ppearance. The stems are glabrous, grey-green, seemingly articulated, yellowish at the tips. The scaly, fleshy, opposite leaves are joined by the bases and tightly pressed to the plant. Very inconspicuous, 4-numbered and often fused flowers grow in the axils of the leaves. The gray seeds have short cone-shaped outgrowths.

Life Form

Phytochoria

MED+SA. The native range of this species is Canary Islands, Medit. to Iran, Yemen..

Distribution in Libya

Al-Jafarah Plain:

(2 km) after Sorman 1975 (29 km) W. Sabratah 1977

Zliten-Misurata Plain:

Kaam area 2005

Sirte Plains:

Sirte 2015

Benghazi Plain:

Benghazi 2007

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 Dafna region (Tobruk to Msaid) 2008

Ghadames area:

39 km) from Ghadames 1975

Notes

Wild in Libya, medicinal plant.

For more information

https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:1030778-2, https://www.ipni.org/n/1030778-2, https://www.gbif.org/species/5567884, https://www.worldfloraonline.org/taxon/wfo-0000435638, https://africanplantdatabase.ch/en/nomen/specie/26732/sarcocornia-fruticosa-l-a-j-scott, https://botany.cz/cs/sarcocornia-fruticosa/, https://inpn.mnhn.fr/espece/cd_nom/119883/tab/fiche, https://www.actaplantarum.org/galleria_flora/galleria.php?id=2790, https://dryades.units.it/floritaly/index.php?procedure=taxon_page&tipo=all&id=508, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salicornia_fruticosa

Bibliographic References

First: Encyclopedia Flora of Libyan:

Jafri, S. M. H. & El-Gadi, A. (1978) Flora of Libya, Chenopodiaceae Vol. (58) Department of Botany, Al-Faateh Univ., Tripoli, Libya.

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

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

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

Barrani, M. W. (2008) A study of environmental degradation factors in the semi-desert Dafna Region-Libya. Master Thesis-Department of Science and environmental Engineering-Postgraduate Academy Benghazi branch. (In Arabic)

Attia Allah, Idris Hamad and Al-Fitouri, Mikael Youssef and Khaled, Salih Abdel-Razek (2007) Acclimatization of some halophytic and desert plant communities in eastern Jamahiriya. Al-Mukhtar Journal of Science – Issue – 16- 2007. (In Arabic) https://www.researchgate.net/scientific-contributions/adrys-hmd-tyt-allh-2249928962

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

Al-Habony MEE 1999. Vegetation and flora of a sector along Mediterranean Coast of Libya from Tobruk to Egyptian border. MSc. Thesis. Department of Botany. Faculty of Science. Benghazi University. Benghazi. Libya.