Sedum bracteatum Viv.

Family: Crassulaceae

General Appearance

Sedum bracteatum Viv., it is an annual, green or reddish glandular-hispidate or glabrous herb, erect, up to 3-10 cm long, simple, ± densely leafy. Leaves oblong-linear, 10 x 2.5 mm, alternate, sessile, not or little spurred, obtuse and largely papillose at the top. Inflorescence uniparous cyme, ± arcuate-recurved, 3-8 flowered. Bracts similar to leaves, ovoid, 3.5 x 2-4 mm. Flowers 5-merous, 7-8 mm across, sub sessile or with pedicels 0.5-2 mm long. Sepals greenish to reddish, connate at the base, triangular, 1-2 mm long, sub-acute or little acuminate. Petals 5-5 .5 mm long, Stamens 10, sub equal, shorter than the petals; anthers sub globose, blackish purple, 0.5-0.7 mm long. Nectariferous scales rctuse or emarginate. Follicles 5, erect star-like.

Life Form

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Phytochoria

Endemic. The native range of this species is NE. Libya

Distribution in Libya

Benghazi Plain:  Road between Al-Kuwayfiah and Daryanah, N.E. Benghazi 1968

Al-Jabal Al-Akhder:  Barce, Cirene, Slonta, Lamluda 1933     El-Merj, (24 km) from Derna to Shahat 1978   S. of AL-Marj 2011

First: Encyclopedia Flora of Libyan:

Jafri, S.M.H. & El-Gadi, A. (1981) Flora of Libya, Crassulaceae Vol. (87) Department of Botany, Al-Faateh Univ., Tripoli, Libya. Page. 22.

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

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

Prodr. Fl. Ciren.: 237 (1931). https://bibdigital.rjb.csic.es/records/item/14218-prodromo-della-flora-cirenaica

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