Flora

Suaeda pruinosa Lange

Common Name: ——-

Family: Amaranthaceae

Flowering Time: —–

General Appearance

Suaeda pruinosa Lange, it is a shrub up to 50 cm, woody, glaucous, pruinosa. Stems ± prostrate; with whitish hairs, like the young shoots and leaves. Leaves up to 4.5 (8) or 1.3 (2) mm, semi-cylindrical and with an apex that ranges from obtuse to slightly acute; those of the inflorescence 2(4) mm, normally imbricate. Flowers 0.8-2 mm in diameter, sessile, grouped in glomeruli of 3(5). Perianth pieces up to 0.7 mm. Anthers 0.7-1.1 mm. Ovary sub cylindrical. Stigmata (2) 3, 0.4-1 mm, filiform and papillose. Seeds 0.9-1.4 x 0.8-1 mm, ± pyriform and globose, crustaceous and with a scalar form testa, normally vertical.

Life Form

Phytochoria

SA. The native range of this species is Medit. Djibouti.

Distribution in Libya

Zliten-Misurata Plain:

Reported from Misurata by Maire Misurata (Sassu Valley) 2016

Sirte Plains:

Sirte 2015 2016

Benghazi Plain:

Reported from Bengazi by Durand & Barratte, Reported from Bengazi by Maire Reported from Ajdabia, Al-Kufraby Durand & Barratte Slouk-Msus road 2000

Al-Jabal Al-Akhader:

Reported from Derna by Maire S.AL-Marj 2011

Marmarica Plateau:

Reported in Marmarica north-eastern part of Libya by Pampanini 1930 Reported from Bardia by Maire

Notes

Wild in Libya, medicinal plant.

For more information

https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:167548-1, https://www.ipni.org/n/167548-1, https://www.worldfloraonline.org/taxon/wfo-0000438072, https://www.gbif.org/species/6035580, https://africanplantdatabase.ch/en/nomen/specie/26364/suaeda-pruinosa-lange, https://www.floravascular.com/index.php?spp=Suaeda%20pruinosa, https://www.florandalucia.es/index.php/suaeda-pruinosa, https://www.almerinatura.com/joyas/suaeda-pruinosa.html, https://www.florasilvestre.es/mediterranea/Amaranthaceae/Suaeda_pruinosa.htm, https://eol.org/pages/5215761

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

Aljarroushi, M.M. & Almedham, K. E. (2016) Geographical distribution and Life form of plants in Sassu Valley, Misurata area, Libya. Al-satil Vol. 10 No. 15 March 2016. (In Arabic) https://search.mandumah.com/Record/813441

Elsayed, N. (2016) Relationship between Vegetation and Soil Seed Bank at Protected Versus Unprotected Sites at Coastal Habitats in Libya.CATRINA (2016), 15 (1): 59-68. https://scholar.google.com.eg/citations?user=mSAskW0AAAAJ&hl=en , https://cat.journals.ekb.eg/article_18337_76652686b5c99f5fd479aebab87fbcb4.pdf

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

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

El-Kady, H.F. (2000) Vegetation analysis along Sluk-Msus Road in southeastern Benghazi, Libya, El-Minia Scienve Bulletin, Volum. 13(1), pp.61-71. 2000.