General Appearance
Trigonella maritima Delile ex Poir., it is an annual herb, procumbent, diffusely branched, glabrous or puberulent, up to 30 (-40) cm. long. Leaflets 4-10 (-12) 1I 3-6 (-10) mm, obcriangular to obovate or ± obcordate, shortly and shallowly toothed, peduncles 1-2 cm long, often shorter than the sublcnding leaves, later thickening conspicuously, (3-) 5-10-flowered. Flowers yellow, 5-7 mm long, pedicels I-1.5 mm. deflexed in fruit. Calyx 2-2.5 mm long, teeth triangular. c. half as long as the tube. Corolla twice or more as long as the calyx. Pods (8-) 10)-15 x 2 (-2.5) mm, pendulous, many-seeded, sub glabrous to sparsely hairy. Seeds c. 1 mm. ovoid, brown, smooth.
Flowering in: Feb-Jun.
Life Form
Phytochoria
Distribution in Libya
Al-Jafarah Plain: Sabratah, (12 km) W. of Tripoli, near the seashore, (20,23 km) E. of Tripoli, along the coastal road to Khoms 1967 Sabratah ruins, stony & sandy ground, Talil beach, c. 10 km beyond Sabrata. rocky slopes, Tripoli, behind Science Faculty, weed 1976 Sabrata 2008 Mallaha Wetland Tripoli 2016
Zliten-Misurata Plain: Leptus Megna 2004 Kaam area 2005 Misurata 2006, 2008 Leptus Magna 2017
Sirte Plains: (7 Km) SE of Sitre City 2008 Sirte 2016 Wadi Al-Hamar Region 2020
Benghazi Plain: Daryanah, c. (40 km from) Bengazi. c. (1/2 km) from sea, near cult. field 1972 Ajdabia (Al-Bedan) 2016 Between Slouk and Al-Abiar 2016 Jardina-Soloq Region 2020 Wadi El-Enaghar 2021
Jabal Nafusa: Wadi Kaam 2017
Al-Jabal Al-Akhder: Tocra 1973 Valley Jarjr-oma 2013
Marmarica Plateau: Reported in Marmarica north-eastern part of Libya by Pampanini 1930 Al-Tamimi 1968 Al-Tamimi to Omm Rezum 1970
Notes
Wild in Libya, a species, mostly occurring in the coastal areas of Libya. easily recognized by its pendulous pods on thickened peduncles and calyx much shorter than corolla.
This species is accepted: https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:524024-1
Link of images: https://www.actaplantarum.org/flora/flora_info.php?id=7969
For more information
https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:524024-1, https://www.ipni.org/n/524024-1, https://www.worldfloraonline.org/taxon/wfo-0000212947, https://www.gbif.org/species/7744054, https://africanplantdatabase.ch/en/nomen/specie/148227/trigonella-maritima-poir, https://www.actaplantarum.org/flora/flora_info.php?id=7969, https://www.maltawildplants.com/FABC/Trigonella_maritima.php
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Jafri, S.M.H. & El-Gadi, A. (1980) Flora of Libya, Fabaceae Vol. (86) Department of Botany, Al-Faateh Univ., Tripoli, Libya. Page. 171.
Second: Researches and PhD theses, master theses, Sorted by Newest:
Omar, N., El-Mghrbi, N.G., Rahil, R.O., Alaib, M.A., Alzerbi, A.K. (2021) Floristic Composition and Plant Diversity of Western Part of Wadi El- Enaghar, Libya. Species-22(70), 2021. pp. (204-217). http://www.discoveryjournals.org/Species/current_issue/2021/v22/n70/index.htm, http://www.discoveryjournals.org/Species/current_issue/2021/v22/n70/A4.pdf
Floristic Composition and Plant Diversity of Western Part of Wadi El- Enaghar, Libya. 2021.-مضغوط
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
Omar, N.O.I., Alaib, M.A., El-Mghrbi, N.G., Alzerbi, A.K. (2020) Checklist of Flora and Floristic Study of Wadi Al-Hamar Region in Libya. Journal of Umm Al-Qura University for Applied Science 6 (2), (2020) 20-24. https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Naser-Omar
Checklist of Flora and Floristic Study of Wadi Al-Hamar Region in Libya. 2020
Omar, N., Alai, M.A. & Al-Zerbi, A.K. (2020) A Survey of Weed Species of Barley Crop Fields in Farms of GMR Agricultural Project in Jardina-Soloq Region, Libya. Libyan Journal of Basic Sciences, Vol: 11, No: 1, P: 29-38, August. 2020. https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Naser-Omar, https://repository.uob.edu.ly/handle/123456789/1535
A Survey of Weed Species of Barley Crop Fields in Jardina-Soloq Region, Libya.2020
Bahri, N.M. (2017) Identify, Limit and Determine the Vegetation Types of Wadi Ka’am Areas, Libya. Journal of Marine Sciences and Environmental Technologies-Volume (3) -Issue (2) (In Arabic) https://www.researchgate.net/publication/371282756_altrf_ly_alanwa_alnbatyt_lmnatq_wady_kam_whsrha_wthdyd_ashkal_nmwha
التعرف على الانواع النباتية لمناطق وادي كعام وحصرها وتحديد أشكال نموها. 2017 .
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
El-Zerbi, A. K., Al-Borki, A. S., Al-Aib, M.A. (2016) Study of vegetation in Protected Al-Bedan southeast of Ajdabiya, Libya. Journal of Marine Sciences and Environmental Technologies-No. (2) Volume (2) December 2016. ISSN: 2413-5267(In Arabic) https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Abdulhamid-Alzerbi, https://journals.asmarya.edu.ly/jmset/index.php/JMSET/article/view/103, https://www.researchgate.net/publication/371283472_drast_alghta_alnbaty_bmhmyt_albydan_jnwb_shrq_ajdabya_lybya
دراسة الغطاء النباتي بمحمية البيضان جنوب شرق اجدابيا- ليبيا. 2016
Mahklouf, M.H. &Al-Sghair, F.G. (2016) Floristic and Inventory Study of Mallaha Wetland Tripoli – Libya. American Journal of Life Science Researches, Oct 2016, Volume 4, Issue 4.PP(119-123). https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Mohammed-Mahklouf, https://www.researchgate.net/publication/310898871_Floristic_and_Inventory_Study_of_Mallaha_Wetland_Tripoli_-_Libya
Floristic and Inventory Study of Mallaha Wetland Tripoli – Libya. 2016.
Raheel, RO. M., El-Borasi, Y. M., El-Barrani, M. W., El-Hassi, S. (2016) Study of Flora and vegetation cover of the semi-desert area between Salouq and Al-Abyar-the first high of Jabal Al-Akhdar-Libya, Fourth Scientific Conference for Environment and Sustainable Development In dry and semi-arid areas. Ajdabia. Libya. (In Arabic) https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Yacoub-El-Barasi, https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Rebeh-Rahil
دراسة الفلورا والغطاء النباتي للمنطقة الشبه صحراوية الممتدة بين مدينتي سلوق والابيار . 2016
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
Al-Aib, M. A. and El-Shakhy, N. O. (2008) Weed flora of great man made river agriculture project (sirte). Journal of Agriculture and Environment for International Development, Vol.102, Issue 3: 241-25. https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Mohamed-Alaib, https://www.researchgate.net/publication/343655187_Weed_Flora_of_Great_Man-Made_River_Agriculture_Project_Sirte
Weed flora of great man made river agriculture project (sirte) 2008
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).
El-Yafour, L. A. (2008) Taxonomic study of the vegetation properties of Sabratha city Master Thesis. Department of Botany, Faculty of Science, Al-Zawiya University, Libya. (In Arabic).
Al-Dana, S. M. M. (2006) Taxonomic study of wild flower plants in some areas of Misrata. Master Thesis, Department of Botany, Faculty of Science, Misurata University (7 October previously) Misurata, Libya. (In Arabic).
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-Komati, A. F. (2004) Medicinal plants in the Shapiat of Marqab, their distribution, classification and importance. Master Thesis. Biology Department- Faculty of Science-Al-Marqab University. Al-Khums. Libya. (In Arabic).
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