Capparis decidua (Forssk.) Edgew., it is a low shrubs to small trees with leafless green crooked spiny branches, up to 5 m (rarely more) high. Leaves present on young twigs, caducous, linear, 4-20 mm long, 1-3 mm broad, often spine-tipped, subsessile; stipular spines 1-6 mm long, straight or slightly curved, yellow or brown. Inflorescence few to many flowered, ebracteate corymbs on short lateral shoots., Life Form:Ph, Flowering in: May-Aug, Vern: Kabbar, Phytochoria: SZ+SA+ IT, The native range of this species is Mauritania to Andaman & Nicobar Islands. Notes: Wild in Libya.
For more information: https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:146394-1, https://www.ipni.org/n/146394-1, https://www.worldfloraonline.org/taxon/wfo-0000584647, https://www.gbif.org/species/7782352, https://flora.org.il/en/plants/CAPDEC/, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capparis_decidua |
Distribution in Libya |
Jabal Al-Uwinat |
Gebel Uweinat 1968 |
Bibliographic references: | |
First: Encyclopedia Flora of Libyan: | |
Ali, S.I. & Jafri, S.M.H. (1977) Flora of Libya, Capparaceae Vol. (12) Department of Botany, Al-Faateh Univ., Tripoli, Libya. | |
Second: Researches and PhD theses, master theses , Sorted by Newest: | pdf files |
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