| Juniperus oxycedrus L., it is an evergreen shrubs, or trees to 6 m tall and 30 cm diameter, with an erect, often multistemmed, rounded crown of spreading and ascending branches. Bark light gray, smooth. Twigs green, turning yellowish brown in later years, short, 3-angled. Leaves needle-like, linear with a long spiny apex, 15-20 mm long, prominently keeled, bearing 2 white adaxal stomatal bands. Pollen shed in spring, Seed cones axillary, solitary, brownish-red to reddish-purple and glaucous at maturity, globose, 6-12 mm diameter, usually bearing 2-3 broad-ovate, slightly trigonous seeds. Life Form: Ph, Flowering in:———-, Vern:————, Phytochoria: MED, The native range of this species is W. & W. Central Medit. Notes: Wild in Libya.
For more information: https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:262299-1, https://www.ipni.org/n/262299-1, https://www.worldfloraonline.org/taxon/wfo-0000355658, https://www.gbif.org/species/2684451, https://africanplantdatabase.ch/en/nomen/specie/131007/juniperus-oxycedrus-l, https://www.conifers.org/cu/Juniperus_oxycedrus.php, https://www.teline.fr/en/photos/cupressaceae/juniperus-oxycedrus, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juniperus_oxycedrus https://www.monaconatureencyclopedia.com/juniperus-oxycedrus/?lang=en, https://www.magic-plants.com/juniperus-oxycedrus.html |
| Distribution in Libya | |
| Zliten-Misurata Plain | Al-Jabal Al-Akhder |
| Kaam area 2005 Leptus Megna 2004 | Al-Jabal Al-Akhdar 2011 |
| Bibliographic references: | |
| First: Encyclopedia Flora of Libyan: | |
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| Second: Researches and PhD theses, master theses , Sorted by Newest: | pdf files |
| Hegazyi, A.K., Boulos, L., Kabiel, H.F. and Sharashy, O.S. (2011) Vegetaion and species altitudinal distribution in Al-Jabal Al-Akhdar landscape, Libya. Pak. J. Bot., 43(4): 1885-1898, 2011. https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Ahmad-Hegazy-2 | Vegetaion in Al-Jabal Al-Akhdar landscape 2011 |
| Al-Shf, 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) |
