| Cyperus longus L., it is a perennial or rhizomatous geophyte, with rather thick horizontal, often curved, scale-covered stolons; culms few, slightly swollen at base 0,2-1,5 m long, 1,9-4 mm Ø, trigonous above, terete below. Leaves few, withering early, to 50 cm long, sheath pale to dark reddish-brown, 3-10 cm long; blade flat, 16-40 cm long, 3-5 mm wide. Inflorescence a simple to compound anthela, primary branches 4-8, 0,5-10 cm long; spikelets in almost digitate spikes, sessile and at end of primary branches, 3-15 spikelets per spike, linear, 8-25 mm long. Life Form: G, Flowering in: Apr -Sep, Vern:———–, Phytochoria: MED+SZ+IT, The native range of this species is Africa, Europe to Indian Subcontinent. Notes: Wild in Libya, Rare
For more information: https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:330932-2, https://www.ipni.org/n/330932-2, https://www.worldfloraonline.org/taxon/wfo-0000377196, https://www.gbif.org/species/8243603, https://africanplantdatabase.ch/en/nomen/specie/129203/cyperus-longus-l, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/164287/140394665, https://flora.org.il/en/plants/cyplon/, https://botany.cz/cs/cyperus-longus/, https://www.actaplantarum.org/flora/flora_info.php?id=508073, https://www.i-flora.com/en/fact-sheets/search-for-species/art/show/cyperus-longus.html, https://co.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyperus_longus |
| Distribution in Libya |
| Al-Jabal Al-Akhder |
| Shahat ruins 1979 Shahat old city 2017 |
| Bibliographic references: | |
| First: Encyclopedia Flora of Libyan: | |
| Jafri, S.M.H. & El-Gadi, A. (1985) Flora of Libya, Cyperaceae Vol. (120) Department of Botany, Al-Faateh Univ., Tripoli, Libya. | |
| Second: Researches and PhD theses, master theses , Sorted by Newest: | pdf files |
| Abusaief, H. M. A. (2017) Similarities between elevations in a rare species of some locations at Al- Jabal Al-Akhdar in Libya. International Journal of Environment ISSN 2077-4505.Volume: 06 Issue: 03 July-Sept. 2017, Page: 78-102. http://www.curresweb.com/ije/ije/2017/78-102.pdf | Similarities between elevations in a rare species 2017_compressed |
