| Heliotropium curassavicum L., A glabrous perennial up to 45 cm tall. Stem and branches decumbent. Leaves 15-40 x 4-8 mm., Life Form: Ch , Flowering in: May-Aug , Vern: —— , Phytochoria: Cosm , The native range of this species is Australia, Hawaiian Islands, Tropical & Subtropical America. Notes: Introduced in Libya.
For more information: https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:116784-1, https://www.worldfloraonline.org/taxon/wfo-0000718508, https://www.gbif.org/species/2925786, https://www.maltawildplants.com/BORG/Heliotropium_curassavicum.php, https://flora.org.il/en/plants/HELCUR/ , https://www.teline.fr/en/photos/boraginaceae/heliotropium-curassavicum , https://www.floraofqatar.com/heliotropium_curassavicum.htm, http://southwestdesertflora.com/WebsiteFolders/All_Species/Boraginaceae/Heliotropium%20curassavicum,%20Salt%20Heliotrope.html |
| Distribution in Libya | ||
| Al-Jafarah Plain | Sirte Plains | Benghazi Plain |
| Mallaha Wetland Tripoli 2016 Coastal of Tripoli 2020 | Sirte 2015, 2016 | Benghazi 1977 (10km) before Bemghazi to Dariana 1978 |
| Al-Jabal Al-Akhder | Marmarica Plateau | |
| Al-Gaigab road 1972 Wadi El-Kouf 2014 | Tobruk 1975,1977 From Tobruk to Egyptian Border 1999 Marmarica (north-eastern part of Libya) 2002 | |
| Bibliographic references: | |
| First: Encyclopedia Flora of Libyan: | |
| Jafri, S. M. H. & El-Gadi, A. (1979) Flora of Libya, Boraginaceae Vol. (68) Department of Botany, Al-Faateh Univ., Tripoli, Libya. | |
| Second: Researches and PhD theses, master theses , Sorted by Newest: | pdf files |
| 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://www.mapress.com/j/pt/, https://www.biotaxa.org/Phytotaxa/article/view/phytotaxa.509.1.1 | An updated Marmarica Plateau flora 2021 |
| Mahklouf, M.H. (2020) Biodiversity of the coastal flora of Tripoli Province. Biodiv. Res. Conserv. 58: 13-19, 2020. BRC www.brc.amu.edu.pl, http://brc.amu.edu.pl/pdf-127341-54763?filename=Biodiversity%20of%20the.pdf, http://brc.amu.edu.pl/Issue-58-2020,9131 |
coastal flora of Tripoli 2020 |
| 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 | Surt region in Libya 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://bit.ly/3LJPNED , https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Mohammed-Mahklouf |
Mallaha Wetland 2016 |
| 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 | Plant Cover at Surt Region 2015 |
| El-Mokasabi, F M. (2014) Floristic Composition and Traditional Uses of Plant Species at Wadi Al-kuf, Al-Jabal Al-Akhder, Libya. American-Eurasian J. Agric. & Environ. Sci., 14 (8): 685-697, 2014, ISSN 1818-769,IDOSIPublications,2014DOI:10.5829/idosi.aejaes.2014.14.08.12375. https://bit.ly/3VtCvAA, https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/441b/23b83960f007044aca94e26f5c6b170fe102.pdf | Plant Species at Wadi Alkuf 2014 |
| El-Shaary M.S. (2002). The Natural Vegetation in Marmarica plateau (North-eastern Libya). First ed. Tobruk (Libya): Published by the local Authority. (In Arabic) | |
| EL-Habony, A.M. (1999) Vegetation and flora of a sector along Mediterranean cost of Libya from Tobruk to Egyptian border, M.Sc. Thesis, Botany Department-Faculty of Science-Garyounis University, Benghazi, Libya. (in Arabic) |
