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Deverra tortuosa (Desf.) DC /  Homotypic Synonyms:  Pituranthos tortuosus (Desf.) Benth. & Hook.f. ex Asch. & Schweinf., it is a subshrub or shrub and grows primarily in the subtropical biome., Life Form: Ch, Flowering in: Apr-Nov, Vern: Gazzah, Phytochoria: SA, The native range of this species is Tunisia to Israel and Arabian Peninsula. . Notes: Wild in Libya, medicinal plant

For more information: https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:841276-1, https://www.gbif.org/species/6027143,  http://www.worldfloraonline.org/taxon/wfo-0000642744, https://flora.org.il/en/plants/DEVTOR/, https://eol.org/pages/5048649  

 

Distribution in Libya
Al-Jafarah Plain Zliten-Misurata Plain Sirte Plains
Tripoli 1967 After Zowara 1972 (10,20km) from Tripoli to Khoms 1975 Talil 1976 Sabrath 2008 Tripoli 2010 Bir-Ayad 2013 Sabratha region 2020 Researches Station of Agriculture Faculty, University of Tripoli 2021 N. of Misurata 1967 Kaam area 2005 Misurata 2006,2008,2015 Zliten (Wadi EL-Zekr) 2022 (2km) E. of Bougrein 1967 (66km) E. of Bougrein 1975 Near Bugrain, (70km) E. Bugrain 1976 (18km) W. of Bougrein 1978 (7Km) SE of Sitre City 2008 Sirte 2015, 2016 Wadi Al-Hamar Region 2020
Benghazi Plain Jabal Nafusa Al-Jabal Al-Akhder
Benghazi to Ajdabia 1978 Slouk-Masus road 2000  Between Slouk and Al-Abiar 2016 Ajdabia (Al-Bedan) 2016,2017 Ajdabia (Al-Jaledia) 2017 Wadi El-Enaghar 2021 Beach sand dunes in Karkurah 2021 Jardina-Soloq Region 2020 Soloq (Beir Bullerjam) 2022 Al-Kosbat 1975  Gasar Akhiar, Ghanima 2016 Tarhuna (Dawoon, Terghlat) 2018 Msallata-Garaboulli Province 2020 (100km) E. of Benghazi 1975 Wadi Zaza 2003 S.AL-Marj 2011 Wadi El-Kouf 2014 Wadi Zaza, Wadi Al-Ager 2017 Ain Mara 2020
Marmarica Plateau Al-Qibla area Al-Jufra area
Reported in Marmarica north-eastern part of Libya by Pampanini 1930 Wadi Al-Ramla, (5km) N. of Al-Makali 1967(195km) from Tobruk (195km)Tobruk to Jagboub 1978 From Tobruk to Egyptian Border 1999 Marmarica (north-eastern part of Libya) 2002 Dafna region (Tobruk to Msaid) 2008 Wadi Nesma region 2009 Wadis South of Mizda 2013 (130,80,98 km) from Hun, Wadi Soda, Weshka 1973 Masiad 1975
Fezzan area
(80km) from Sabha to Hun 1975

 

Bibliographic references:  
First: Encyclopedia Flora of Libyan:  
Jafri, S. M. H. & El-Gadi, A. (1985) Flora of Libya, Apiaceae Vol. (117) Department of Botany, Al-Faateh Univ., Tripoli, Libya.
Second: Researches and PhD theses, master theses , Sorted by Newest: pdf files
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Wadi EL-Zekr, Zliten 2022
Omar, N., Adrees, A., Alhursh, A., Shuayb, M., Alajeeli, O., Alzerbi, A.K. (2022) Identification of the Most Important Weed Species in A Barley Crops in Beir Bullerjam Region-Soloq, Libya. Scientific Journal for the Faculty of Science-Sirte University Vol. 2, No. 1 April (2022) 15-22. http://journal.su.edu.ly/index.php/JSFSU/article/view/206 http://journal.su.edu.ly/index.php/JSFSU/issue/view/21 Beir Bullerjam Region –Soloq, Libya 2022
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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.htmhttp://www.discoveryjournals.org/Species/current_issue/2021/v22/n70/A4.pdf Wadi El- Enaghar, Libya 2021
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
Al-khojah, H.M., Al-Yafour, L.A., Mahklouf, M.H. (2020) Floristic Study of Selected Districts in Sabratha region Libya. J. of Advanced Botany and Zoology Volume 7/Issue 4 ISSN: 2348-7313. https://scienceq.org/floristic-study-of-selected-districts-in-sabratha-region-libya.php Sabratha region Libya 2020
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Mahklouf, M.H., Sherif, A.S., Betelmal, A.G. (2020) Floristic Study and Species Diversity of Msallata-Garaboulli Province in Libya. J. of Advanced Botany and Zoology Volume 7 / Issue 3 ISSN: 2348-7313 Journal homepage:  http://scienceq.org/Journals/JABZ.php, https://scienceq.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/JABZV7I304.pdf Msallata-Garaboulli Province 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://ljbs.omu.edu.ly/vol11no1august-2020/ Soloq Region, Libya 2020
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 Wadi Al-Hamar Region in Libya 2020
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Mukassabi, T.A., Thomas,P.A., ELMogasapi, A.(2017) Medicinal plants in Cyrenaica, Libya: existence and extinction. Biological Diversity and Conservation – 10/2 (2017) 183-192. https://eprints.keele.ac.uk/id/eprint/4064/ Medicinal plants in Cyrenaica2017
 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=enhttps://cat.journals.ekb.eg/article_18337_76652686b5c99f5fd479aebab87fbcb4.pdf Surt region in Libya 2016
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) http://www.asmarya.edu.ly/journal/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/JMSET01-2-2-2016-ilovepdf-compressed.pdf الغطاء النباتي بمحمية البيضان 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 between Salouq and Al-Abyar 2016
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