| Eleocharis geniculata (L.) Roem. & Schult. / Heterotypic Synonyms: Eleocharis caribaea (Rottb.) S.F.Blake, it is an annual plant up to 12-25 cm,with tufted culms from a compact base, roots white, fibrous. Stem 0.5-1 mm diam., green, with 5-6 obtuse angles separated by deep grooves. spikelet ovoid, compact, 3-4 x 2,5-3,5 mm, many-flowered, nutlet blackish purple. Life Form: Th, Flowering in:————-, Vern:————-, Phytochoria: Tro+S.Tro, The native range of this species is Tropical & Subtropical to N. America. Notes: Wild in Libya/
For more information: https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:1029981-2, https://www.ipni.org/n/1029981-2, https://www.worldfloraonline.org/taxon/wfo-0000404186, https://www.gbif.org/species/2716850, https://africanplantdatabase.ch/en/nomen/specie/36608/eleocharis-geniculata-l-roem-schult, https://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/eflora/eflora_display.php?tid=23962, https://inpn.mnhn.fr/espece/cd_nom/446192/tab/fiche |
| Distribution in Libya | |
| Fezzan area | Ghat area |
| W. Fezzan 1939 | Ghat (Tunin) 1939 |
| 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 |
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