| Frankenia corymbosa Desf., it is a subshrub. Leaves 2-6 mm, sparsely or densely puberulent on both sides, and with a white coat or powder which partially covers the surface. Calyx 2-3 mm. sparsely or densely puberulent ± throughout, with hairs, c. 1 mm long. Petals 4-6 mm long, pale purplish, much longer than the calyx. Stamens are 6, in two circles. Usually 3 carpels. The fruit is a capsule hidden in a persistent calyx. Life Form: Ch, Flowering in: Apr-Jun , Vern:————-, Phytochoria: SA, The native range of this species is S. Spain, Kriti, N. Africa. Notes: Wild in Libya, halophytes plants.
For more information: https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:366245-1, https://www.ipni.org/n/366245-1, https://www.worldfloraonline.org/taxon/wfo-0000691989, https://www.gbif.org/species/3873636, https://africanplantdatabase.ch/en/nomen/specie/128914/frankenia-corymbosa-desf, https://botany.cz/cs/frankenia-corymbosa/, https://www.teline.fr/en/photos/frankeniaceae/frankenia-corymbosa, https://www.florasilvestre.es/mediterranea/Frankeniaceae/Frankenia_corymbosa.htm, https://www.florandalucia.es/index.php/frankenia-corymbosa |
| Distribution in Libya |
| Sirte Plains |
| Reported from Sands in littoral of Sirtica, Al Buayrat, (21 km) W. Ageila by Keith |
| Bibliographic references: | |
| First: Encyclopedia Flora of Libyan: | |
| Jafri, S.M.H. & El-Gadi, A. (1979) Flora of Libya, Frankeniaceae Vol. (64) Department of Botany, Al-Faateh Univ., Tripoli, Libya. | |
| Second: Researches and PhD theses, master theses, Sorted by Newest: | pdf files |
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