| Hypericum pubescens Boiss., it is a perennial or subshrub, decumbent to prostrate, many tomentose branches from the base. Leaves oblong to ovate, 5-20 mm long, 3-10 mm broad, obtuse, hairy on both surfaces. Inflorescence a lax dichasial cyme becoming monochasial. Bracts linear, 5-10 mm long, hairy. Sepals 5-10 mm long, acute to acuminate, with marginal black glands. Petals yellow, 9-15 mm long, with marginal glands. Life Form: H, Flowering in: Apr-Jun, Vern:—————-, Phytochoria: MED+SA, The native range of this species is S. Iberian Peninsula to Malta, Morocco to NW. Libya. Notes: Wild in Libya.
For more information: https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:433760-1, https://www.ipni.org/n/433760-1, https://www.worldfloraonline.org/taxon/wfo-0000728165, https://www.gbif.org/species/3712768, https://africanplantdatabase.ch/en/nomen/specie/143901/hypericum-pubescens-boiss, https://www.actaplantarum.org/flora/flora_info.php?id=501243, https://www.maltawildplants.com/CLUS/Hypericum_pubescens.php |
| Distribution in Libya | |
| Zliten-Misurata Plain | Jabal Nafusa |
| Misurata 1939 | Ain El Rumia 1967,1968 |
| Bibliographic references: | |
| First: Encyclopedia Flora of Libyan: | |
| Ali, S.I. & Jafri, S.M.H. (1976) Flora of Libya, Guttiferae Vol. (2) Department of Botany, Al-Faateh Univ., Tripoli, Libya. | |
| Second: Researches and PhD theses, master theses, Sorted by Newest: | pdf files |
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