| Maerua crassifolia Forssk., it is a shrub or tree, the stems, 1-7 m tall, usually with rounded flattish crown; trunk twisted, up to 40 cm diam., drooping; smooth, grey bark, scaly on old trunks, with yellowish slash and green rhytidome; pubescent grey-brown stems Leaves: Shortly petiolate, usually clustered on short spur-branches; alternate or fasciculate; Oblong-ovate, leather-like, glaucous, grey-green, finely pubescent or glabrous inflorescence: Solitairy or in groups of 2 or 3 in clusters of leaves Flowers: White, sweet-scented; sepals greenish yellow; no petals Fruits / pods: Berry, rosary shaped (torulose), up to 2-5 cm long, pubescent, grey to brown., Life Form: Ph, Flowering in: Apr-Jun, Vern: Azar, Phytochoria: SZ+SA+IT, The native range of this species is Sahara to Pakistan., Notes: Wild in Libya, one of the few shrubs in the Fezzan area.
For more information: https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:147674-1, https://www.ipni.org/n/147674-1,https://www.worldfloraonline.org/taxon/wfo-0000375694, https://www.gbif.org/species/3871765, http://www.flowersinisrael.com/Maeruacrassifolia_page.htm,https://flora.org.il/en/plants/maecra/, https://botany.cz/cs/maerua-crassifolia/ , https://www.feedipedia.org/node/130 |
| Distribution in Libya | |
| Al-Jufra area | Jabal Al-Uwinat |
| Washka, (70 km) from Hun 1973 Wadi Weshka 1976 EL-Harouge mountain 2012 | Gebel Uweinat 1968 Jabal Al-Uweinat region 2008 |
| Bibliographic references: | |
| First: Encyclopedia Flora of Libyan: | |
| Ali, S.I. & Jafri, S.M.H. (1977) Flora of Libya, Capparaceae Vol. (12) Department of Botany, Al-Faateh Univ., Tripoli, Libya. | |
| Second: Researches and PhD theses, master theses , Sorted by Newest: | pdf files |
| El-Barasi, Y.M. & Barrani, M.W. (2012) Factors affecting natural vegetation on EL-Harouge Mountain, Central part of Libyan Desert (Sahara). Bocconea 24: 199-211. 2012. -ISSN 1120-4060. https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Yacoub-El-Barasi, https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Manam-Saaed-2 | vegetation on EL-Harouge mountain 2012 |
| Alzwai, A.M.H. (2008) A study of the vegetation covers of the Jabal Al-Uweinat region in Libya. Master Thesis – Botany Department – College of Science – Garyounis University – Libya. (In Arabic) |
