Umbilicus intermedius Boiss , it is a succulent tuberous geophyte up to an average of 25 cm high, the leave alternate, leaf type dentate. Flowers, white, yellow, racemes 10-16 cm, Fruits / pods, follicle, 5-6mm, narrowly boat-shaped, seeds dark brown c.0.5 mm. Life Form: G, Su, Flowering in: Mar-Jun, Vern:————, Phytochoria: MED+SA+IT, The native range of this species is E. Medit. to Iran, Yemen. Notes: Wild in Libya.
For more information: https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:276961-1, https://www.ipni.org/n/276961-1, https://www.worldfloraonline.org/taxon/wfo-0000415373, https://www.gbif.org/species/5689414, https://africanplantdatabase.ch/en/nomen/specie/140494/umbilicus-intermedius-boiss, http://www.flowersinisrael.com/Umbilicusintermedius_page.htm#google_vignette, https://botany.cz/cs/umbilicus-intermedius/, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Umbilicus_intermedius, https://flora.org.il/en/plants/umbint/ |
Distribution in Libya |
Reported from various localities in Libya by Durrand & Barratte and Pampanini |
Marmarica Plateau |
Marmarica (north-eastern part of Libya) 2002 |
Bibliographic references: | |
First: Encyclopedia Flora of Libyan: | |
Jafri, S.M.H. & El-Gadi, A. (1981) Flora of Libya, Crassulaceae Vol. (87) Department of Botany, Al-Faateh Univ., Tripoli, Libya. | |
Second: Researches and PhD theses, master theses , Sorted by Newest: | pdf files |
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 |
El-Shaary M.S. (2002). The Natural Vegetation in Marmarica plateau (North-eastern Libya). First ed. Tobruk (Libya): Published by the local Authority. (In Arabic) |