| Euphorbia guyoniana Boiss. & Reut., it is a dichotomously branched shrub with ascending to straight branches, 30–100 cm long, light green, glabrous, often completely covered with sand at the base. The leaves are alternate, linear, only 10–15 mm long and about 1 mm wide, soon deciduous. Cyathia are terminal, supported by two broadly ovate bracts, glands are elliptical, yellow to orange. The fruit is a three-sided capsule reaching a diameter of around 5 mm. Life Form: Ch, Flowering in:————, Vern:————-, Phytochoria: SA, The native range of this species is NW. Sahara. Notes: Wild in Libya, a desert species or growing in sandy habitats.
For more information: https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:346715-1, https://www.ipni.org/n/346715-1, https://www.worldfloraonline.org/taxon/wfo-0000962418, https://www.gbif.org/species/3068310, https://africanplantdatabase.ch/en/nomen/specie/143100/euphorbia-guyoniana-boiss-reut, https://botany.cz/cs/euphorbia-guyoniana/, https://www.teline.fr/en/photos/euphorbiaceae/euphorbia-guyoniana |
| Distribution in Libya |
| Al-Jafarah Plain |
| Tripoli 1955 |
| Bibliographic references: | |
| First: Encyclopedia Flora of Libyan: | |
| Jafri, S.M.H. & El-Gadi, A. (1982) Flora of Libya, Euphorbiaceae Vol. (89) Department of Botany, Al-Faateh Univ., Tripoli, Libya. | |
| Second: Researches and PhD theses, master theses, Sorted by Newest: | pdf files |
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