Cleome droserifolia (Forssk.) Delile, it is a subshrub or shrub up to , 5-25 cm long, woody below, densely hispid with alternate orbicular-petiolate simple leaves, 5-15 mm, in diameter and with 3 conspicuous nerves. Flowers solitary axillary, 1 cm across, yellow. Life Form: Ch, Flowering in: Oct – Nov, Vern:————-, Phytochoria: SA+SZ, The native range of this species is E. Sahara to Arabian Peninsula and Syria. Notes: Wild in Libya, a species occurring on arid Mountainous parts of Gebel Uweinat in Libya
For more information: https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:147016-1 , https://www.ipni.org/n/147016-1, https://www.worldfloraonline.org/taxon/wfo-0000611246, https://www.gbif.org/species/7536775, https://flora.org.il/en/plants/CLEDRO/ https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s42452-023-05531-4, |
Distribution in Libya |
Jabal Al-Uwinat |
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 |
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) |