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Cleome droserifolia (Forssk.) Delile

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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,         
 https://florapal.org/plant/cleome-droserifolia/,   https://www.jungledragon.com/image/108227/cleome_droserifolia.html

 

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)