| Commicarpus plumbagineus (Cav.) Standl. / Homotypic Synonyms: Boerhavia plumbaginea Cav. / Heterotypic Synonyms: Commicarpus verticillatus (Poir.) Standl., , it is a scrambling herb with long branched stems, up to several meters, growing from a woody root-stock. Stems may be woody near the base. The leaves are ovate, slightly fleshy, and more or less pubescent on both surfaces; inflorescences in irregular umbels of white trumpet-shaped flowers with long exserted stamens; fruits up to 1.3 cm with wart-like sticky glands scattered along the sides and concentrated around the apex. Life Form: Th , Flowering in:——————, Vern:——————, Phytochoria: Pal, The native range of this species is Medit. to Tropical & S. Africa, Madagascar, Arabian Peninsula to India. Notes: Wild in Libya.
For more information: https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:63935-2, https://www.ipni.org/n/63935-2, https://www.worldfloraonline.org/taxon/wfo-0000568040, https://www.gbif.org/species/7327307, https://africanplantdatabase.ch/en/nomen/specie/149148/commicarpus-plumbagineus-cav-standl, https://www.zambiaflora.com/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=122610, https://plants.jstor.org/stable/10.5555/al.ap.flora.flos001251, https://inpn.mnhn.fr/espece/cd_nom/789417/tab/fiche |
| Distribution in Libya |
| Al-Jufra area |
| Gebal Al-Sawda 1987 |
| Bibliographic references: | |
| First: Encyclopedia Flora of Libyan: | |
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| Second: Researches and PhD theses, master theses, Sorted by Newest: | pdf files |
| El-Mokasabi, F.M. (2017) Studies on the Flora of Libya. Cont ROL, Research article I Botany l Version 1. https://dx.doi.org. | Studies on the Flora of Libya 2017 |
