| Euphorbia granulata Forssk., it is an annual almost glabrous much-branched prostrate herb with stems to 20 cm long. Petioles 0.5 mm long. Leaf-blades obovate-oblong, 1-8 x 0.5-5 mm, rounded or emarginate at the apex, obliquely rounded at the base, entire or almost so, thick and slightly fleshy, rugulose when dry, glaucous. Stipules subulate, 0.5 mm long. Cyathia axillary, solitary. Glands transversely ovate, yellowish or ochreous, sometimes reddish, with unequal, subentire white or pink appendages. Fruits trigonous, keels carinate, 1.1 x 1.1 mm, smooth, either pubescent all over or else on the keels only, with simple hairs. Seeds narrowly ovoid-cylindric, quadrangular, 0.8 x 0.4 mm, irregularly foveolate-rugulose, pinkishgrey. Life Form: Ch, Flowering in: All the year, Vern: Um Ellben, Phytochoria: SA+SZ+IT, The native range of this species is N. & E. Africa, SW. & Central Asia to Indian Subcontinent. Notes: Wild in Libya, medicinal plant.
For more information: https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:346683-1, https://www.ipni.org/n/346683-1, https://www.worldfloraonline.org/taxon/wfo-0000962370, https://www.gbif.org/species/3070132, https://africanplantdatabase.ch/en/nomen/specie/143091/euphorbia-granulata-forssk, https://www.floraofqatar.com/euphorbia_granulata.htm, https://flora.org.il/en/plants/EUPGRA/, https://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Euphorbia+granulata, http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=242321424, http://medplants.blogspot.com/2015/08/euphorbia-granulata.html |
| Distribution in Libya | ||
| Al-Qibla area | Al-Jufra area | Ghat area |
| Wadis South of Mizda 2013 | (80 km) from Hun to Sebha, Al-Abiad 1973 | Sardeles, Ghat, Wadi Tanezzuft, Ghat, Al-Barkat 1934 Ghat, Al-Barkat 1934 Ghat (Between Acacus and Tassili Mountains) 2004 Wadi Tanezzuft 2012 |
| Jabal Al-Uwinat | ||
| Gebel Uweinat 1968 Karkure, Gebel Arcno, (40km) N.W. Gebel Uweinat 1979 Jabal Al-Uweinat region 2008 | ||
| 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 |
| Mohamed, F.J. (2013) A Taxonomic Study of Wadis Flora South of Mizda at the intersections with Mizda-Sebha Highway. Master Thesis. Department of Botany-Faculty of Science-Sebha University. Libya. (In Arabic) | |
| Mukassabi, T.A, Ahmidat, G., Sherif, I.M., ELMogasapi, A.(2012) Checklist and life forms of plant species in contrasting climatic zones of Libya. Biological Diversity and Conservation – 5 / 3 (2012) https://bit.ly/42hptsN, https://dergipark.org.tr/en/pub/biodicon/issue/55888/765799, | plant species in contrasting climatic zones of Libya 2012 |
| 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) | |
| Ahmidat, Gh. (2004) Study of the vegetation cover of the area between the Acacus Mountains and the Tassili Mountains (Ghat). Master Thesis. Department of Botany.College of Science. Sebha University. Libya. (In Arabic) |
