| Helianthemum kahiricum Delile , it is a small shrub, much branched from the base, erect to ascending. up to 30 cm tall. whitish tomentose and villous with appressedly stellate hairs and scattered longer hairs. Leaves. Very variable, linear-oblong to oblong-obovate up 10 20 x 7 mm. Life Form: Ch, Flowering in: Mar-Apr, Vern: Zefzaf, Phytochoria: SA, The native range of this species is S. & E. Medit. to Arabian Peninsula. Notes: Wild in Libya.
For more information: https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:168945-1, https://www.ipni.org/n/168945-1, https://www.worldfloraonline.org/taxon/wfo-0000717527, https://www.gbif.org/species/3596322, https://africanplantdatabase.ch/en/nomen/specie/135265/helianthemum-kahiricum-delile, https://www.plantarium.ru/lang/en/page/view/item/53812.html, https://www.floraofqatar.com/helianthemum_kahiricum.htm, https://flora.org.il/en/plants/HELKAH/ |
| Distribution in Libya | ||
| Al-Jafarah Plain | Zliten-Misurata Plain | Jabal Nafusa |
| Wadi Al-Atal 1976 | Leptus Megna 2004 Kaam area 2005 Misurata 2006, 2008 | Gharian 1968 Aboghilan 1969 Gharian, (2 km) before Aboghilan, (25 km) from Nalut to Wazen, Ejwabia, Kabau, (3 km) from Yefren, Jado 1974 (4 km) from Abou Alal, Between Shikshuk and Qassr Al-Haj 1976 Msallata (Shaafeen) 2008 Msallata National Park (Shaafeen) 2013 Tarhuna (Msaaed) 2018 Msallata-Garaboulli Province 2020 Gharyan (Sedrores Mountains) 2020 |
| Marmarica Plateau | ||
| Reported in Marmarica north-eastern part of Libya by Pampanini 1930 | Wadi Nesma region 2009 Wadis South of Mizda 2013 | (82 km)from Bu-Njim to Hun 1974 EL-Jufra 2018 |
| Bibliographic references: | |
| First: Encyclopedia Flora of Libyan: | |
| Jafri, S.M.H. & El-Gadi, A. (1977) Flora of Libya, Cistaceae Vol. (48) Department of Botany, Al-Faateh Univ., Tripoli, Libya. | |
| Second: Researches and PhD theses, master theses , Sorted by Newest: | pdf files |
| Saaed, M.W.B., EL-Barasi, Y.M. & Rahil, R.O. (2021) An updated checklist and quantitative analysis of the Marmarica Plateau flora, in the north-eastern part of Libya. Phytotaxa 509 (1): 001-055. https://www.mapress.com/j/pt/, https://www.biotaxa.org/Phytotaxa/article/view/phytotaxa.509.1.1 | An updated Marmarica Plateau flora 2021 |
| El-Ahmir, S.M., Mahklouf, M.H., Shanta, M.B., Abo-Jaafer, H.A. (2020) Floristic Study of Sedrores Mountains in Gharyan District-Libya. J. of Advanced Botany and Zoology. Volume 8 / Issue 1. ISSN: 2348-7313. https://bit.ly/3VkL3Kh, https://scienceq.org/floristic-study-of-sedrores-mountains-in-gharyan-district-libya.php | Sedrores Mountains in Gharyan 2020 |
| Mahklouf, M.H., Sherif, A.S., Betelmal, A.G. (2020) Floristic Study and Species Diversity of Msallata-Garaboulli Province in Libya. J. of Advanced Botany and Zoology Volume 7 / Issue 3 ISSN: 2348-7313. Journal homepage: http://scienceq.org/Journals/JABZ.php, https://bit.ly/3LgL0KQ, https://scienceq.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/JABZV7I304.pdf | Msallata-Garaboulli Province in Libya 2020 |
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| Mahklouf, M.H. Sherif, A.S, Betelmal, A. G. (2018) Floristic Study for Tarhuna-Libya. Hacettepe J. Biol. & Chem, 2018, 46 (3), 337-364. https://bit.ly/3p26EuO, http://www.hjbc.hacettepe.edu.tr/journal/volume-46/issue-3/floristic-study-for-tarhuna-libya/index.html | Floristic Study for Tarhuna 2018 |
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