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Hippocrepis cyclocarpa Murb. / Heterotypic Synonyms: Hippocrepis cyclocarpa var. leiocarpa Pamp., Life Form: Th,   Flowering in: Mar-May,   Vern:———-,   Phytochoria: SA, The native range of this species is Tunisia to N. Egypt, Kriti, Arabian Peninsula   Notes: Wild in Libya, in sandy wadies.

For more information: https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:498359-1,  https://www.ipni.org/n/498359-1,     https://www.worldfloraonline.org/taxon/wfo-0000205503,  https://www.gbif.org/species/5353702,    https://africanplantdatabase.ch/en/nomen/specie/146652/hippocrepis-cyclocarpa-murb

 

Distribution in Libya
Zliten-Misurata Plain Jabal Nafusa Al-Jabal Al-Akhder
Kaam 2005  Misurata 2008 Kabao 1972   Tarhuna (Hejaz) 2018 Taknes, Messa, (5 km) from Baida 1972   Tocra 1973   Al-Mansora 2013   Al-Abiar (Sidi Amohamed forest) 2020
Marmarica Plateau
Reported in Marmarica north-eastern part of Libya by Pampanini 1930   Omm Rezaum 1968   Al-Tamimi to Omm Rezaum 1970   Marmarica (north-eastern part of Libya) 2002

 

Bibliographic references:  
First: Encyclopedia Flora of Libyan:  
Jafri, S.M.H. & El-Gadi, A. (1980) Flora of Libya, Fabaceae Vol.  (86) 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
Al-Amrouni, M,M., Al-Zarbi, A., Al-Aeb, M. A. (2020) Study of vegetation cover in Sidi Amohamed forest north of the city of Al-Abyar in the Al-Jabal Al-Al-Akhdar. Libya. Journal of Quality Assurance for Scientific Research-The first issue-April-2020 (In Arabic). https://lqac.org.ly/index.php/april2020/, https://lqac.org.ly/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/PDF-1.pdf غابة سيدي أمحمد شمال مدينة الابيار2020
MahkloufM.H. SherifA.S, BetelmalA. 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
Abusaief, H. M. A. and Dakhil, A. H. (2013) The floristic composition of Rocky habitat of Al Mansora in Al-Jabal Al-Akhdar- Libya. New York Science Journal 2013; 6(5).  https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Huda-Abusaief Al Mansora in Al-Jabal Al-Akhdar 2013
Baayo, Kh. A. (2008): Floristic composition and Phytochorological Analysis of Misratah area, Libya, Assiut Univ.J. of Botany 37(2), P-P. 33-78 (2008)  
Al-Shf, N. S. (2005) a taxonomic study of the plants of the Kaam region. Master Thesis, College of Science, Al-Marqab University, Al-Khums, Libya. (In Arabic)  
El-Shaary M.S. (2002). The Natural Vegetation in Marmarica plateau (North-eastern Libya). First ed. Tobruk (Libya): Published by the local Authority. (In Arabic)