| Lathyrus cicera L./ Heterotypic Synonyms: Lathyrus cicero var. tenuifolius Foucaud & Simon, it is an annual herb up to 20-60 cm, glabrous, stems narrowly winged, as well as petioles. Leaves with 1 pair of lanceolate or linear, acute leaflets, rowing tendrils, stipules lanceolate, equal to the petiole. Reddish flowers, quite large (10-13 mm), solitary on peduncles longer than the petiole and shorter than the leaf. Calyx with teeth longer than the tube. Corolla 1 time longer than the calyx. Pods 3-4 cm by 8-10 mm, oblong-compressed, glabrous, broadly canaliculated and with 2 short, non-winged edges on the back. Seeds 4.45–6.86 x 4.42–6.92 x 3.60–4.45 mm, polyhedral (mostly pentahedrons and hexahedrons), smooth, matte. Granite-like cover, with a grayish background with bands and patches of beige, ivory, ocher and black. Thread of 1.15–1.60 x 0.50–0.93 mm, elliptical, occupying 1/13–1/15 of the total contour of the seed. Featured lens, located 1.20–1.75 mm from the thread. Life Form: Th, Flowering in: Feb-Mar, Vern:———-, Phytochoria: ES+MED+IT, The native range of this species is S. Central & E. Europe to Medit. and Pakistan. Notes: Wild in Libya.
For more information: https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:501638-1, https://www.ipni.org/n/501638-1, https://www.worldfloraonline.org/taxon/wfo-0000212675, https://www.gbif.org/species/5356481, https://africanplantdatabase.ch/en/nomen/specie/146759/lathyrus-cicera-l, https://www.preservons-la-nature.fr/flore/taxon/2744.html, https://www.atlasdesemillasdecanarias.org/atlas/ficha.php?ID=292, https://www.maltawildplants.com/FABC/Lathyrus_cicera.php |
| Distribution in Libya | ||
| Al-Jafarah Plain | Zliten-Misurata Plain | Benghazi Plain |
| (20,23 km) E. of Tripoli 1967 | Leptis Magna 1968,1973 Zliten (Wadi EL-Zekr) 2022 | Reported from Benghazi by Durand & Barratte |
| Jabal Nafusa | Marmarica Plateau | |
| Misallata, Hafs 1978 Msallata (Shaafeen) 2008 Msallata National Park (Shaafeen) 2013 Msallata (Shaafien) 2017 Msallata-Garaboulli Province 2020 Gharyan (Sedrores Mountains) 2020 | Reported from A-Kufra, Toburk by Durand & Barratte . Reported in Marmarica north-eastern part of Libya by Pampanini 1930 | |
| 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 |
| El-Karnawdy, F.O.M. & Swaisy, A.S.M. (2022) Current status of floristic structure in Wadi EL-Zekr, Zliten City, Libya. Middle East International Conference on Contemporary Scientific Studies-VII-Beirut Arab University, Lebanon-March 3-4, 2022. https://www.middleeastconference.org/_files/ugd/614b1f_77fabd66c5054350a95423613bc913b6.pdf, https://www.middleeastconference.org/conference-books | Wadi EL-Zekr, Zliten 2022 |
| 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 |
| Bahri, N.M. (2017) Identify, Limit and Determine the Vegetation Types of Wadi Ka’am Areas, Libya. Journal of Marine Sciences and Environmental Technologies-Volume (3) -Issue (2) (In Arabic) http://www.asmarya.edu.ly/journal2/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/JMSET06-3-1-20171.pdf | وادي كعام ومناطق اخري 2017 |
| Al-Masalati, N. A. A. (2013) Plant diversity across the altitudes of the Msallata National Park Reserve Mountains. Master Thesis. Botany Department-College of Science-University of Benghazi-Libya. (In Arabic) | |
| Mohammed, S.A.H. (2008) A taxonomic and ecological study of the plants of the Shaafin Reserve in Masalatah. Master Thesis. Department of Biology-Faculty of Arts and Sciences-Al-Mirqab University. Al-Khums. Libya. (In Arabic) |
