| Lathyrus hierosolymitanus Boiss., it is an annual herb up to15-30 cm high, erect or climbing by means of tendrils, tendrils 1-3 branched. Leaves compound,alternate, pinnate, smooth, leaflets small, 3.5-9 x 0.2-0.7 cm.Inflorescence, Cluster of 2-4 flowers, peduncle 2.5-3 cm long Flowers, Yellow, orange. Fruits, pods. Seeds rugulose-tuberculate. Life Form: Th, Flowering in: Feb-Apr, Vern:—————, Phytochoria: MED, The native range of this species is Aegean Islands to E. Medit. Notes: Wild in Libya.
For more information: https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:501753-1, https://www.ipni.org/n/501753-1, https://www.worldfloraonline.org/taxon/wfo-0000212683, https://www.gbif.org/species/5356478, http://www.flowersinisrael.com/Lathyrushierosolymitanus_page.htm, https://flora.org.il/en/plants/lathie/ |
| Distribution in Libya | |
| Al-Jabal Al-Akhder | Marmarica Plateau |
| Reported from Derna, Baida by Pampanini | 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 |
| 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 |
