Lathyrus pseudocicera Pamp., it is a small annual herb up to 25 cm long, ascending or spreading, hispid-pubescent, with narrowly 2-winged stem. Stipules semi sagittate, upper porlion mostly longer than petiole, lanceolate-ovate, ciliate, petiole of lower leaves terminatmg in a cusp those of upper leaves in a tendril which is often simple, Leaflets 1-paired, shorter than 3 cm. c. 1 cm broad, lanceolate to lanceolate-elliptic, mucronulate, ciliate at margins, parallel-veined. Peduncles much longer than stipules, 1-flowered, bracts minute, pedicels shorter than calyx. Flowers 15-22 mm long, gingery-orange or brownsih-orangy. Calyx 7-8 mm with teeth twice as long as tube. Corolla 2-3 times as long as the calyx wings narrowly obovate-oblong. Pods 20-40 x 5-9 mm. similar to Lathyrus cicera, but valves marked with a prominent midrib. 2-5-seeded, seeds 3-5 mm, angular-subglobular, smooth, pale brown. Life Form: Th, Flowering in: Feb-Apr, Vern:————-, Phytochoria: MED+IT, The native range of this species is S. & E. Medit. to Iran. Notes: Wild in Libya.
For more information: https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:501957-1, https://www.ipni.org/n/501957-1, https://www.worldfloraonline.org/taxon/wfo-0000212702, https://www.gbif.org/species/5356538, https://africanplantdatabase.ch/en/nomen/specie/146798/lathyrus-pseudocicera-pamp, https://flora.org.il/en/plants/latpse/, https://www.openherbarium.org/taxa/index.php?tid=258934&taxauthid=1&clid=0, https://flora.org.il/en/plants/latpse/, https://www.floranatolica.com/eukaria/gui/species.php?ID=Lathyrus-pseudocicera, http://plantamor.com/species/info/lathyrus/pseudocicera#gsc.tab=0 |
Distribution in Libya |
Benghazi Plain |
Reported from Benghazi by Pampanini |
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 |
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