| Lathyrus setifolius L., it is an annual plant up to 30-60 cm, glabrous, stems angular, climbing. Leaves with 1 pair of linear-elongated leaflets, rowing tendrils, stipules linear, equal to the petiole. Brick red flowers, quite small (9-10 mm), solitary on capillary peduncles, not ridged, articulated at the top, longer than the petiole, shorter than the leaf. Calyx with slightly unequal teeth, equal to the tube. Corolla 8-10 mm long. Pods 20-25 mm by 7-10, rhomboidal-oblong, stipitate, pubescent on the sutures, network-veined, tawny. Seeds large tubercular 2-3, globular, papillose 3-6 mm, purple-brown. Life Form: Th, Flowering in: Mar-Jul, Vern:————-, Phytochoria: MED, The native range of this species is Canary Islands, Medit. Notes: Wild in Libya.
For more information: https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:502002-1, https://www.ipni.org/n/502002-1, https://www.worldfloraonline.org/taxon/wfo-0000212705, https://www.gbif.org/species/5356363, https://africanplantdatabase.ch/en/nomen/specie/146805/lathyrus-setifolius-l, https://www.preservons-la-nature.fr/flore/taxon/2756.html, http://www.bgflora.eu/Lathyrus%20setifolius%20L.%20EN.html, https://www.florealpes.com/fiche_gessetresfine.php, https://www.maltawildplants.com/FABC/Lathyrus_setifolius.php, https://dryades.units.it/floritaly/index.php?procedure=taxon_page&tipo=all&id=2501 |
| Distribution in Libya |
| Al-Jabal Al-Akhder |
| Reported from Wadi Derna by Durand & Barratte and 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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