| Phillyrea angustifolia L., it is a shrub up to 1-2 meters tall, with slender and slender branches. Leaves narrow (4-8 mm wide), linear-lanceolate or lanceolate-acute, entire, with a narrow transparent border, attenuated at both ends, very briefly petiolate, with only a prominent dorsal vein. Flowers in subglobose axillary clusters, somewhat loose. Drupe small (3-5 mm in diameter), glaucous-pruinose, globose but slightly attenuated at the top and apiculate, with almost oval core. Life Form: Ph , Flowering in: Mar-Jun , Vern:—————, Phytochoria: MED, The native range of this species is W. & Central Medit Notes: Wild in Libya, medicinal plant.
For more information: https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:610935-1, https://www.ipni.org/n/610935-1, https://www.worldfloraonline.org/taxon/wfo-0000817995, https://www.gbif.org/species/7325947, https://africanplantdatabase.ch/en/nomen/specie/149235/phillyrea-angustifolia-l, https://www.preservons-la-nature.fr/flore/taxon/3184.html, https://www.florealpes.com/fiche_phillyreaangus.php |
| Distribution in Libya |
| Al-Jabal Al-Akhder |
| Reported from Cyrenaica by Durand & Barratte, Pampanini and Keith El-kouf area 1984 Wadi Al-Agar 1999 Wadi El-Shees 2014 Wadi El-Kouf 2014 Derisia (Talmeta), Tocra-Al-Bakur 2016 Wadi Om-El-Amaym 2019 Wadi Al-Kouf 2021 |
| Bibliographic references: | |
| First: Encyclopedia Flora of Libyan: | |
| Jafri, S.M.H. & El-Gadi, A. (1977) Flora of Libya, Oleaceae Vol. (39) Department of Botany, Al-Faateh Univ., Tripoli, Libya. | |
| Second: Researches and PhD theses, master theses, Sorted by Newest: | pdf files |
| Al-Traboulsi, M. & Alaib, M.A. (2021) A Survey of medicinal plants of Wadi Al-Kouf in Al-Jabal Al-Akhdar, Libya. NAT. CROAT, VOL. 30. No 2. (389-404), ZAGREB. December 31, 2021. https://hrcak.srce.hr/269442 / https://hrcak.srce.hr/file/390805 | Medicinal plants of Wadi Al-Kouf 2021 |
| El-farse, M.H. (2019) Study of the vegetation of Wadi Om-El-Amaym in Al-Jabal Al-Akhdar region. Master Thesis- department of environmental science and engineering, Academy of post graduate studies, Benghazi, Libya. (In Arabic) | |
| Hegazy, A.; Kabiel, H.; AlRowaily, S.; Lovett-Doust,L. and AlBorki, A. (2016) Plant communities and reproductive phenology in mountainous regions of northern Libya. Journal of Forestry Research. July 2017, Volume 28, Issue 4, pp 741–761. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11676-016-0345-8, https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Ahmad-Hegazy-2 | |
| El-Mokasabi, F M. (2014) Floristic Composition and Traditional Uses of Plant Species at Wadi Al-kuf, Al-Jabal Al-Akhder, Libya. American-Eurasian J. Agric. & Environ. Sci., 14 (8): 685-697, 2014, ISSN 1818-769,IDOSI Publications,2014 DOI: 10.5829/idosi. aejaes. 2014.14.08.12375. https://bit.ly/3VtCvAA, https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/441b/23b83960f007044aca94e26f5c6b170fe102.pdf | Plant Species at Wadi Al-kuf 2014 |
| Shaltout ,K, Fawzy,M., Galal T., Awad M., El-Barasi Y., Saeed, B. (2014) Impact of waste water discharge on the plant communities and size structure of Wadi El-Shees, Al-Jabal Al-Akhdar, Libya. FeddesRepertorium2014, 125, 1-13 DOI: 10.1002/fedr.201400023 http://uob.edu.ly/assets/uploads/pagedownloads/7a17e-094.pdf | Wadi El-Shees 2014 |
| Al-Hamadi R.I.(1999) Floristic and ecological study of Wadi Al-Agar, Master Thesis, Botany Department, Faculty of Science, Botany Department-Faculty of Science-Garyounis University, Benghazi, Libya. (In Arabic) | |
| ACSAD (1984) Wadi Al-Kouf National Park Studies Project. Arab Center for the Studies of Arid Zones and Dry Lands. |
