| Lotus glinoides Delile, it is an annual (to perennating) herb, profusely branched, ascending or diffuse, pubescent with or without bulbous-based hairs, ± appressed to spreading. Upper leaflets obovate to oblong-obovate, 4-14 x 2-5 mm. Lower pair smaller, sub orbicular, sometimes suppressed. Flower 1-2 (-3), axillary with or without an inconspicuous peduncle, bracts 1-3, leaflet like, longer than calyx. Flowers small, 5-7 mm long, pink-purple. Calyx ± campanulate, teeth as long as tube, ± linear, almost equal. Corolla 1.5 times as long as calyx, standard pink, longer than wings and keel, wings pink, keel purple, with beak bent almost erect. Pods c. 20 (-23) x 1.5-2 mm, terete, ± curved towards the apex. Seeds 1 x 0.85 -1 x 0.7 – 0.75 mm, greenish ocher in color, matte, smooth, sub spherical or sub lenticular, finely dotted with black dots. Circular thread, practically pointed. Featured Lens, located at c. 0.2 mm of the thread. Life Form: Th, Flowering in: Feb-Mar, Vern:————-, Phytochoria: SS+SZ, The native range of this species is Macaronesia, Sahara to Pakistan. Notes: Wild in Libya.
For more information: https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:60461852-2, https://www.ipni.org/n/60461852-2, https://www.worldfloraonline.org/taxon/wfo-0000212201, https://www.gbif.org/species/5356852, https://africanplantdatabase.ch/en/nomen/specie/146967/lotus-glinoides-delile, https://www.teline.fr/en/photos/fabaceae/lotus-glinoides, https://flora.org.il/en/plants/lotgli/, https://www.plantarium.ru/lang/en/page/view/item/58285.html, http://www.floradecanarias.com/lotus_glinoides.html |
| Distribution in Libya | ||
| Jabal Nafusa | Marmarica Plateau | Al-Qibla area |
| Gharyan (Sedrores Mountains) 2020 | Marmarica (north-eastern part of Libya) 2002 | Wadis South of Mizda 2013 |
| Al-Jufra area | Ghat area | |
| Gebel Soda 1972 (95, 98 km) from Hun to Sebha, Wadi Soda 1973 | Wadi Aghighi, (70 km ) from Ghat towards Algiran border 1977 Ghat (Between Acacus and Tassili Mountains) 2004 Wadi Tanezzuft 2012 | |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Mohamed, F.J. (2013) A Taxonomic Study of Wadis Flora South of Mizda at the intersections with Mizda-Sebha Highway. Master Thesis. Department of Botany-Faculty of Science-Sebha University. Libya. (In Arabic) | |
| Mukassabi, T.A, Ahmidat, G., Sherif, I.M., ELMogasapi, A.(2012) Checklist and life forms of plant species in contrasting climatic zones of Libya. Biological Diversity and Conservation – 5 / 3 (2012) https://bit.ly/42hptsN, https://dergipark.org.tr/en/pub/biodicon/issue/55888/765799 | plant species in contrasting climatic zones of Libya 2012 |
| Ahmidat, Gh. (2004) Study of the vegetation cover of the area between the Acacus Mountains and the Tassili Mountains (Ghat). Master Thesis. Department of Botany.College of Science. Sebha University. Libya. (In Arabic) | |
| El-Shaary M.S. (2002). The Natural Vegetation in Marmarica plateau (North-eastern Libya). First ed. Tobruk (Libya): Published by the local Authority. (In Arabic) |
