Cleome chrysantha Decne. , it is a shrubby up to 60 cm tall, woody below, branched, with usually long whitish hairs on stems and glandular pubescent on leaves, Leaves simple ovate. 6-15 x 3-10 mm on almost equally long petioles. Flowers solitary axillary, 1cm across, yellow. Life Form: Ch, Flowering in: Oct-Nov, Vern:————–, Phytochoria: SA+SZ, The native range of this species is Central Sahara to S. Iran. Notes: Wild in Libya.
For more information: https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:146976-1, https://www.ipni.org/n/146976-1, https://www.worldfloraonline.org/taxon/wfo-0000611199, https://www.gbif.org/species/3873389, https://flora.org.il/en/plants/clechr/ |
Distribution in Libya |
Jabal Al-Uwinat |
Gebel Uweinat 1968 Jabal Al-Uweinat region 2008 |
Bibliographic references: | |
First: Encyclopedia Flora of Libyan: | |
Ali, S.I. & Jafri, S.M.H. (1977) Flora of Libya, Capparaceae Vol. (12) Department of Botany, Al-Faateh Univ., Tripoli, Libya. | |
Second: Researches and PhD theses, master theses , Sorted by Newest: | pdf files |
Alzwai, A.M.H. (2008) A study of the vegetation covers of the Jabal Al-Uweinat region in Libya. Master Thesis – Botany Department – College of Science – Garyounis University – Libya. (In Arabic) |