A (Libya, Hammer et al., 1988)

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Libyan cultivated plants (Hammer, Lehmann & Perrino, 1988) A (Libya, Hammer et al., 1988)

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[480]

Abelmoschus esculentus (L.) Moench

• Bamia, melokia.
• Cultivated widely as a fruit vegetable.
• T., C., F., K.
• Coll.: 8040 Trāghan, 27. 4. 83 (F.), 8818 Goddva, 29. 4. 83 (F.), 8934 Ghāt, 27. 4. 83
• (F.), 8941 Al Barkat, 27. 4. 83 (F.), 8966 Al Feowt, 27. 4. 83 (F.), 8990 Ghāt, 27. 4. 83 (F.).
• Lit.: ASCHERSON 1881, TROTTER 1915, KEITH 1965, HAMMER and PERRINO 1985

Acacia aneura F. Muell.

• Mulga.
• Planted in trials, fodder tree.
• T., C.
• Lit.: KEITH 1965

Acacia cyclops A. Cunn. ex G. Don

• Planted for wind breaks along the sea side.
• T.
• Lit.: KEITH 1965

Acacia farnesiana (L.) Willd.

• Ban, talha.
• Planted for stabilizing dunes, also ornamental.
• T., C.
• Lit.: ASCHERSON 1881, TROTTER 1915, KEITH 1965

Acacia horrida (L.) Willd.

• Sun t shakwi.
• Planted for hedges and wind breaks.
• T., C.
• Lit.: KEITH 1965

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Acacia mearnsii De Wild.

• Planted on stabilized dunes.
• T.
• Lit.: KEITH 1965

Acacia nilotica (L.) Delile

• Gharad.
• Planted as shade tree and for stabilizing sand dunes.
• The fruits are used for tanning leather.
• F., T., C., K.
• Lit.: AscHERSON 1881, KEITH 1965

Acacia saligna (Labill.) Wendl.

• Sunt.
• Used for sand dune planting after fixation.
• T., C., F.?, K.?
• Lit.: KEITH 1965

Acca sellowiana (O. Berg) Burret

• Fruit tree; introduced at the beginning of our century.
• T.
• Lit.: KEITH 1965

Agave americana L.

• Cultivated as a hedge plant.
• T., C.
• Lit.: ASCHERSON 1881, TROTTER 1915, KEITH 1965

Agave sisalana Perr.

• Planted as a livestock hedge.
• T.
• Lit.: KEITH 1965

Ailanthus glandulosa Desf.

• Rarely planted as a shade tree.
• T.
• Lit.: TROTTER 1915

Albizia lebbek (L.) Benth.

• Planted as a shade tree in irrigated areas.
• T., C.
• Lit.: KEITH 1965

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Allium ampeloprasum L.

• Cultivated for its bulbs.
• T., C.
• Lit.: TROTTER 1915, KEITH 1965

Allium cepa L. var. cepa

• Bassal.
• Important vegetable. The bulbs are rather large and usually white and sweet.
• T., F., C., K.
• Coll.: 32 Samnū, 18. 5. 82 (F.), 49 Arraqabah, 19. 5. 82 (F.), 7929 Az Zīghan, 25. 4. 83 (F.), 7991 as before, 7993 as before, 8011 Umm al Hamām, 26. 4. 83 (F.), 8032 Misquiwīn, 27. 4. 83 (F), 8805 Tajarhi, 28. 4. 83 (F.), 8825 Brāk, 1. 5. 83 (F.), 8904 Al Qala, 26. 4. 83 (F.), 8923 Al 'Awaynāt, 26. 4. 83 (F.), 8960 Al Feowt, 27. 4. 83 (F.), 8962 as before, 8988 Garagara, 28. 4. 83 (F.).
• Lit.: AscHERSON 1881, TROTTER 1915, KEITH 1965, HAMMER and PERRINO 1985

Allium cepa L. var. ascalonicum Backer

• Bassal el shallut.
• Cultivated throughout the country on a smaller scale as a vegetable (bulbs).
• Lit.: KEITH 1965

Allium fistulosum L.

• Bassal el mustatere.
• The principal use is as leek.
• T.?, C.?
• Lit.: KEITH 1965

Allium kurrat Schweinf. ex K. Krause

• Kurrat.
• This species is often referred to A. porrum L.
• T., F. (Ghadamis).
• Lit.: AscHERSON 1881, TROTTER 1915, KEITH 1965

Allium sativum L. var. sativum

• Tum.
• Cultivated since ancient times. Already known from the old Egyptians. Bulbs relatively small but of good quality.
• T., F., C., K.
• Coll.: 8885 Gabrahon, 1. 5. 83 (F.), 8978 Ghat, 27. 4. 83 (F.).
• Lit.: ASCHERSON 1881, TROTTER 1915, KEITH 1965, HAMMER and PERRINO 1985

Allium schoenoprasum L. var. schoenoprasum

• Bassal el shifee.
• Used as leek.
• T.?
• Lit.: KEITH 1965

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Aloe vera (L.) Burm.

• Sabbar.
• Used for hedges and as medicinal plant.
• T., F. (Ghadamis).
• Lit.: ASCHERSON 1881, TROTTER 1915, KEITH 1965

Ammophila arenaria (L.) Link

• Dis.
• Used for stabilizing maritime sands.
• T.
• Lit.: KEITH 1965

Ananas comosus (L.) Merrill

• Ananas.
• Once cultivated as a fruit crop, now possibly disappeared from cultivation.
• T.
• Lit.: KEITH 1965

Anethum graveolens L. subsp. graveolens

• Bisbas.
• Cultivated as a condiment.
• T., C., F.
• Coll.: 8979 Ghāt, 27. 4. 83 (F.).
• Lit.: ASCHERSON 1881, TROTTER 1915, KEITH 1965, HAMMER and PERRINO 1985

Annona cherimola Mill.

• Introduced as a fruit tree.
• T.
• Lit.: KEITH 1965

Anthriscus cerefolium (L.) Hoffm. var. cerefolium

• Bagdunis afrangi.
• Cultivated as a pot herb.
• T.
• Lit.: TROTTER 1915, KEITH 1965

Apium graveolens L.

• Cherafes.
• Introduced by the Italians, condiment.
• T., C., F.
• Lit.: TROTTER 1915, KEITH 1965

Arachis hypogaea L.

• Ful sudani.
• Widely cultivated, also for export.
• T., C.
• Lit.: TROTTER 1915, KEITH 1965

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Argania spinosa (L.) Skeels

• Argan.
• Introduced from Morocco for steppe planting as a fodder tree.
• T.
• Lit.: KEITH 1965

Aristida pungens Desf.

• Sabot.
• Planted for the fixation of dunes and as fodder crop.
• T.
• Lit.: TROTTER 1915, KEITH 1965, GILLET 1978

Armoracia rusticana Gaertn., Mey. et Scherb.

• Figil el hossan.
• Roots used as condiment.
• T.?
• Lit.: KEITH 1965

Artemisia arborescens L.

• Sezeret.
• Cultivated as a medicinal plant.
• T.
• Lit.: TROTTER 1915

Arrhenatherum elatius (L.) J. et C. Presl

• Introduced as a fodder grass.
• T.
• Lit.: KEITH 1965

Arundo donax L.

• Ghessob.
• Widely planted for hedges and windbreaks.
• T., C.
• Lit.: ASCHERSON 1881, TROTTER 1915, KEITH 1965

Asparagus officinalis L.

• Asberghus.
• Introduced as a vegetable by the Italians.
• C., T.?
• Lit.: TROTTER 1915, KEITH 1965

Atriplex hortensis L. subsp. hortensis

• El hejaz.
• Cultivated as a leave vegetable.
• T.?, C.?
• Lit.: KEITH 1965

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Atriplex semibaccata R. Brown

• Introduced as a fodder plant, now disappeared?
• T.
• Lit.: KEITH 1965

Avena brevis Roth

• I~are admixture in oat fields.
• C.
• Coll.: Z 20 Al Makhali, 24. 5. 82 (C.).

Avena sativa L.

• Sbul.
• Cultivated as a cereal on a small scale.
• T., C., F.
• Coll.: 7364 Kharuba, 7. 6. 81 (C.), 7411 Shinishil, 12. 6. R1 (C.), 19 Awlad Boaich1, 13. 5. R2 ('f.), 74 Al Makhalï, 24. 5. 82 (C.), 7966 Gharian, 21. 4. 83 (T.), 7968 Al Garabülli, 22. 4. 83 (T.), 8895 Darj, 4. 5. 83 (F.), 9265 Ghaclamis, 5. 5. 83 (F.), 9268 as before, 9269 as before.
• Lit.: TROTTER 1915, KEITH 1965