Volume 61, Issue 339, September - December 2025

A new generic and species record Sesuvium portulacastrum (Aizoaceae) for the Flora of Libya

Fadia G Ishawe¹, Fathi B Erteeb², Mohammed Makhlouf^2♦

¹Department of botany, Faculty of science, University of Sebha, Libya
²Department of botany, Faculty of science, University of Tripoli, Libya

^♦Corresponding Author
Mohammed Makhlouf, Department of botany, Faculty of science, University of Tripoli, Libya

ABSTRACT

The genus Sesuvium L. belonging to the family Aizoaceae, is added as a new genus and species record in the flora of Libya, represented by Sesuvium portulacastrum (L) L. The specimens were collected from the University of Sebha campus. The voucher specimens were deposited at the Herbarium of the Botany Department, Faculty of Science, University of Sebha.

Keywords: Sesuvium. Aizoaceae. Flora. Libya. Succulent. New record

Discovery, 2025, 61, e26d3200

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.54905/disssi.v61i339.e26d3200

Published: 11 December 2025