Family | FABACEAE |
Genus species | Ebenus armitagei Schweinf. & Taub. |
Bibliography | Bull. Herb. Boissier 1: 645 (1893) |
Native Range | nw. Egypt to n. Libya |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | rocks |
Description | leaves shortly petiolate, ternate, leaflets obovate or oblong, mucronate, cuneate, adaxially pubescent, abaxially sericeous, inflorescence spicate, flowers sessile, glabrous |
Size | 7-12cm |
Color | pink-red |
Bloom | late spring |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | scarified seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C cuttings in late summer |
Territory | 2 Africa 20 Northern Africa (EGY Egypt, LBY Libya) |