Floristic Survey of Vascular Plants in Bandis Region in Al- Jabal Al- Akhdar, Libya
Enas, M. Saed
Department of Botany, Faculty of Science, University of Omar AlMukhtar, Albaida, Libya.
Ensaf, H. Dakeel *
Department of Botany, Faculty of Science, University of Omar AlMukhtar, Albaida, Libya.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
The floristic composition of the vegetation in the Bandis region was studied., which is within the Al- Jabal Al- Akhdar in Libya. This is the first study to document plant species in that region. The research methodology relied on field surveys through repeated trips to the study area from December 2024 to May 2025. These trips resulted in recording 151 species, belongs to 126 genera and 46 families, were collected of which Gymnosperms represented 3 species under the genera 3 and 2 families. Angiosperms, represents, 118 species, 99 genera, 38 families under Dicotyledons and 30 species, 24 genera,6 families under Monocotyledons. and 9 endemic species, where the most dominant families are the Fabaceae family (16%), the Asteraceae family (15%), and the Poaceae family (12%). The most dominant life forms were Therophytes (62%), followed by the Chamaephytes (15%), then Geophytes (13%).
Keywords: Bandis, Libya, floristic, survey, Al- Jabal Al- Akhdar, endemic species, life form, mediterranean coast