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Myrtus nivellei
Species of flowering plant From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Myrtus nivellei, the Saharan myrtle (Tuareg language: tefeltest), is a shrub endemic to the mountains of the central Sahara Desert.[2] It is found in a restricted range in the Tassili n'Ajjer Mountains in southern Algeria and southwestern Libya, and the Tibesti Mountains in northern Chad.[1]
It occurs in small areas of sparse relict woodland at montane elevations above the central Saharan desert plains.[2]
It is a traditional medicinal plant for the Tuareg people.[2]
Two subspecies are accepted.[1]
- Myrtus nivellei subsp. nivellei – Tassili n'Ajjer of southern Algeria and southwestern Libya
- Myrtus nivellei subsp. tibesticus Quézel – Tibesti of Chad
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