Myrtus nivellei
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Myrtus nivellei, the Saharan myrtle, is a shrub endemic to the mountains of the central Sahara desert.
Myrtus nivellei
Tassili n'Ajjer
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Tassili n'Ajjer is a mountain range in the Sahara desert, located in south-eastern Algeria. It holds one of the most important groupings of prehistoric cave art in the world and covers an area of more
Myrtus nivellei
…Chad The species occurs in small areas of sparse relict woodland at montane elevations above the central Saharan desert plains. It can be found in the Tassili n'Ajjer mountains in southern Algeria and southwestern Libya, and the Tibesti Mountains in northern Chad. It is used as a traditional medicinal plant by the…
Aerial photograph of Tassili n'Ajjer
Two diagrams illustrating the geology of Tassili n'Ajjer
The barren Hamada of the External Tassili south of Illizi
The three formations of the Intra-Tassilian Group from Oued Imihrou