Shmari (Arbutus pavarii Pamp) is belonging to the Ericaceae
family and natively distributed in AI-Jabal AI-Akhthar area of Libya with
an economical and ecological value especially the fruits for their high
nutritional value for human, in addition to other multipurposes. In this study, 12 positions have been chosen that represent the
natural distribution of shmari in AI-Jabal AI-Akhthar. Morphological
studies were applied on leaves, fruits and flowers, as well as to use of
total protein electrophoresis technique and UV absorption spectrum to
determine the varieties number of shmari. The results indicated that there is highly significant differences
in length, width and shape of leaves, and there is no significant
differences in size and weight of fruits and number of flowers. The results of total protein electrophoresis on acrylamide gel
revealed that there is about three subspecies of shmari in the area of
AI-Jabal AI-Akhthar in spite of the presence of morphological
multivariation in this species of shrubs.