Myrtus nivellei, the Saharan myrtle (Tuareg language: tefeltest), is a shrub endemic to the mountains of the central Sahara desert.
Two subspecies are accepted. Myrtus nivellei subsp. nivellei – Tassili n'Ajjer of southern Algeria and southwestern Libya Myrtus nivellei subsp. tibesticus – Tibesti of Chad
The species occurs in small areas of sparse relict woodland at montane elevations above the central Saharan desert plains.Uicnmed.org: Myrtus nivellei - Batt & Trab. - Myrtaceae . accessed 1.10.2014. 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 Tuareg people.
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