Flora

Bassia indica (Wight) A.J.Scott

Common Name: ——-

Family: Amaranthaceae

Flowering Time: Sept-Des.

General Appearance

Bassia indica (Wight) A.J.Scott / Homotypic Synonyms: Kochia indica Wight., it is an annual herb, up to 0.25 m high. Stems branched. Leaves alternate; blade narrowly ovate. Flowers: sessile in axils of leaf-like bracts; inflorescences spike-like; perianth winged, wings membranous, green, Seeds black.

Life Form

Phytochoria

IT. The native range of this species is S. & E. India

Distribution in Libya

Al-Jafarah Plain:

Mallaha Wetland Tripoli 2016 Coastal of Tripoli 2020

Zliten-Misurata Plain:

Kaam area 2005

Sirte Plains:

Sirte 2015, 2016

Benghazi Plain:

(5 km) befor Benghazi 1975 Dariana 1977

Jabal Nafusa:

Al-Nigaza 1976,1977 Msallata National Park (Shaafeen) 2013

Al-Jabal Al-Akhader:

Derna Beach 1977 Wadi El-Kouf 2014

Marmarica Plateau:

Tobruk 1975 Marmarica (north-eastern part of Libya) 2002

Notes

Introduced in Libya, medicinal plant.

For more information

https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:164378-1, https://www.ipni.org/n/164378-1, https://www.worldfloraonline.org/taxon/wfo-0000561151, https://www.gbif.org/species/5568213, https://africanplantdatabase.ch/en/nomen/specie/26336/bassia-indica-wight-a-j-scott, https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/Taxonomy/Browser/wwwtax.cgi, https://www.plantarium.ru/lang/en/page/view/item/52571.html, https://www.floramaroccana.fr/bassia-indica-cle.html, https://www.ksanature.com/plants/bassia_indica/, https://www.teline.fr/en/photos/amaranthaceae/bassia-indica, https://flora.org.il/en/plants/BASIND/ , https://efloraofindia.com/efi/bassia-indica/

Bibliographic References

First: Encyclopedia Flora of Libyan:

Jafri, S. M. H. & El-Gadi, A. (1978) Flora of Libya, Chenopodiaceae Vol. (58) Department of Botany, Al-Faateh Univ., Tripoli, Libya.

Second: Researches and PhD theses, master theses, Sorted by Newest:

Saaed, M.W.B., EL-Barasi, Y.M. & Rahil, R.O. (2021) An updated checklist and quantitative analysis of the Marmarica Plateau flora, in the north-eastern part of Libya. Phytotaxa 509 (1): 001-055. https://phytotaxa.mapress.com/pt/article/view/phytotaxa.509.1.1

Mahklouf, M.H. (2020) Biodiversity of the coastal flora of Tripoli Province. Biodiv. Res. Conserv. 58: 13-19, 2020. BRC http://www.brc.amu.edu.pl, http://brc.amu.edu.pl/pdf-127341-54763?filename=Biodiversity%20of%20the.pdf, http://brc.amu.edu.pl/Issue-58-2020,9131

Elsayed, N. (2016) Relationship between Vegetation and Soil Seed Bank at Protected Versus Unprotected Sites at Coastal Habitats in Libya.CATRINA (2016), 15 (1): 59-68. https://scholar.google.com.eg/citations?user=mSAskW0AAAAJ&hl=en , https://cat.journals.ekb.eg/article_18337_76652686b5c99f5fd479aebab87fbcb4.pdf

Mahklouf, M.H. &Al-Sghair, F.G. (2016) Floristic and Inventory Study of Mallaha Wetland Tripoli – Libya. American Journal of Life Science Researches, Oct 2016, Volume 4, Issue 4.PP(119-123) https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Mohammed-Mahklouf

Elsayed M. A. N. (2015) Floristic Composition of the Plant Cover at Surt Region in Libya. Catrina (2015), 12 (1): 63-71-2010 By the Egyptian society for environmental SCIENCES. https://cat.journals.ekb.eg/article_18403_37c687e375b9144800a15704e68ebad7.pdf

El-Mokasabi, F M. (2014) Floristic Composition and Traditional Uses of Plant Species at Wadi Al-kuf, Al-Jabal Al-Akhder, Libya. American-Eurasian J. Agric. & Environ. Sci., 14 (8): 685-697, 2014, ISSN 1818-769,IDOSIPublications,2014DOI:10.5829/idosi.aejaes.2014.14.08.12375. https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/441b/23b83960f007044aca94e26f5c6b170fe102.pdf

Al-Masalati, N. A. A. (2013) Plant diversity across the altitudes of the Msallata National Park Reserve Mountains. Master Thesis. Botany Department-College of Science-University of Benghazi-Libya. (In Arabic)

Al-Shif, N. S. (2005) a taxonomic study of the plants of the Kaam region. Master Thesis, College of Science, Al-Marqab University, Al-Khums, Libya. (In Arabic)

El-Shaary MS. 2002. The Natural Vegetation in Marmarica plateau (North-eastern Libya). First ed. Tobruk (Libya): Published by the local Authority. (In Arabic)