Flora

Ferula tingitana L.

Family: Apiaceae

Flowering Time: Feb-Mar.

General Appearance

Ferula tingitana L., it is a glabrous. glaucescent tall perennial herb, grows up to 150 cm high, similar to the Ferula communis L., the leaves are three to five times pinnate, with a basal sheath around the stem, leaf lobes not more than 1 cm long with the margins, distinctly revolute, the ultimate leaf-lobes partly united below to one another.

Life Form

Phytochoria

MED. The native range of this species is Iberian Peninsula, N. Africa, W. & SW. Türkiye to Israel.

Distribution in Libya

Zliten-Misurata Plain:

Wadi Kaam (Estuary) 2022

Benghazi Plain:

Wadi El-Enaghar 2021

Jabal Nafusa:

(28 km) from N.E. Wazen to Nalut, Msallata,Gurmat area, (4 km) S.W. of Kosbat Shafeyeen area, Wadi Kaam 1978 Msallata (Shaafeen) 2008 Msallata National Park (Shaafeen) 2013 Tarhuna (Khsaya) 2018 Msallata-Garaboulli Province 2020 Gharyan (Sedrores Mountains) 2020

Al-Jabal Al-Akhder:

Wadi El-Kouf 2014 Wadi Haboon 2015

Marmarica Plateau:

Dafna region (Tobruk to Msaid) 2008

Notes

Wild in Libya.

Link of images: https://www.teline.fr/en/photos/apiaceae/ferula-tingitana, https://www.florandalucia.es/index.php/ferula-tingitana, https://flora.org.il/en/plants/fertin/, http://www.freenatureimages.eu/plants/Flora%20D-I/Ferula%20tingitana/index.html

For more information

https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:842533-1, https://www.ipni.org/n/842533-1, https://www.worldfloraonline.org/taxon/wfo-0000686851, https://www.gbif.org/species/3636208, https://africanplantdatabase.ch/en/nomen/specie/154774/ferula-tingitana-l, https://www.floravascular.com/index.php?spp=Ferula%20tingitana, https://www.florandalucia.es/index.php/ferula-tingitana, https://www.teline.fr/en/photos/apiaceae/ferula-tingitana, http://www.freenatureimages.eu/plants/Flora%20D-I/Ferula%20tingitana/index.html, https://identify.plantnet.org/the-plant-list/species/Ferula%20tingitana%20L./data, https://flora.org.il/en/plants/fertin/, https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferula_tingitana

Bibliographic References

First: Encyclopedia Flora of Libyan:

Jafri, S. M. H. & El-Gadi, A. (1985) Flora of Libya, Apiaceae Vol. (117) Department of Botany, Al-Faateh Univ., Tripoli, Libya.

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

Almushghub, F., Ahmed, D., Sharaf El-Din, A., Shaltout, k. (2022) Vegetation analysis of Wadi Kaam at northwest Libya. Journal of Basic and Environmental Sciences, 9 (2022) 20-37. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/357516127_Vegetation_analysis_of_Wadi_Kaam_at_northwest_Libya, https://jbes.journals.ekb.eg/article_372060_558ee8095e2cf97881a8a3cc705aa126.pdf

Omar, N., El-Mghrbi, N.G., Rahil, R.O., Alaib, M.A., Alzerbi, A.K. (2021) Floristic Composition and Plant Diversity of Western Part of Wadi El- Enaghar, Libya. Species-22(70), 2021. pp. (204-217). http://www.discoveryjournals.org/Species/current_issue/2021/v22/n70/index.htm, http://www.discoveryjournals.org/Species/current_issue/2021/v22/n70/A4.pdf

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

El-Ahmir, S.M., Mahklouf, M.H., Shanta, M.B., Abo-Jaafer, H.A. (2020) Floristic Study of Sedrores Mountains in Gharyan District-Libya. J. of Advanced Botany and Zoology. Volume 8 / Issue 1. ISSN: 2348-7313. https://zenodo.org/records/3931997, https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Sh-Hoob-El-Ahmir, https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Mohammed-Mahklouf

Mahklouf, M.H., Sherif, A.S., Betelmal, A.G. (2020) Floristic Study and Species Diversity of Msallata-Garaboulli Province in Libya. J. of Advanced Botany and Zoology Volume 7 / Issue 3 ISSN: 2348-7313. https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Mohammed-Mahklouf, https://www.researchgate.net/publication/341306643_Floristic_Study_and_Species_Diverisy_of_Msallata-Garaboulli_Province_in_Libya

Mahklouf, M.H. Sherif, A.S, Betelmal, A. G. (2018) Floristic Study for Tarhuna-Libya. Hacettepe J. Biol. & Chem, 2018, 46 (3), 337-364. https://hjbc.hacettepe.edu.tr/journal/volume-46/issue-3/floristic-study-for-tarhuna-libya/index.html, https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Mohammed-Mahklouf

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).

El-Rabiai, G.T. & Al tira, M. (2015) Checklist of the Flora of Wadi Haboon at AI Jabal AI Akhdar (Cyrenaica, Libya). International Journal of Pharmacy & Life Sciences 6(8-9): Aug-Sep, 2015:4661-4665] Coden (USA): IJPLCP ISSN: 0976-7126. https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Munay-Alteerah https://www.researchgate.net/publication/292919013_Checklist_of_the_Flora_of_Wadi_Haboonat_AI_Jabal_AI_Akhdar_Cyrenaica_Libya

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

Barrani, M. W. (2008) A study of environmental degradation factors in the semi-desert Dafna Region-Libya. Master Thesis-Department of Science and environmental Engineering-Postgraduate Academy Benghazi branch. (In Arabic).

Mohammed, S.A.H. (2008) A taxonomic and ecological study of the plants of the Shaafin Reserve in Masalatah. Master Thesis. Department of Biology-Faculty of Arts and Sciences-Al-Mirqab University. Al-Khums. Libya. (In Arabic).