Flora

Torilis elongata (Hoffmanns. & Link) Samp.

Family: Apiaceae

Flowering Time: Mar-Apr.

General Appearance

Torilis elongata (Hoffmanns. & Link) Samp. / Heterotypic Synonyms: Torilis bifrons (Pomel) Jafri, it is an annual herb, similar to Torilis leptophylla (L.) Rchb.f., but plant somewhat weaker and more slender, with thin stem and leaves. peduncle longer usually with forked, almost equally long secondary peduncles, the 2 secondary peduncles sometimes without the primary peduncle but with a single leaf-like bract at base, much longer than the umbellules. Fruits smaller, with thinner and dense spines.

Life Form

Phytochoria

MED. The native range of this species is Canary Islands, Medit.

Distribution in Libya

Zliten-Misurata Plain:

Misurata 2006, 2008

Jabal Nafusa:

(2 km) before Garian 1973

Al-Jabal Al-Akhader:

From Zawiet Tamula to Al-Manarh 2019

Notes

Wild in Libya.

Link of images: https://www.florandalucia.es/index.php/torilis-elongata, https://www.floramaroccana.fr/torilis-elongata.html, https://flora-on.pt/?q=Torilis+elongata, https://dryades.units.it/euganei/index.php?procedure=taxon_page&id=3679&num=6315

For more information

https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:849515-1, https://www.ipni.org/n/849515-1, http://www.worldfloraonline.org/taxon/wfo-0000409689 , https://www.gbif.org/species/3632831, http://www.floradecanarias.com/torilis_elongata.html, https://www.floramaroccana.fr/torilis-elongata.html, https://flora-on.pt/?q=Torilis+elongata, https://dryades.units.it/euganei/index.php?procedure=taxon_page&id=3679&num=6315

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:

Ali, A. M., Lashhab, S. R., Abu-Aweena, A. A.M. (2019) Classification of vegetation cover and its geographical distribution in the area extending between Al-Haniya and Wadi Zagzoog in the north to Lasastata and Pashtota in the south. Al-Jabal Al-Akhdar eastern Libya. Issue (61) Journal of Science and Human Studies- Al-Marj- University of Benghazi-Libya (In Arabic). https://www.researchgate.net/profile/sd-lshhb

Baayo, Kh. A. (2008): Floristic composition and Phytochorological Analysis of Misratah area, Libya, Assiut Univ.J. of Botany 37(2), P-P. 33-78 (2008).

Al-Dana, S. M. M. (2006) Taxonomic study of wild flower plants in some areas of Misrata. Master Thesis, Department of Botany, Faculty of Science, Misurata University (7 October previously) Misurata, Libya. (In Arabic).