Scilla peruviana L.

Common Name: Possaila.
Family: Asparagaceae
Flowering Time: Jan-Apr.

General Appearance

Scilla peruviana L., it is a bulbous geophyte, green herb with rhizomatous discoid stem and fibrous roots. Bulb ovoid. 2-7cm diam., covered with several layers of membranous brown to dark-brown, coriaceous tunics. Leaves basal usually on the ground surface, forming a rosette, linear. 8-24 x 1-2 cm, glabrous with smooth surface and ± pointed, slightly curving inside tip, margins dentate. Scape 6-20 cm long, smooth, cylindrical, many flowered. Pedicels 2-9 cm long. Bracts membranous, linear. uninerved, with dentated tip margins, 1.2-2 cm long. Perianth stellate to campanulate. Tepals free, ± equal, lanceolate with ± pointed tip incurved, 5-8 x 2-3 mm uninerved, blue to violet-bluish in colour. Stamens 6. shorter than tepals, 4-6 mm long; filaments filiform with broad base and attenuate tip. Anthers dorsifixed, oblong linear. Ovary and Style pear-shaped; stigma capitate. Capsule pear-shaped, containing 12-18 ovoid to sub globular. Black seeds, c. 2 mm long.

Life Form

G

Phytochoria

MED. The native range of this species is W. & Central Medit.

Distribution in Libya

Al-Jafarah Plain:

Tripoli 1883  Azizia plain 1949 Sabrata 2008  Sabratha region 2020  Researches Station of Agriculture Faculty, University of Tripoli 2021

Zliten-Misurata Plain:

Zliten 1952  Leptis Magna 1972  Kaam area 2005 Misurata 2006,2008  Leptus Magna 2017  Zliten (Wadi EL-Zekr) 2022

Sirte Plains:

(7 Km) SE of Sitre City 2008 Wadi Al-Hamar Region 2020

Benghazi Plain:

Benghazi to Ajdabia 1889

Jabal Nafusa:

Yefren-Jado 1970 Hinshir bu ldder, (25 km) from Gharian, Mangh El-Bahar, (2 km) before Kaleba 1974  Gussbat 1975  Tarhuna, Sharshara, Abogilan, Kabao 1976  (10 km) before Gharian 1977  Msallata (Shaafeen) 2008  Msallata National Park (Shaafeen) 2013  Msallata 2017  Tarhuna (Hejaz, Terghlat, Zurgan) 2018  Msallata-Garaboulli Province 2020  Gharyan (Sedrores Mountains) 2020

Al-Jabal Al-Akhder:

Valley Jarjr-oma 2013

Bibliographic References

First: Encyclopedia Flora of Libyan:

Jafri, S. M. H. & El-Gadi, A. (1978) Flora of Libya, Liliaceae Vol. (57) Department of Botany, Al-Faateh Univ., Tripoli, Libya.

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

El-Karnawdy, F.O.M. & Swaisy, A.S.M. (2022) Current status of floristic structure in Wadi EL-Zekr, Zliten City, Libya. Middle East International Conference on Contemporary Scientific Studies-VII-Beirut Arab University, Lebanon-March 3-4, 2022.  https://www.middleeastconference.org/_files/ugd/614b1f_77fabd66c5054350a95423613bc913b6.pdf , https://www.middleeastconference.org/conference-books

Al-Sghair, F.G. and Mahklouf, M.H. (2021) Vegetation Survey for Vascular Plants of Protected Area of the University of Tripoli-Libya. Species. Vol.22 (69), 2021. https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Mohammed-Mahklouf,  http://www.discoveryjournals.org/Species/current_issue/2021/v22/n69/index.htm,   http://www.discoveryjournals.org/Species/current_issue/2021/v22/n69/A1.pdf

Al-khojah, H.M., Al-Yafour, L.A., Mahklouf, M.H. (2020) Floristic Study of Selected Districts in Sabratha region Libya. J. of Advanced Botany and Zoology Volume 7/Issue 4 ISSN: 2348-7313. https://zenodo.org/records/3830169, https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=2s5EMysAAAAJ&hl=ar, https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Mohammed-Mahklouf

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

Omar, N.O.I., Alaib, M.A., El-Mghrbi, N.G., Alzerbi, A.K. (2020) Checklist of Flora and Floristic Study of Wadi Al-Hamar Region in Libya. Journal of Umm Al-Qura University for Applied Science 6 (2), (2020) 20-24. https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Naser-Omar

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

Bahri, N.M. (2017) Identify, Limit and Determine the Vegetation Types of Wadi Ka’am Areas, Libya. Journal of Marine Sciences and Environmental Technologies-Volume (3) -Issue (2) (In Arabic) https://journals.asmarya.edu.ly/jmset/index.php/JMSET/article/view/95, https://www.researchgate.net/publication/371282756_altrf_ly_alanwa_alnbatyt_lmnatq_wady_kam_whsrha_wthdyd_ashkal_nmwha

Abusaief, H. M. A. (2013) Life forms and rangeland for many habitats of Jarjar oma in Al-Jabal Al- Akhdar on Mediterranean Sea. Journal of American Science 2013;9(5) http://www.jofamericanscience.org/journals/am-sci/am0905/029_17747am0905_236_249.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-Aib, M. A. and El-Shakhy, N. O. (2008) Weed flora of great man made river agriculture project (sirte). Journal of Agriculture and Environment for International Development, Vol.102, Issue 3: 241-25. https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Mohamed-Alaib,  https://www.researchgate.net/publication/343655187_Weed_Flora_of_Great_Man-Made_River_Agriculture_Project_Sirte

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).

El-Yafour, L. A. (2008) Taxonomic study of the vegetation properties of Sabratha city Master Thesis. Department of Botany, Faculty of Science, Al-Zawiya University, Libya. (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).

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).

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).

PAMPANINI, R. (1931). Prodromo della Flora Cirenaica. – : 158 – under: Scilla peruviana L. https://bibdigital.rjb.csic.es/records/item/14218-prodromo-della-flora-cirenaica

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