Flora

Chiliadenus rupestris (Pomel) Brullo

Family: Asteraceae

General Appearance

Chiliadenus rupestris (Pomel) Brullo / Homotypic Synonyms: Jasonia rupestris Pomel, it is a perennial similar to Chiliadenus glutinosus (L.) Fourr., but aromatic, with appressed glandular hairs. Leaves dentate-undulate. Capitula c. 1 cm in diam., with pale-purple florets, the outer involucral bracts with dark coloured apices. Cypsela of the marginal florets with 1-rowed pappus setae, those of the center with 2-row of 20-3O pappus setae.

Life Form

Phytochoria

MED. The native range of this species is N. Africa.

Distribution in Libya

Al-Jafarah Plain:

Sabratha 2019

Jabal Nafusa:

Bughelan, Gharian 1967 Gharyan (Sedrores Mountains) 2020

Al-Jabal Al-Akhder:

Al-Mansora 2013

Notes

Wild in Libya, a species of calcareous rock.

Link of images: https://www.teline.fr/en/photos/asteraceae/chiliadenus-rupestris

For more information

https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:192780-1, https://www.ipni.org/n/192780-1, http://www.worldfloraonline.org/taxon/wfo-0000017451, https://www.gbif.org/species/3089848, https://africanplantdatabase.ch/en/nomen/specie/136997/chiliadenus-rupestris-pomel-brullo, https://plants.jstor.org/stable/10.5555/al.ap.specimen.mpu026982, https://www.teline.fr/en/photos/asteraceae/chiliadenus-rupestris

Bibliographic References

First: Encyclopedia Flora of Libyan:

Jafri, S. M. H. & El-Gadi, A. (1983) Flora of Libya, Asteraceae Vol. (107) Department of Botany, Al-Faateh Univ., Tripoli, Libya.

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

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://www.researchgate.net/profile/Sh-Hoob-El-Ahmir, https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Mohammed-Mahklouf

Floristic Study of Sedrores Mountains in Gharyan District – Libya. 2020

Saed, Z.H. S., Abohbell, H.A., Mahklouf, M. H. (2019) Floristic Analysis of the Family Asteraceae in Sabratha city- Libya. American Journal of Life Science Researches 2019; 7(1): 18-25 Published online January, 2019

Floristic Analysis of the Family Asteraceae in Sabratha city- Libya. 2019

Abusaief, H. M. A. and Dakhil, A. H. (2013) The floristic composition of Rocky habitat of Al Mansora in Al-Jabal Al-Akhdar- Libya. New York Science Journal 2013; 6(5). https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Huda-Abusaief

Foristic composition of Rocky habitat of Al Mansora in Al- Jabal Al- Akhdar 2013