General Appearance
Volutaria crupinoides (Desf.) Cass. ex Maire / Homotypic Synonyms: Amberboa crupinoides (Desf.) DC. // Heterotypic Synonyms: Amberboa libyca (Viv.) Alavi, it is an annual herb, up to 90 cm tall. Stems leafy throughout, villous, branched. Basal leaves pinnatifid with lobes denticulate, broadly obtuse. Mid-cauline leaves multifid, with oblong or linear-oblong, acute, denticulate lobes, sessile with base decurrent for a short distance on the stem. Upper cauline leaves entire to pinnatifid, linear in outline, sessile, basal lobes either decurrent for a very short distance on the stem or subauriculate. Capitula (1-) 24 in a loose corymb at the ends of branches, with marginal florets bright blue and disc florets yellow. Outer and middle involucral bracts linear lanceolate, villous at the back, greenish, 3-5 nerved, with ± hyaline scarious margins and dark coloured near the apices below the appendages; appendages scarious, brownish, narrow and acute, gradually and insensibly decurrent on the margins of the involucral bract. Corolla tube of the disc florets densely hairy with long, silky hairs. Cypsela 2.5-3 x 1.5 mm (exclude. pappus), hairy and pilled between the ribs; umbo 0.5-1 mm, with 5 ridges; pappus cream coloured or whitish, sub-3-rowed, as long as the cypsela; outermost setae shortest, filiform; inner setae flattened, scale-like. with minutely serrate margins.
Life Form
Phytochoria
Distribution in Libya
Al-Jafarah Plain: Sabrath 2008 El-Zawia 2015 Al-Hdaba Treatment Plant Tripoli 2016 Mallaha Wetland Tripoli 2016 Research station (faculties of Agriculture ) 2017 Sabratha region 2020 Coastal of Tripoli 2020
Zliten-Misurata Plain: (20 km) from Zelitan to Misurata 1977 Kaam area 2005
Benghazi Plain: Reported from Benghazi to Agdabia by Bampanini and Keith Wadi El-Ghattara 2010
Jabal Nafusa: Reported from Misallata, Gharian by Bampanini and Keith Bughilan 1973 Yefren 1974 Msallata (Shaafeen) 2008 Msallata National Park (Shaafeen) 2013 Msallata-Garaboulli Province 2020 Gharyan (Sedrores Mountains) 2020 Wadi Kaam (Main course) 2022
Marmarica Plateau: Reported in Marmarica north-eastern part of Libya by Pampanini 1930
Notes
Wild in Libya.
Link of images: https://www.teline.fr/en/photos/asteraceae/volutaria-crupinoides, https://flora.org.il/en/plants/VOLCRU/, https://flora-on.pt/?q=Volutaria
For more information
https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:260094-1 , https://www.ipni.org/n/260094-1, https://www.worldfloraonline.org/taxon/wfo-0000035441, https://www.gbif.org/species/5385946, https://africanplantdatabase.ch/en/nomen/specie/104993/volutaria-crupinoides-desf-maire, https://www.florasilvestre.es/mediterranea/Compositae/Volutaria_crupinoides.htm, https://www.ksanature.com/plants/volutaria_crupinoides/, https://www.teline.fr/en/photos/asteraceae/volutaria-crupinoides, https://www.floramaroccana.fr/volutaria-crupinoides.html, https://atlas-sahara.org/Asteraceae/Volutaria%20crupinoides/Volutaria%20crupinoides.html, https://flora-on.pt/?q=Volutaria, https://www.plantarium.ru/page/view/item/50120.html, https://flora.org.il/en/plants/VOLCRU/
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. Page. 266 – under: Amberboa crupinoides (Desf.) DC.
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
Vegetation analysis of Wadi Kaam at northwest Libya.2022
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
An-updated-checklist-and-quantitative-analysis-of-the-Marmarica-Plateau-flora-مضغوط
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://scholar.google.com/citations?user=2s5EMysAAAAJ&hl=ar, https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Mohammed-Mahklouf
Floristic Study of Selected Districts in Sabratha region Libya. 2020.
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
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
Biodiversity of the coastal flora of Tripoli Province. 2020
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
Floristic Study and Species Diverisy of Msallata-Garaboulli Province. 2020
Nasif, M. A., Al-Ganoni, A. M., Knotch, O. M., Nafees. A. A. (2017) Survey of weeds in the research station of the Faculty of Agriculture-University of Tripoli. Libyan Journal of Agricultural Sciences, No. (1) Vol (22) p. (35-46). (In Arabic).
مسح الحشائش في محطة ابحاث كلية الزراعة – جامعة طرابلس. 2017
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, https://www.researchgate.net/publication/310898871_Floristic_and_Inventory_Study_of_Mallaha_Wetland_Tripoli_-_Libya
Floristic and Inventory Study of Mallaha Wetland Tripoli – Libya. 2016.
Mahklouf, M. H. &Al Sghair, F. G. (2016) Biodiversity and Floristic Study of Al-Hdaba Treatment Plant Tripoli-Libya. American Journal of Life Science Researches, Original Article, pag. (101-103).Jul 2016, Volume 4, Issue 3, DOI: 10.21859/ajlsr-040307. https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Mohammed-Mahklouf, https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Fathi-Al-Sghair
Biodiversity and Floristic Study of Al-Hdaba Treatment Plant Tripoli–Libya. 2016
Al-Fiqi, Abd al-Salam M., Abul-Qasim, R. (2015) Inventory of the vegetation cover surrounding Al-Zawiya University. The Libyan Journal of Science Volume 18, 2014/2015 .(In Arabic) https://uot.edu.ly/journals/index.php/ljs/issue/view/24
حصرالغطاء النباتى المحيط بجامعة الزاوية. 2015
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, F.M., Lamlom, S.H. (2010) Preliminary Checklist for the Flora of Wadi El Ghattara in Libya. Garyounis University Press Journal of Science and Its Applications Vol. 4, No. 1, pp 39-47, December 2010. https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=Wz8jpkIAAAAJ&hl=ar, https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=ALTsoucAAAAJ&hl=en, https://journals.uob.edu.ly/index.php/sjuob/issue/view/71
Checklist for the Flora of Wadi El Ghattara in Libya. 2010
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-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. -: 460 – under: Amberboa crupinoides (Desf.) DC. https://bibdigital.rjb.csic.es/records/item/14218-prodromo-della-flora-cirenaica
PAMPANINI, R. (1914). Piantae Tripolitanae, ab auctore anno 1913 […] – Firenze: 241 – under: Amberboa crupinoides var. libyca (Viv.) Pamp.
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