Flora

Lobularia maritima (L.) Desv.

Family: Brassicaceae

Flowering Time: Des-Apr.

General Appearance

Lobularia maritima (L.) Desv., it is a perennial, up to 30 cm tall, ± silvery hairy with appressed hairs. Leaves linear or narrowly oblanceolate, 20-40 x 3-10 mm, sessile, entire or obscurely toothed, acutish. Flowers c. 5 mm across, white or pinkish, sweet smelling. Pedicels up to 10 mm long in fruit, ± spreading, filiform. Sepals c. 2 mm long, ± spreading. Petals c. 4 x 2.5 mm with round spices. Stamens c. 1.5:2 mm; anthers c. 0.5 mm. Siliculae oblongish ovate or obovate 2.5-3.5 x 2-2.5 mm, valves sub convex, ± appressedly pubescent; style c. 1 mm with short stigma. Seeds 1 in each locule, e. 1.5 mm ovate-suborbicular, compressed with an obscure narrow margin, brownish or reddish-brown.

Life Form

Phytochoria

S-Cosm. The native range of this species is W. & Central Medit. to Egypt (Sinai).

Distribution in Libya

Al-Jafarah Plain: Tripoli 1976 Al-Hdaba Treatment Plant Tripoli 2016 Sabratha region 2020

Zliten-Misurata Plain: Kaam area 2005 Misurata 2008

Jabal Nafusa: Gebel Nefousa 1971 Aboghilan 1973 Gharian 1967,1974,1975 Misallata (Shaafeen) 2008 Msallata-Garaboulli Province 2020 Gharyan (Sedrores Mountains) 2020

Al-Jabal Al-Akhder: Gaber Jera 2013 Sidi Abu-Ras 2017

Notes

Wild in Libya in dry, stony and sunny places, sometimes found in waste ground also, medicinal plant.

This species is accepted: https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:1085072-2

Link of images: https://www.maltawildplants.com/CRUC/Lobularia_maritima.php, https://www.monaconatureencyclopedia.com/lobularia-maritima/?lang=en

For more information

https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:1085072-2, https://www.ipni.org/n/1085072-2, https://www.worldfloraonline.org/taxon/wfo-0000358665, https://www.gbif.org/species/5373358, https://africanplantdatabase.ch/en/nomen/specie/77668/lobularia-maritima-l-desv, https://www.teline.fr/en/photos/brassicaceae/lobularia-maritima, https://gobotany.nativeplanttrust.org/species/lobularia/maritima/, http://nature.jardin.free.fr/vivace/ft_lobularia_mar.html, https://botany.cz/en/lobularia-maritima/, https://www.florealpes.com/fiche_lobulariamaritima.php, https://www.monaconatureencyclopedia.com/lobularia-maritima/?lang=en

Bibliographic References

First: Encyclopedia Flora of Libyan:

Ali, S.I. & Jafri, S.M.H. (1977) Flora of Libya, Brassicaceae Vol. (23) Department of Botany, Al-Faateh Univ., Tripoli, Libya. Page. 132.

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

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., 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

El-Zerbi, A. K. & Al-Aib, M.A. (2017) Study of vegetation cover in Sidi Bouras region, Al-Jabal Al-Akhdar, Libya. Journal of Environmental Science and Engineering JESE, VOL. 1, No. 1, January 2017. (In Arabic) https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Abdulhamid-Alzerbi, https://www.researchgate.net/publication/326461390_aalkhdr_baljbl_bwras_sydy_bmntqt_alnbaty_alghta_drast-lybya

دراسة الغطاء النباتي بمنطقة سيدي بوراس –الجبل الاخضر 2017

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-Tajouri, A., Al-Aaeb, M.A., Al-Zarbi, A. K. (2013) Barley crop contamination with weed seeds in Gaber-Jira farms in Al-Jabal Al-Akhdar, Libya. Journal of Benghazi University of Science-the third and fourth edition (45-53). (In Arabic). https://search.mandumah.com/Record/838987

تلوث محصول الشعير ببذور الحشائش بمزارع قبر جيرة بالجبل الاخضر. 2013- صفحة 45 -53.

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).

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. (1914). Piantae Tripolitanae, ab auctore anno 1913 […] – Firenze: 96 – under: Alyssum maritimum (L.) Lam.