Flora

Savignya parviflora (Delile) Webb

Common Name: Gulgulan.

Family: Brassicaceae

Flowering Time: Feb-Apr.

General Appearance

Savignya parviflora (Delile) Webb // Infraspecifics: Savignya pariflora. ssp. globosa Jafri, Savignya parviflora ssp. parviflora, Savignya parviflora ssp. longistyla (Boiss. Ex Reut.) Maire, it is an annual or biennial herb, sometimes sub shrubby, up to 30 (-40) cm tall, branched mostly from the base, glabrous or sub glandular. sometimes glaucous. Leaves fleshy or sub fleshy. Lower leaves, 2-6 x 1-2 cm. upper leaves, 10-25 x 1-4 mm. Flowers white, pink-violaceous to reddish-lilac. very variable in size and colour, (0.6-) 1-1.5 cm across. Pedicels up to 30 mm long in fruit, filiform, lower mostly pendulous. Sepals (2-) 2.5-3.5 x 1-2 mm. Petals (4-) 5-9 x 2-5 mm. Siliculae (5-) 8-20 x 4-8 mm, flat, compressed or not at margins, sometimes fruits short and inflated; beak 1.5-3 (-3.5) mm long; gynophore up to 3 mm long. Seeds 2.5-3 mm in diameter (including the membranous marginal wing).

Life Form

Phytochoria

SA+IT. The native range of this species is Algeria to SW. Pakistan.

Distribution in Libya

Al-Jafarah Plain: Wadi Al-Atal 1976 Sabrata 2008

Sirte Plains: (70 km) from Bu-Njim to Bugrain 1975

Jabal Nafusa: Takoot, (35 km) from Nalut 1974 (10,22 km) S. of Nalut 1975 (36 km) N. of Nalot 1976 Msallata (Shaafien) 2017 Wadi Kaam 2017

Al-Qibla area: Wadi Nesma region 2009 Wadis South of Mizda 2013

Ghadames area: 10 km) before Senawan, Ghadames-Nalut road 1976

Fezzan area: (30 km) to Brak from Sebha 1973 (90 km) from Sebha to Hun 1973

Ghat area: Ghat (Between Acacus and Tassili Mountains) 2004 Wadi Tanezzuft 2012

Notes

Wild in Libya, a very polymorphic species. growing abundantly in the desert and arid regions of Libya from Nalut eastwards to Hun, Sebha (a zone between the southern desert region and the coastal Mediterranean region). Three infraspeciflc taxa. among our material, can be recognized, but integrading forms are not lacking.

This species is accepted: https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:288834-1

Link of images: https://www.plantarium.ru/lang/en/page/view/item/51646.html, https://flora.org.il/en/plants/SAVPAR/, https://www.floraofqatar.com/savignya_parviflora.htm

For more information

https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:288834-1, https://www.ipni.org/n/288834-1, https://www.worldfloraonline.org/taxon/wfo-0000432356, https://www.gbif.org/species/5376117, https://africanplantdatabase.ch/en/nomen/specie/142302/savignya-parviflora-delile-webb, https://www.ksanature.com/plants/savignya_parviflora/, https://www.floraofqatar.com/savignya_parviflora.htm, https://flora.org.il/en/plants/SAVPAR/, https://www.plantarium.ru/lang/en/page/view/item/51646.html

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. 81.

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

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://www.researchgate.net/publication/371282756_altrf_ly_alanwa_alnbatyt_lmnatq_wady_kam_whsrha_wthdyd_ashkal_nmwha

التعرف على الانواع النباتية لمناطق وادي كعام وحصرها وتحديد أشكال نموها. 2017 .

Mohamed, F.J. (2013) A Taxonomic Study of Wadis Flora South of Mizda at the intersections with Mizda-Sebha Highway. Master Thesis. Department of Botany-Faculty of Science-Sebha University. Libya. (In Arabic).

Mukassabi, T.A, Ahmidat, G., Sherif, I.M., ELMogasapi, A. (2012) Checklist and life forms of plant species in contrasting climatic zones of Libya. Biological Diversity and Conservation – 5 / 3 (2012) https://dergipark.org.tr/en/pub/biodicon/issue/55888/765799, https://www.researchgate.net/publication/259357995_Checklist_and_life_forms_of_plant_species_in_contrasting_climatic_zones_of_Libya

Checklist and life forms of plant species in contrasting climatic zones of Libya. 2012

Bahri, N.M. (2009) Study of the vegetation covers of Wadi Nesma region, northwest of Libya. Master Thesis, Department of Botany, College of Science, Sebha University, Libya. (In Arabic).

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).

Ahmidat, Gh. (2004) Study of the vegetation cover of the area between the Acacus Mountains and the Tassili Mountains (Ghat). Master Thesis. Department of Botany.College of Science. Sebha University. Libya. (In Arabic).