Flora

Allium ampeloprasum L.

Common Name: Korrat

Family: Amaryllidaceae

Flowering Time: May-Jul.

General Appearance

Allium ampeloprasum L. / Synonyms: Allium leucanthum K.Koch, Allium porrum L., it is a bulbous geophyte, bulbs ovate, usually with many small dark yellow bullbats; tunics, white, membranous. Leaves 4-8, linear. flat, canaliculate, up to 50 cm long, forming sheaths half as high as the scape; scape tall up to 100 cm; spathe 1-valved, with beak up to 8 cm, deciduous. Umbel spherical with many flowers; pedicels unequal, many times as long as the campanulate flowers; tepals pink to purple, inner slightly shorter than the outer; filaments exerted, the inner tricuspidate, the 2 lateral sterile filaments longer than the fertile central one. the outer 3 filaments simple; anthers yellow-reddish.

Life Form

Phytochoria

S-Cosm. The native range of this species is Central & E. Canada to E. U.S.A., Europe to W. Siberia, Macaronesia, N. Africa to Indo-China.

Distribution in Libya

Al-Jafarah Plain:

Sabrath 2008 Mallaha Wetland Tripoli 2016 Sabratha region 2020 Coastal of Tripoli 2020

Zliten-Misurata Plain:

Kaam area 2005

Benghazi Plain:

Benghazi 1922 (35 Km) South East of Benghazi (adjacent to the Jardinah village) 2020

Jabal Nafusa:

Al-Zentan 1974 Gharian 1976 Msallata (Shaafeen) 2008 Msallata National Park (Shaafeen) 2013 Msallata-Garaboulli Province 2020 Gharyan (Sedrores Mountains) 2020

Al-Jabal Al-Akhder:

Wadi Derna, Bu Msafer 1922 (87 km) from Al-Baida 1972 Wadi Al-Agar 1999 Susa-Derna 2016 Sidi Al-Hamri 2017 Wadi Om-El-Amaym 2019

Marmarica Plateau:

Tobruk 1913, 1930 From Tobruk to Egyptian Border 1999

Notes

Wild in Libya, used as a medicine and for food.

For more information

https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:332079-2, https://www.ipni.org/n/332079-2, https://www.worldfloraonline.org/taxon/wfo-0000755607, https://www.gbif.org/species/2856037, https://africanplantdatabase.ch/en/nomen/specie/14045/allium-ampeloprasum-l, https://www.preservons-la-nature.fr/flore/taxon/1527.html, https://www.florealpes.com/fiche_alliumampel.php, https://maltawildplants.com/AMRY/Allium_ampeloprasum.php, https://www.biolib.cz/en/taxon/id127708/, https://flora.org.il/en/plants/ALLAMP/, https://plantaedb.com/taxa/phylum/angiosperms/order/asparagales/family/amaryllidaceae/genus/allium/species/allium-ampeloprasum, https://www.i-flora.com/en/fact-sheets/phylogenetic-tree/art/show/allium-ampeloprasum.html, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allium_ampeloprasum

Bibliographic References

First: Encyclopedia Flora of Libyan:

Jafri, S. M. H. & El-Gadi, A. (1977) Flora of Libya, Alliaceae Vol. (33) Department of Botany, Al-Faateh Univ., Tripoli, Libya.

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://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

El-Taguri, H.M., El-Mogasapi, A.M., El-Barasi, Y.M. (2020) Weed Flora of Man-Made river agriculture project (Masiklo). Libyan Journal of Science & Technology 11:1 (2020) 61-64. http://repository.uob.edu.ly/bitstream/handle/123456789/1291/15.pdf?sequence=2&isAllowed=y, https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Abdusslam-Elmogasapi, https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Yacoub-El-Barasi

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

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

El-farse, M.H. (2019) Study of the vegetation of Wadi Om-El-Amaym in Al-Jabal Al-Akhdar region. Master Thesis- department of environmental science and engineering, Academy of post graduate studies, Benghazi, Libya. (In Arabic)

Abusaief, H. M. A. (2017) Similarities between elevations in a rare species of some locations at Al- Jabal Al-Akhdar in Libya. International Journal of Environment ISSN 2077-4505.Volume: 06 Issue: 03 July-Sept. 2017, Page: 78-102. http://www.curresweb.com/ije/ije/2017/78-102.pdf

Abusaief, H.M.A. & Alwishish, F.M. (2017) Survey of endangered plants and description the seeds in some sites at Al-JabalAl-Akhdar of Libya. Curr. Sci. Int., 6 (3): 511-539, 2017 ISSN 2077-4435. http://www.curresweb.com/csi/csi/2017/511-539.pdf

Hegazy, A.; Kabiel, H.; AlRowaily, S.; Lovett-Doust,L. and AlBorki, A. (2016) Plant communities and reproductive phenology in mountainous regions of northern Libya. Journal of Forestry Research. July 2017, Volume 28, Issue 4, pp 741–761. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11676-016-0345-8, https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Ahmad-Hegazy-2

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

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-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)

Al-Habony MEE 1999. Vegetation and flora of a sector along Mediterranean Coast of Libya from Tobruk to Egyptian border. MSc. Thesis. Department of Botany. Faculty of Science. Benghazi University. Benghazi. Libya.

Al-Hamadi R.I. (1999) Floristic and ecological study of wadi Al-Agar, Master Thesis, Botany Department, Faculty of Science, Botany Department-Faculty of Science-Garyounis University, Benghazi, Libya. (In Arabic)