Flora

Arisarum vulgare O.Targ.Tozz.

Common Name: Weden Essalogi.

Family: Araceae

Flowering Time: Nov-Mar.

General Appearance

Arisarum vulgare O.Targ.Tozz. , it is a tuberous geophyte, perennial green cormous herb; corms dark brown, c. 1-2 cm in diam., rooting from the top part, usually deep in the ground. Leaves sagittate to cordate c. 7-20 x 5-18 cm, entire with reticulate venation, upper surface shining; petiole 15-40 cm long, brown-purplish mottled, sheathing most of the underground portion of the scape. Scape 15-20 cm long mostly underground, the lower part also mottled and the above soil surface brown-greenish. Spathe tubular, 4-9 cm long with aecuminate tip, the outer surface brown-greenish with white stripes. Spadix usually exserted with inflated tip; female flower at the lower part of the spadix while, male above; ovary ± spherical. Style short and stigma capitate. Fruit berries in groups of 3-4, green sub globose, c. 1 cm in diameter.

Life Form

Phytochoria

MED. The native range of this species is Medit. to W. Transcaucasus.

Distribution in Libya

Benghazi Plain:

Road between Benghazi and Al-Kuwayfiah 1967 Between Slouk and Al-Abiar 2016 Wadi El-Enaghar 2021

Jabal Nafusa:

Khemri, Gussbat-Khoms road 1977 Msallata National Park (Shaafeen) 2013 Msallata-Garaboulli Province 2020

Al-Jabal Al-Akhder:

Ras el Hilal, (23 km) E. Susa, Derna 1967 Susa 1972,1975 Wadi El-Kouf, Soltan, Marawa 1973 Wadi Al-Agar 1999 Wadi Zaza 2003 S. AL-Marj 2011 Al-Mansora 2013 Valley Jarjr-oma 2013 Wadi El-Kouf 2014 Wadi Haboon 2015 Sidi Abu-Ras 2017 Wadi Om-El-Amaym 2019 Ain Mara 2020

Marmarica Plateau:

Tobruk 1883 Reported in Marmarica north-eastern part of Libya by Pampanini 1930 From Tobruk to Egyptian Border 1999

Notes

Wild in Libya, medicinal plant.

Link of images: https://www.florealpes.com/fiche_arisarumvulgare.php, https://www.teline.fr/en/photos/araceae/arisarum-vulgare http://plants.nature4stock.com/?page_id=863 , https://www.orchid-nord.com/Flore-Djerba/Arisarum%20vulgare/Arisarum-vulgare.html

For more information

https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:85902-1, https://www.ipni.org/n/85902-1, http://www.worldfloraonline.org/taxon/wfo-0000275694, https://www.gbif.org/species/2867495, https://africanplantdatabase.ch/en/nomen/specie/156172/arisarum-vulgare-o-targ-tozz, https://maltawildplants.com/ARAC/Arisarum_vulgare_detailed.php, https://www.preservons-la-nature.fr/flore/taxon/1671.html, https://www.florealpes.com/fiche_arisarumvulgare.php, https://www.orchid-nord.com/Flore-Djerba/Arisarum%20vulgare/Arisarum-vulgare.html, https://www.teline.fr/en/photos/araceae/arisarum-vulgare, http://plants.nature4stock.com/?page_id=863 . https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arisarum_vulgare, https://eol.org/pages/1134151

Bibliographic References

First: Encyclopedia Flora of Libyan:

Jafri, S. M. H. & El-Gadi, A. (1977) Flora of Libya, Araceae Vol. (41) Department of Botany, Al-Faateh Univ., Tripoli, Libya.

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

Omar, N., El-Mghrbi, N.G., Rahil, R.O., Alaib, M.A., Alzerbi, A.K. (2021) Floristic Composition and Plant Diversity of Western Part of Wadi El- Enaghar, Libya. Species-22(70), 2021. pp. (204-217). http://www.discoveryjournals.org/Species/current_issue/2021/v22/n70/index.htm, http://www.discoveryjournals.org/Species/current_issue/2021/v22/n70/A4.pdf

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

Al-Maqsabi, F. M. & Makhlouf, M. A. (2020) Vegetation cover in the Ain Mara region, Al-Jabal Al-Akhdar region – Libya. The Libyan Journal of Science (An International Journal): Volume 23, 2020. https://uot.edu.ly/journals/index.php/ljs/article/view/122, https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Farag-Elmokasabi-2

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).

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

Raheel, RO. M., El-Borasi, Y. M., El-Barrani, M. W., El-Hassi, S. (2016) Study of Flora and vegetation cover of the semi-desert area between Salouq and Al-Abyar-the first high of Jabal Al-Akhdar-Libya, Fourth Scientific Conference for Environment and Sustainable Development In dry and semi-arid areas. Ajdabia. Libya. (In Arabic). https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Yacoub-El-Barasi, https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Rebeh-Rahil

El-Rabiai, G.T. & Al tira, M. (2015) Checklist of the Flora of Wadi Haboon at AI Jabal AI Akhdar (Cyrenaica, Libya). International Journal of Pharmacy & Life Sciences 6(8-9): Aug-Sep, 2015:4661-4665] Coden (USA): IJPLCP ISSN: 0976-7126. https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Munay-Alteerah https://www.researchgate.net/publication/292919013_Checklist_of_the_Flora_of_Wadi_Haboonat_AI_Jabal_AI_Akhdar_Cyrenaica_Libya

El-Mokasabi, F M. (2014) Floristic Composition and Traditional Uses of Plant Species at Wadi Al-kuf, Al-Jabal Al-Akhder, Libya. American-Eurasian J. Agric. & Environ. Sci., 14 (8): 685-697, 2014, ISSN 1818-769,IDOSIPublications,2014DOI:10.5829/idosi.aejaes.2014.14.08.12375. https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/441b/23b83960f007044aca94e26f5c6b170fe102.pdf

Abusaief, H. M. A. (2013) Life forms and rangeland for many habitats of Jarjar oma in Al-Jabal Al- Akhdar on Mediterranean Sea. Journal of American Science 2013;9(5) http://www.jofamericanscience.org/journals/am-sci/am0905/029_17747am0905_236_249.pdf

Abusaief, H. M. A. & 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

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-Barasi, Y. M., Barrani, M. W., Abdelsalam, O. EL-Amrouni, N., Mohamad, F. (2011) Check list of flora and vegetation on south EL-Marj zone: south EL-Jabal EL-Akhadar. Libya. Annals of Faculty Engineering Hunedoara-International Journal of Engineering. Tome IX (Year 2011). Fascicule 3. ISSN 1584-2673, 141-146. http://annals.fih.upt.ro/pdf-full/2011/ANNALS-2011-3-24.pdf

El-Barasi, Y. M., EI-Sherif, l. M. & Gawhari, A. M. H. (2003) Checklist and analysis of the flora and vegetation of Wadi Zaza at AI-Jabal AI Akhdar (Cyrenaica, Libya). Bocconea 16 (2): 1091-1105. 2003. – ISSN 1120-4060. https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Yacoub-El-Barasi, https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Ahmed-Gawhari, https://www.researchgate.net/publication/281559070_Checklist_and_analysis_of_the_flora_and_vegetation_of_Wadi_Zaza_at_AI-Jabal_AI_Akhdar_Cyrenaica_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).

EL-Habony, A.M. (1999) Vegetation and flora of a sector along Mediterranean cost of Libya from Tobruk to Egyptian border, M.Sc. Thesis, Botany Department-Faculty of Science-Garyounis University, Benghazi, Libya. (in Arabic).