Flora

Bellevalia mauritanica Pomel

Family: Asparagaceae

Flowering Time: Feb-May.

General Appearance

Bellevalia mauritanica Pomel , it is a bulbous geophyte, bulb ± ovoid, c. 4 cm in diameter, covered with dark-brown, membranous tunics. Leaves 3-4 per plant, as long as the scape, c. 40 x 3 cm, linear, canaliculate. with attenuating tips and papillose margins. Scape one, robust, c. 40 cm long, basal portion usually covered with leaf sheaths. Many-flowered, pedicls bracteates, c. 1 cm long violaceous; bracts ovate-obtuse, membranous, whitish violaceous. Perianth campanulate, c. 1 cm long, whitish-violaceous; tepals 6, oblong, obtuse, with papilla on the outer side, 1/3-1/2 of their length, connate to form a tube. Stamens 6, included, filaments whitish ± deltate at base, Anthers medifixed, dark-violaceous. Ovary blue with whitish Style and capitate stigma. Capsule ± obovoid with three distinct lobes. Seeds 2 in each locule, sub globose, blackish in colour.

Life Form

Phytochoria

SA. The native range of this species is N. Africa.

Distribution in Libya

Benghazi Plain:

Tra Ajdabia e el-Hasseiat Char el-Meghial 1934 Wadi El-Enaghar 2021 Soloq (Beir Bullerjam) 2022

Al-Jabal Al-Akhder:

Tra Gobba e Uadi el Atrun 1934 Gebel Akhder 1973 Wadi Al-Agar 1999 El-Hamamah to Biada 2003 S. AL-Marj 2011

Notes

Wild in Libya.

https://www.tela-botanica.org/isfan-nn-160237-illustrations, https://www.plantasyhongos.es/herbarium/htm/Bellevalia_mauritanica.htm

For more information

https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:531828-1, https://www.ipni.org/n/531828-1 http://www.worldfloraonline.org/taxon/wfo-0000761477, https://www.gbif.org/species/2771863, https://africanplantdatabase.ch/en/nomen/specie/160237/bellevalia-mauritanica-pomel, https://www.tela-botanica.org/isfan-nn-160237-illustrations, https://www.plantasyhongos.es/herbarium/htm/Bellevalia_mauritanica.htm

Bibliographic References

First: Encyclopedia Flora of Libyan:

Jafri, S. M. H. & El-Gadi, A. (1978) Flora of Libya, Liliaceae Vol. (57) Department of Botany, Al-Faateh Univ., Tripoli, Libya.

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

Omar, N., Adrees, A., Alhursh, A., Shuayb, M., Alajeeli, O., Alzerbi, A.K. (2022) Identification of the Most Important Weed Species in A Barley Crops in Beir Bullerjam Region-Soloq, Libya. Scientific Journal for the Faculty of Science-Sirte University Vol. 2, No. 1 April (2022) 15-22. https://journal.su.edu.ly/index.php/jsfsu/issue/view/5, https://journal.su.edu.ly/index.php/jsfsu/article/view/51/45

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

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

Al-Sodany, Y. M., Shehata, M. N. & Shaltout, K. H. (2003): Vegetation along an elevation gradient in Al-Jabal Al-Akhdar, Libya. ecologia mediterranea, tome 29, fascicule 2, 2003, p. 125-138. https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Yassin-Al-Sodany, https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Kamal-Shaltout

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).

PAMPANINI, R. (1931). Prodromo della Flora Cirenaica. – : 159 – under: Bellevalia romana var. mauritanica (Pomel) Bonnet & Barratte, Bellevalia romana var. battandieri (Freyn) Durand & Batt. https://bibdigital.rjb.csic.es/records/item/14218-prodromo-della-flora-cirenaica