Flora

Bellevalia sessiliflora (Viv.) Kunth

Common Name: Bossaila.

Family: Asparagaceae

Flowering Time: Jan-Mar.

General Appearance

Bellevalia sessiliflora (Viv.) Kunth , it is a bulbous geophyte, green herb with sub globular solitary tunicate bulb, 1.5,3 cm diam., tunics membranous, grey to light brownish. Leaves 2-3 per plant, basal, green, the underground portion usually violaceous, linear to lanceolate, surface smooth with many nerves, acuminate tip usually recurving; 10-30 x 1-2 cm, basal half usually canaliculate, margin denticulate; the papillae unequal in length and with unarranged pattern of distribution. Scape 1-4 per plant at different stages of maturity, erect at flowering and bending at fruiting, cylindrical, glabrous, basal portion again becoming, violaceous 10-20 cm long. Inflorescence racemose with 15-40 sessile bracteates flowers. Perianth tubular-campanulate, white to white-pinkish, becoming brownish after fertilization. Tepals 6, ovate, c. 0.3 x 0.25 cm, dorsal side of the outer three slightly protruded. Stamens 6 adnate to the rim or perianth tube, filaments white, ± triangular. Anthers medifixed, c. 0.1 cm long, dark-violet in colour. Ovary ovoid with three distinct locules. with two ovoils each. Style shorter than stamens with capitate stigma. Capsule ovoid to sub globular, -triquetrae. Seeds black.

Life Form

Phytochoria

Near-endemic. The native range of this species is N. Libya to N. Egypt.

Distribution in Libya

Al-Jafarah Plain:

Tripolitania, Sidi-ben Nour 1939 Tripoli, (5 km) W. of Sabratah 1961 Telil área, (8 km) W. of Sabratah 1978 Sabrata 2008

Zliten-Misurata Plain:

Misurata 1914 Misurata 2006

Benghazi Plain:

Benghazi 1884,1887 Between Slouk and Al-Abiar 2016

Jabal Nafusa:

Gharian, Ras Tecut, Tarhuna, Gasr Dauon 1919 Gasr Khiar 1978 Misallata (Shaafeen) 2008 Msallata-Garaboulli Province 2020 Gharyan (Sedrores Mountains) 2020

Al-Jabal Al-Akhder:

Derna 1912 Tra Barce e Tocra, Baida-Wadi Wrdama 1934 Cyrenaica in Barce 1938 Western end of Wadi El-Kauf 1959 Susa 1939 Ras El-Hilal 1961 Costal road from Baida to Derna, Wadi Mahbool, (10 km) from Susa to Shahat 1973 El-kouf area 1984 Wadi Zaza 2003 Al-Mansora 2013 Wadi El-Kouf 2014 Valley Jarjr-oma 2013 Wadi Derna 2017 From Zawiet Tamula to Al-Manarh, From Lustata to Beshtaya 2019 Al-Abiar (Sidi Amohamed forest) 2020

Notes

Wild in Libya.

Link of images: https://www.plantarium.ru/lang/en/page/view/item/83380.html, https://species.wikimedia.org/wiki/Bellevalia_sessiliflora

For more information

https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:531860-1, https://www.ipni.org/n/531860-1, http://www.worldfloraonline.org/taxon/wfo-0000761516,https://www.gbif.org/species/2771918, https://africanplantdatabase.ch/en/nomen/specie/160241/bellevalia-sessiliflora-viv-kunth, https://www.plantarium.ru/lang/en/page/view/item/83380.html, https://eol.org/pages/1086212, https://species.wikimedia.org/wiki/Bellevalia_sessiliflora

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:

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-Amrouni, M, M., Al-Zarbi, A., Al-Aeb, M. A. (2020) Study of vegetation cover in Sidi Amohamed forest north of the city of Al-Abyar in the Al-Jabal Al-Al-Akhdar. Libya. Journal of Quality Assurance for Scientific Research-The first issue-April-2020 (In Arabic). https://lqac.org.ly/index.php/april2020/, https://lqac.org.ly/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/PDF-1.pdf

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

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

Ali, A. M., Lashhab, S. R., Abu-Aweena, A. A.M. (2019) Classification of vegetation cover and its geographical distribution in the area extending between Al-Haniya and Wadi Zagzoog in the north to Lasastata and Bishtaya in the south. Al-Jabal Al-Akhdar eastern Libya. Issue (61) Journal of Science and Human Studies- Al-Marj-University of Benghazi-Libya (In Arabic) https://www.researchgate.net/profile/sd-lshhb

Ab-Aziza, F.B., El–Barasi, Y.M. and Rahil, R.O. (2017) Flora, Vegetation and Human Activities of Wadi Derna-El-Jabal. Research article I Botany l Version 1. https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Fatma-Abuaziza, https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Yacoub-El-Barasi, https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Rebeh-Rahil

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-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. and 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

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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

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ACSAD (1984) Wadi Al-Kouf National Park Studies Project. Arab Center for the Studies of Arid Zones and Dry Lands.