Cerinthe major L.

Family: Boraginaceae
Flowering Time: Feb-Mar.

General Appearance

Cerinthe major L., it is an annual herb, up to 20-50 (-60) cm tall. Stem glabrous to glaucous. Lower leaves obovate spathulate, attenuate into a short petiole, ciliate, tuberculate. Upper leaves ovate, lanceolate often cordate-amplexicaul at base, 10-50 (-60) x 10-20 (25) mm, obtuse to acute. Cyme 15-30 mm long with c. 2 mm long pediclled flowers. Bracts ovate to broadly elliptic ovate, 7-9 mm long, glaucous reddish or green. Calyx lobes 5 acute, ciliate, 7-8 x 2-3 mm. Corolla 18-25 (-30) x 5-8 mm, slightly saccate, yellow altogether or with a purplish spot at the base, sometimes cream coloured, limb 15-18 (-20) mm in diameter, lobes very short, ovate, sharply recovered. Stamens includes or slightly exerted, inserted almost in the middle of corolla tube. Anthers c. 5 mm long with 2 appendices on either side of the base; filaments c. 5 mml long. Stigma capitate or slightly bifid. Style 20-25 mm long. Nutlets blackish,4-4.5 x 2-3 mm, plano-convex, acuminate.

Life Form

Th

Phytochoria

MED. The native range of this species is Medit.

Distribution in Libya

Al-Jafarah Plain:  Tripoli 1967, 1976   Research station of Agriculture faculties 2017   Researches Station of Agriculture Faculty, University of Tripoli 2021

Jabal Nafusa:  Msallata National Park (Shaafeen) 2013

Al-Jabal Al-Akhder:  Labrag 1968  Baida 1970  Shahat 1970   Shahat 1967, 1973, 1978   Wadi El-Kouf 1978  Wadi Zaza 2003  Wadi El-Kouf 2014  Shahat old city 2017   Ain Mara 2020

Bibliographic References

First: Encyclopedia Flora of Libyan:

Jafri, S. M. H. & El-Gadi, A. (1979) Flora of Libya, Boraginaceae Vol. (68) Department of Botany, Al-Faateh Univ., Tripoli, Libya. Page. 50.

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

Al-Sghair, F.G. and Mahklouf, M.H. (2021) Vegetation Survey for Vascular Plants of Protected Area of the University of Tripoli-Libya. Species. Vol.22 (69), 2021. https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Mohammed-Mahklouf,  http://www.discoveryjournals.org/Species/current_issue/2021/v22/n69/index.htm,   http://www.discoveryjournals.org/Species/current_issue/2021/v22/n69/A1.pdf

Vegetation Survey of Protected Area of the University of Tripoli-Libya. 2021

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. (In Arabic) https://uot.edu.ly/journals/index.php/ljs/article/view/122, https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Farag-Elmokasabi-2

الغطاء النباتي في منطقة عين مارة بمنطقة الجبل الاخضر2020

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

Similarities between elevations in a rare species of some locations at Al- Jabal Al- Akhdar. 2017

Nasif, M. A., Al-Ganoni, A. M., Knotch, O. M., Nafees. A. A. (2017) Survey of weeds in the research station of the Faculty of Agriculture-University of Tripoli. Libyan Journal of Agricultural Sciences, No. (1) Vol (22) p. (35-46). (In Arabic).

مسح الحشائش في محطة ابحاث كلية الزراعة – جامعة طرابلس. 2017

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

Plant Species at Wadi Alkuf, Al-Jabal Al-Akhder, Libya 2014

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., 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

Flora and vegetation of Wadi Zaza at Al-Jabal AI Akhdar 2003-مضغوط

PAMPANINI, R. (1931). Prodromo della Flora Cirenaica. -: 381 – under: Cerinthe major var. aspera auct. https://bibdigital.rjb.csic.es/records/item/14218-prodromo-della-flora-cirenaica

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