Cupressus sempervirens L.

General Appearance

Cupressus sempervirens L. / Heterotypic Synonyms: Cupressus sempervirens var. horizontalis (Mill.) G.Don. , it is a trees with branches erect or horizontally spreading, up to 30 m tall. Leaves small, opposite, decussate, scale-like, closely adpressed, usually with a longitudinal furrow on outer surface, apex obtuse, frequently with a sunken resin gland on the back. Inflorescence monoecious. Male cones terminal on short twigs, oblong-cylindrical. Female cones globose-sub globose or ovoid, 2-4 cm in diameter, solitary, brown or greyish; scales 6-14, peltate with a central prominence on outer surface, brown, woody and separating when fully ripe; ovules up to 20 on each scale. Seeds 5-7 mm long, winged.

Flowering in: All year.

Life Form

Ph.

Phytochoria

MED. The native range of this species is E. Medit. to Iran.

Distribution in Libya

Al-Jafarah Plain: Tripoli, University campus 1980 Tripoli, Ministry of Agriculture garden 1986

Zliten-Misurata Plain: Leptus Megna 2004 Kaam area 2005

Benghazi Plain: Benghazi 1916 Between Slouk and Al-Abiar 2016

Jabal Nafusa: Gharian, Jandoba-Mizdah road on way to Mizdah 1985

Al-Jabal Al-Akhder: Tra ei-Gharib eTolmeta: U. Gaal, Wadi El-Kauf 1933 E1-Beda-U.Msuria 1934 Al-Marj, Shahat, Wadi el-Glae, near Forest station on way to Ras ei-Hilal,, El-Fatiah, Between Derna and Tmimi Ain Mara 1985 El-kouf area 1984 El-Hamamah to Biada 2003 Wadi (Valley) Stowah region 2007 Gebel Akhder 2009 Wadi El-Akar, Wadi Algharega, Qandulah, Al-Marj-Al-Baida motorway, Wadi El-Kouf 2011 Wadi El-Kouf 2014 Wadi Belkaf-Bata 2016 Slonta 2016 Susah, Shahat, Sidi Ahmad Al-Hemery, Al-Marj-Al-Baida motorway, El-Beida (Belghra), Wadi El-Kouf 2017 Wadi Jarjar-Omma 2017 Wadi Derna 2017 Ain Mara 2020 Wadi Al-Kouf 2021 Al-Jabal Al-Akhdar 2021

Notes

Wild in Libya, medicinal plant, Endangered plant in Libya.

This species is accepted: https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:261974-1

Link of images: https://dryades.units.it/floritaly/index.php?procedure=taxon_page&tipo=all&id=167, https://www.florandalucia.es/index.php/cupressus-sempervirens

For more information

https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:261974-1, https://www.ipni.org/n/261974-1, https://www.worldfloraonline.org/taxon/wfo-0000630789, https://www.gbif.org/species/2684030, https://africanplantdatabase.ch/en/nomen/specie/130995/cupressus-sempervirens-l, https://www.maltawildplants.com/CUPR/Cupressus_sempervirens.php, https://www.treesandshrubsonline.org/articles/cupressus/cupressus-sempervirens/, https://www.florandalucia.es/index.php/cupressus-sempervirens, https://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Cupressus+sempervirens https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cupressus_sempervirens, https://www.conifers.org/cu/Cupressus_sempervirens.php, https://flora.org.il/en/plants/CUPSEM/

Bibliographic References

First: Encyclopedia Flora of Libyan:

Jafri, S.M.H. & EL-TAIFE (1986) Flora of Libya, Cupressaceae Vol. (152) Department of Botany, Al-Faateh Univ., Tripoli, Libya. Page. 15.

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

Abdalrhim, M.A.G. (2021) Size Structure of Cupressus sempervirens L. and Pistacia lentiscus L. Populations in Wadi Al-Kuf, East of Libya. Al-Mukhtar Journal of Sciences 36 (1): 24-33, 2021. https://omu.edu.ly/journals/index.php/mjsc/article/view/7

Size Structure of Cupressus sempervirens L. and Pistacia lentiscus L. Populations in Wadi Al-Kuf. 2021

Al-Traboulsi, M. & Alaib, M.A. (2021) A Survey of medicinal plants of Wadi Al-Kouf in Al-Jabal Al-Akhdar, Libya. NAT. CROAT, VOL. 30. No 2. (389-404), ZAGREB. December 31, 2021. https://hrcak.srce.hr/269442, https://hrcak.srce.hr/file/390805

Medicinal plants of Wadi Al-Kouf in Al-Jabal Al-Akhdar, Libya. 2021

Mohamed, A.H., Mosallam, H.A., Sergwa, S.S., Gibreel, M.A. (2021) Impact of Edaphic Factors on Vegetation Composition in Al-Jabal Al-Akhdar, Libya. Egypt. J. Bot., Vol. 61, No. 1, pp. 191-201 (2021) https://ejbo.journals.ekb.eg/article_119404.html

Impact of Edaphic Factors on Vegetation Composition in Al-Jabal Al-Akhdar, 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

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

Flora, Vegetation and Human Activities of Wadi Derna. 2017

Mosallam, H.A., Mohamed, A.H., Sergiwa S.S, Gibreel, M.A (2017). Size distribution of some endangered plant species, Al-Jabal Al-Akhdar, Libya. Egypt. J. Bot., Vol. 57, No, 1. Pp.181-197 (2017) https://ejbo.journals.ekb.eg/article_2500.html

Size distribution of some endangered plant species, Al-Jabal Al-Akhdar. 2017

Mukassabi, T.A., Thomas, P.A., ELMogasapi, A. (2017) Medicinal plants in Cyrenaica, Libya: existence and extinction. Biological Diversity and Conservation – 10/2 (2017) 183-192. https://eprints.keele.ac.uk/id/eprint/4064/

Medicinal plants in Cyrenaica, Libya 2017

Al-Aib, M.A., Elbakkosh, A.M., Ali, Y.B., Gadelmola, A.S., Elmhafdi, A.M. (2016) Preliminary Investigation of the Vegetation of Wadi Belkaf-Bata Al-Jabal Al-Akhdar-Libya. Libyan Journal of Basic Science (LJBS) Vol: 4, No: 1, PP: 20-27., 2016. https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Mohamed-Alaib, https://www.researchgate.net/publication/323772475_Preliminary_Investigation_of_the_Vegetation_of_Wadi_Belkaf-Bata_Al-Jabal_Al-Akhdar-Libya

Preliminary Investigation of the Vegetation of Wadi Belkaf- Bata Al-Jabal Al-Akhdar-Libya. 2016

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

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

دراسة الفلورا والغطاء النباتي للمنطقة الشبه صحراوية الممتدة بين مدينتي سلوق والابيار . 2016

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

Hegazyi, A.K., Boulos, L., Kabiel, H.F. and Sharashy, O.S. (2011) Vegetaion and species altitudinal distribution in Al-Jabal Al-Akhdar landscape, Libya. Pak. J. Bot., 43(4): 1885-1898, 2011. https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Ahmad-Hegazy-2 https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Hanan_Kabiel/publication/249011161_Vegetation_and_species_altitudinal_distribution_in_Al-Jabal_Al-Akhdar_landscape_Libya/links/58171d7c08ae90acb24128b9.pdf

VEGETATION AND SPECIES ALTITUDINAL DISTRIBUTION IN AL-JABAL AL-AKHDAR. 2011

El-Darier, S.M. & El-Mogaspi, F.M. (2009) Ethno botany and Relative Importance of Some Endemic Plant Species at El-Jabal El-Akhdar Region (Libya). World Journal of Agricultural Sciences 5 (3): 353-360, 2009 ISSN 1817-3047, IDOSI Publications, 2009. http://www.idosi.org/wjas/wjas5(3)/16.pdf

Some Endemic Plant Species at El-Jabal El-Akhdar Region (Libya) 2009

Nawras, A. M. B. (2007) A study of the vegetation cover in the Wadi (Valley) Stowah region. Master Thesis. Botany Department-Faculty of Science-Garyounis University-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).

El-Komati, A. F. (2004) Medicinal plants in the Shapiat of Marqab, their distribution, classification and importance. Master Thesis. Biology Department- Faculty of Science-Al-Marqab University. Al-Khums. Libya. (In Arabic).

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.persee.fr/doc/ecmed_0153-8756_2003_num_29_2_1547, https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Yassin-Al-Sodany, https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Kamal-Shaltout

Vegetation along an elevation gradient in Al-Jabal Al-Akhdar, Libya. 2003

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

PAMPANINI, R. (1931). Prodromo della Flora Cirenaica. -: 487 – under: Cupressus sempervirens var. pyramidalis (Targ.Tozz.) Nyman https://bibdigital.rjb.csic.es/records/item/14218-prodromo-della-flora-cirenaica