Cynoglossum clandestinum Desf.

Family: Boraginaceae

General Appearance

Cynoglossum clandestinum Desf., it is a biennial herb, up to (20-) 30-50 (-60) cm, hirsute. Cauline leaves lanceolate to linear lanceolate, shortly petiolate, amplexicaul hairy on both surfaces. Cymes usually bracteate. Calyx lobes 6-7 mm long, ovate, hirsute. Corolla c. 6 mm long, violet, tube broadly cylindrical, limb shorter than tube, lobes villous. Stamens inserted in the upper part of the tube. Nutlets 5-7 mm in diameter, without a distinct border with external face more or less flat or concave, densely glochidiate.

Life Form

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Phytochoria

MED. The native range of this species is W. & Central Medit.

Distribution in Libya

Al-Jafarah Plain:  El-Zawia 2015

Jabal Nafusa:   Msallata National Park (Shaafeen) 2013    Gharyan (Sedrores Mountains) 2020

Al-Jabal Al-Akhder:  Reported from Barce area by Pampaninin  Wadi Al-Agar 1999  Gebel Akhder 2009  Wadi Al-Agar 2017

 

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. 73.

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

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://www.researchgate.net/profile/Sh-Hoob-El-Ahmir, https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Mohammed-Mahklouf

Floristic Study of Sedrores Mountains in Gharyan District – Libya. 2020

Al-Aib, M.A., El- Sherif, M., Al-Hamedi, R.I. (2017) Floristic and ecological investigation of Wadi Al-Agar in Al-Jabal Al-Akhdar, Libya, Science & its applications 5:1 (2017) 57-61. https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Mohamed-Alaib

Floristic and ecological investigation of Wadi Al-Agar in Al-Jabal Al- Akhdar. 2017-مضغوط

Al-Fiqi, Abd al-Salam M., Abul-Qasim, R. (2015) Inventory of the vegetation cover surrounding Al-Zawiya University. The Libyan Journal of Science Volume 18, 2014/2015 .(In Arabic) https://uot.edu.ly/journals/index.php/ljs/issue/view/24

حصرالغطاء النباتى المحيط بجامعة الزاوية. 2015

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-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

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).

Prodr. Fl. Ciren. : 375 (1931).  https://bibdigital.rjb.csic.es/records/item/14218-prodromo-della-flora-cirenaica

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