Flora

Deverra denudata (Viv.) Pfisterer & Podlech

Common Name: Gazzah.

Family: Apiaceae

Flowering Time: Feb-Apr.

General Appearance

Deverra denudata (Viv.) Pfisterer & Podlech / Homotypic Synonyms: Pituranthos denudatus Viv., it is a subshrub or shrub, similar to the Deverra tortuosa (Desf.) DC, but taller, branched above, with elongated, straight, spreading to sub erect branches, rarely subtortuose, greenish to glaucous. Lower leaves, 2-3-sect with short linear-lobes, upper reduced to sheaths only or produced into a linear limb, early deciduous. Umbels lateral and terminal, larger, usually long-pendunelcd; bracts and bracteoles usually early deciduous; petals inflexed, externally densely hairy on the veins; fruit suborbicular, densely pubescent, laterally ± compressed, 1.5 mm; style exceeding the stylopodium, margin of stylopodium undulate-crenate.

Life Form

Phytochoria

SA. The native range of this species is N. Africa to NW. Mauritania.

Distribution in Libya

Al-Jafarah Plain:

Wadi Al-Atal 1976 Tripoli 1978 Tripoli, Wadi El-Kharwa 1978 Jafara Plain (Wadi Ghado) 2015

Zliten-Misurata Plain:

Al-Karariem 1967 Wadi Kaam (Estuary) 2022

Sirte Plains:

(23 km) W. Sirte 1975, 1976

Jabal Nafusa:

Jado 1970 Wadi Malah, (10 km) feom Nalut 1972 (10 km) N.E. of Derj Wadi Kabao1972 Kabaw, Jado, Rumia 1974 Kabao, Ain Rumia, Jado,El-Kafs, (15km) from Yafran,(25 km) fron Nalut to Wazen 1974 Gharian 1975 (4 km) before Gharian, Rumia 1975 Jado 1976 (15 km) from Shakshuk, (4 km) S. of Nalut 1976 Between Sinawan and Shakshuk 1977 Al-Gusbat 1978 Gharyan (Sedrores Mountains) 2020

Al-Qibla area:

(16 km) from Mizda to Al-Ghariat 1977

Ghadames area:

(5 km) from Ghadames to Berber castle 1976

Al-Jufra area:

(52 km) from Bugrain to Hun, (12,15,82 km) from Bu-njim to Hun 1975 (35 km) before Wadan 1978 (30 km) from Wadan1978

Ghat area:

Ghat (Between Acacus and Tassili Mountains) 2004 Wadi Tanezzuft 2012

Notes

Wild in Libya, a desert species.

Link of images: https://www.gbif.org/species/6027155, https://identify.plantnet.org/k-world-flora/species/Deverra%20denudata%20(Viv.)%20Pfisterer%20&%20Podlech/data

For more information

https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:943382-1, https://www.ipni.org/n/943382-1, https://www.worldfloraonline.org/taxon/wfo-0000642728, https://www.gbif.org/species/6027155, https://africanplantdatabase.ch/en/nomen/specie/128933/deverra-denudata-viv-pfisterer-podlech, https://jb.utad.pt/especie/Deverra_denudata,

Bibliographic References

First: Encyclopedia Flora of Libyan:

Jafri, S. M. H. & El-Gadi, A. (1985) Flora of Libya, Apiaceae Vol. (117) Department of Botany, Al-Faateh Univ., Tripoli, Libya.

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

Almushghub, F., Ahmed, D., Sharaf El-Din, A., Shaltout, k. (2022) Vegetation analysis of Wadi Kaam at northwest Libya. Journal of Basic and Environmental Sciences, 9 (2022) 20-37. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/357516127_Vegetation_analysis_of_Wadi_Kaam_at_northwest_Libya, https://jbes.journals.ekb.eg/article_372060_558ee8095e2cf97881a8a3cc705aa126.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

Abu Hadra, M. N. & Harkat, Z. M. (2015) A taxonomic study of the components of vegetation cover and notes on the environmental impact of Wadi Ghado in the Jafara Plain region in Libya. Professor magazine-Issue 8-University of Tripoli.(In Arabic) https://uotpa.org.ly/alostath/index.php/alostath/issue/view/8

Mukassabi, T. A., Ahmidat. G., Sherif, I. M., El-Mogasapi, A. and Thomas, P. A. (2012) Checklist and life forms of plant species in contrasting climatic zones of Libya. Biological Diversity and Conservation, 5/3 (2012) 1-12, ISSN 1308-8084 Online; ISSN 1308-5301 Print. https://dergipark.org.tr/en/pub/biodicon/issue/55888/765799, https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Tarek-Mukassabi

Ahmidat, Gh. (2004) Study of the vegetation cover of the area between the Acacus Mountains and the Tassili Mountains (Ghat). Master Thesis. Department of Botany.College of Science. Sebha University. Libya. (In Arabic)