Flora

Diplotaxis simplex (Viv.) Spreng.

Family: Brassicaceae

Flowering Time: Jan-Mar.

General Appearance

Diplotaxis simplex (Viv.) Spreng. / Homotypic Synonyms: Diplotaxis muralis ssp. simplex (Viv.) Jafri // Heterotypic Synonyms: Diplotaxis simplex var. philaenorum Maire & Weiller, it is an annual plant, glabrous and stems are much branched, which can reach 50 cm of height. The leaves form a basal rosette and the bright yellow flowers.

Life Form

Phytochoria

The native range of this species is N. Africa.

Distribution in Libya

Al-Jafarah Plain: (10,20 km) E. of Tripoli 1966 Wadi Al-Atal 1976 (16 km) Tarhuna road, Waddi Meginine 1974

Zliten-Misurata Plain: Misurata 2006,2008

Jabal Nafusa: Abugilan, Kaleba, (5 km) after Asaba, (7,8 km) before Zentan 1974 Gharian, Kaleba, Al Awenia, (7 km) from Rumia 1975 Wadi Kaam (Dam & lake) 2022

Al-Jabal Al-Akhder: Wadi Derna, Al-Gubba 1967

Marmarica Plateau: Reported in Marmarica north-eastern part of Libya by Pampanini 1930 Al-Tamimi 1968

Notes

Wild in Libya, grows in many sandy, loamy and stony soils in coast.

This species is accepted: https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:282231-1

Link of images: https://www.researchgate.net/figure/Diplotaxis-simplex-Spreng-Brassicaceae-collected-from-south-eastern-Tunisia-Medenine_fig3_274095798, https://www.gbif.org/species/3051558

For more information

https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:282231-1, https://www.ipni.org/n/282231-1, https://www.worldfloraonline.org/taxon/wfo-0000650518, https://www.gbif.org/species/3051558, https://africanplantdatabase.ch/en/nomen/specie/141290/diplotaxis-simplex-viv-spreng, https://www.researchgate.net/publication/274095798_Diplotaxis_simplex_suppresses_postprandial_hyperglycemia_in_mice_by_inhibiting_key-enzymes_linked_to_type_2_diabetes

Bibliographic References

First: Encyclopedia Flora of Libyan:

Ali, S.I. & Jafri, S.M.H. (1977) Flora of Libya, Brassicaceae Vol. (23) Department of Botany, Al-Faateh Univ., Tripoli, Libya. Page. 37-under Diplotaxis muralis ssp. simplex (Viv.) Jafri

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

Vegetation analysis of Wadi Kaam at northwest Libya.2022

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

An-updated-checklist-and-quantitative-analysis-of-the-Marmarica-Plateau-flora-مضغوط

Baayo, Kh. A. (2008): Floristic composition and Phytochorological Analysis of Misratah area, Libya, Assiut Univ.J. of Botany 37(2), P-P. 33-78 (2008).

Al-Dana, S. M. M. (2006) Taxonomic study of wild flower plants in some areas of Misrata. Master Thesis, Department of Botany, Faculty of Science, Misurata University (7 October previously) Misurata, Libya. (In Arabic).