Matthiola longipetala (Vent.) DC.
General Appearance
Matthiola longipetala (Vent.) DC.// Infraspecifics: Matthiola longipetala ssp. bicornis (Sm.) P.W.Ball , Matthiola longipetala ssp. hirta (Conti) Greuter & Burdet , Matthiola longipetala ssp. longipetala, Matthiola longipetala ssp. pumilio (Sibth. & Srn.) P.W. Ball, it is an annual herb, up to 50 cm tall, usually whitish, tomentose or pubescent with appressed stellate short hairs, eglandular to glandular or with unequal hairs, branched from the base erect to sub erect. Leaves variable, lower usually sinuate-dentate, pinnatifid to almost entire, linear, lanceolate. Flowers yellowish-pink or violaceous, purple, shortly pedicellate or sub sessile. Sepals 7-12 mm long. Petals 15-25 x 2-4 (-5) mm, linear to oblong-obovate, usually conspicuously undulated at the margins. Nectaries short, often filiform. Siliquae (30-) 50-70 (-100) 1-1.5 mm, straight to deflexed; lateral horns (2-) 4-10 mm. reflexed or deflexed: terminal horn conical, up to 1.5 (-2) mm.
Life Form
Phytochoria
Distribution in Libya
Al-Jafarah Plain: (12 km) W. of Tripoli 1967 Sabratha, Misurata 1967 (32 km) from Tripoli, Tajora 1972 Wadi El-Mgenin, (19 km) from Tripoli to Tarhuna 1974 Wadi El-Megnin 1975 Sabrata 2008 Jafara Plain (Wadi Ghado) 2015 Sabratha region 2020
Zliten-Misurata Plain: Misurata 1975 Kaam area 2005 Misurata 2006,2008 Zliten (Wadi EL-Zekr) 2022
Sirte Plains: (7 Km) SE of Sitre City 2008 Wadi Al-Hamar Region 2020
Benghazi Plain: Msus-Al-Ajramia zone 2004 Between Slouk and Al-Abiar 2016 Wadi El-Enaghar 2021 Beach sand dunes in Karkurah 2021
Jabal Nafusa: (8,22 km) W. of Khoms 1967 (4 km) W. Ain Zarga 1970 Wadi Malah, (10 km) from Nalut, Aboghilan, Kabau, (6 km) from Tarhuna, (22 km) W. of Khoms, Ras El Mesun, (110 km) from Tripoli 1972 Gharian 1973 Kaleba, Asaba, El-Neggaza, (5 km) after Asaba, Between Ryayna and Zintan, Aeenia, Sharshara 1974 Ain Rumia, (22 km) from Nalut, (31 km) N. of Nalut, (16 km) S. of Nalut, Tarhuna 1975 Zintan, (15 km) on the said road, Before Zintan, Sharshara 1976 Msallata (Shaafeen) 2008 Msallata National Park (Shaafeen) 2013 Tarhuna (Khsaya, Maghawsha, Sharshara, Sok-El- Ahed, Zurgan) 2018 Msallata-Garaboulli Province 2020 Gharyan (Sedrores Mountains) 2020 Wadi Kaam (Main course) 2022
Al-Jabal Al-Akhder: Wadi El-Shees 2014 Wadi El-Kouf 2014
Marmarica Plateau: Reported in Marmarica north-eastern part of Libya by Pampanini 1930
Al-Qibla area: Wadis South of Mizda 2013
Ghadames area: (7 km) after Senawan, Nalut-Ghadames road road 1975
Notes
Wild in Libya, medicinal plant.
This species is accepted: https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:147284-3
Link of images: https://midatlanticherbaria.org/portal/taxa/index.php?taxauthid=1&taxon=1198&clid=91, http://www.floradecanarias.com/matthiola_longipetala.html, https://www.gbif.org/species/5377395
For more information
https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:147284-3, https://www.ipni.org/n/147284-3, https://www.worldfloraonline.org/taxon/wfo-0000368984, https://www.gbif.org/species/5377395, https://africanplantdatabase.ch/en/nomen/specie/129197/matthiola-longipetala-vent-dc, https://midatlanticherbaria.org/portal/taxa/index.php?taxauthid=1&taxon=1198&clid=91, http://www.floradecanarias.com/matthiola_longipetala.html, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matthiola_longipetala
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Ali, S.I. & Jafri, S.M.H. (1977) Flora of Libya, Brassicaceae Vol. (23) Department of Botany, Al-Faateh Univ., Tripoli, Libya. Page. 153.
Second: Researches and PhD theses, master theses, Sorted by Newest:
Alteerah, M.A., El-Barasi, Y.M., Ali Alwerfally, A. (2023) Vegetation cover composition and seed bank study of beach sand dunes in Karkurah coastal area, east of Libya. Sustainability, Agri, Food and Environmental Research, (ISSN: 0719-3726), 11(X), 2023. https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Yacoub-El-Barasi, https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Munay-Alteerah
Vegetation cover composition and seed bank study of beach sand dunes in Karkurah coastal area. 2023
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
El-Karnawdy, F.O.M. & Swaisy, A.S.M. (2022) Current status of floristic structure in Wadi EL-Zekr, Zliten City, Libya. Middle East International Conference on Contemporary Scientific Studies-VII-Beirut Arab University, Lebanon-March 3-4, 2022. https://www.middleeastconference.org/conference-books
Current status of floristic structure in Wadi EL-Zekr, Zliten City, Libya. 2022
Omar, N., El-Mghrbi, N.G., Rahil, R.O., Alaib, M.A., Alzerbi, A.K. (2021) Floristic Composition and Plant Diversity of Western Part of Wadi El- Enaghar, Libya. Species-22(70), 2021. pp. (204-217). http://www.discoveryjournals.org/Species/current_issue/2021/v22/n70/index.htm, http://www.discoveryjournals.org/Species/current_issue/2021/v22/n70/A4.pdf
Floristic Composition and Plant Diversity of Western Part of Wadi El- Enaghar, Libya. 2021.-مضغوط
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
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Floristic Study of Selected Districts in Sabratha region Libya. 2020.
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
Mahklouf, M.H., Sherif, A.S., Betelmal, A.G. (2020) Floristic Study and Species Diversity of Msallata-Garaboulli Province in Libya. J. of Advanced Botany and Zoology Volume 7 / Issue 3 ISSN: 2348-7313. https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Mohammed-Mahklouf, https://www.researchgate.net/publication/341306643_Floristic_Study_and_Species_Diverisy_of_Msallata-Garaboulli_Province_in_Libya
Floristic Study and Species Diverisy of Msallata-Garaboulli Province. 2020
Omar, N.O.I., Alaib, M.A., El-Mghrbi, N.G., Alzerbi, A.K. (2020) Checklist of Flora and Floristic Study of Wadi Al-Hamar Region in Libya. Journal of Umm Al-Qura University for Applied Science 6 (2), (2020) 20-24. https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Naser-Omar
Checklist of Flora and Floristic Study of Wadi Al-Hamar Region in Libya. 2020
Mahklouf, M.H. Sherif, A.S, Betelmal, A. G. (2018) Floristic Study for Tarhuna-Libya. Hacettepe J. Biol. & Chem, 2018, 46 (3), 337-364. http://www.hjbc.hacettepe.edu.tr/journal/volume-46/issue-3/floristic-study-for-tarhuna-libya/index.html
Floristic Study for Tarhuna–Libya. 2018
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
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
دراسة تصنيفية لمكونات الغطاء النباتي بوادي غدو بمنطقة سهل الجفارة في ليبيا. 2015
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Plant Species at Wadi Alkuf, Al-Jabal Al-Akhder, Libya 2014
Shaltout, K, Fawzy, M., Galal T., Awad M., El-Barasi Y., Saeed, B. (2014) Impact of waste water discharge on the plant communities and size structure of Wadi El-Shees, Al-Jabal Al-Akhdar, Libya. FeddesRepertorium2014, 125, 1-13 DOI: 10.1002/fedr.201400023 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/fedr.201400023
Impact of waste water discharge on the plant communitie in Wadi-El-Shees-2014
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