General Appearance
Matthiola parviflora (Schousb.) W.T.Aiton, it is an annual herbaceous, branched from the base, with an ash-green color up to 25 -40 cm tall in fruits. Stems erect or ascending, sometimes simply a single stem. Basal leaves petiolate, narrow, with a sinuate margin, occasionally deeply lobed. Flowers nearly sessile, with petals usually obovate in outline, pale pink or lilac. Siliques 25-70 x 1.5 (-2) mm, rather spreading, but also erect or reflexed, with the stigma bearing two very prominent, barely arched lateral horns. Seeds c. 1.4 x 0.9 mm, oblong to ovate-oblong, flattened, narrowly winged, ochre-green. Seed coat reticulate, with tetra, penta-, and hexagonal cells. Anticlinal walls straight, somewhat raised; periclinal walls flat to slightly concave
Life Form
Phytochoria
Distribution in Libya
Al-Jafarah Plain: Wadi El-Hera 1976 Sabrata 2008 Sabratha region 2020
Zliten-Misurata Plain: Leptus Megna 2004
Benghazi Plain: Between Slouk and Al-Abiar 2016
Jabal Nafusa: Rumia, (15km) from Yefren 1974 Wadi Kaam 2017 Msallata-Garaboulli Province 2020 Gharyan (Sedrores Mountains) 2020
Al-Qibla area: Wadi Nesma region 2009
Notes
Wild in Libya, a distinct coastal species.
This species is accepted: https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:286940-1
Link of images: https://www.florandalucia.es/index.php/matthiola-parviflora, https://www.atlasdesemillasdecanarias.org/atlas/ficha.php?ID=29
For more information
https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:286940-1, https://www.ipni.org/n/286940-1, https://www.worldfloraonline.org/taxon/wfo-0000368995, https://www.gbif.org/species/3053061, https://africanplantdatabase.ch/en/nomen/specie/142026/matthiola-parviflora-schousb-r-br, https://www.atlasdesemillasdecanarias.org/atlas/ficha.php?ID=29, https://www.florandalucia.es/index.php/matthiola-parviflora, https://www.teline.fr/en/photos/brassicaceae/matthiola-parviflora, https://botany.cz/cs/matthiola-parviflora/, https://www.floravascular.com/index.php?spp=Matthiola%20parviflora, https://floressilvestresdelmediterraneo.blogspot.com/2013/03/cruciferae-matthiola-parviflora.html, http://www.floradecanarias.com/matthiola_parviflora.html
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. 161.
Second: Researches and PhD theses, master theses, Sorted by Newest:
Al-khojah, H.M., Al-Yafour, L.A., Mahklouf, M.H. (2020) Floristic Study of Selected Districts in Sabratha region Libya. J. of Advanced Botany and Zoology Volume 7/Issue 4 ISSN: 2348-7313. https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=2s5EMysAAAAJ&hl=ar, https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Mohammed-Mahklouf
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
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
Bahri, N.M. (2009) Study of the vegetation covers of Wadi Nesma region, northwest of Libya. Master Thesis, Department of Botany, College of Science, Sebha University, Libya. (In Arabic).
El-Yafour, L. A. (2008) Taxonomic study of the vegetation properties of Sabratha city Master Thesis. Department of Botany, Faculty of Science, Al-Zawiya University, 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).
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